Queen elizabeth birthday

The Queen used to have the perk of celebrating two birthdays every year - is it a royal tradition which King Charles III will continue?

[King Charles, and daughter Princess Anne](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/queen-died-with-charles-and-anne-by-side-as-others-dashed-to-balmoral-17332682/) by her side. [Find out more »](https://metro.co.uk/news-updates-newsletter/) [ live blog](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queens-health-latest-concerns-royal-family-gather-head-to-balmoral-16453313/) for the latest updates, and sign Metro.co.uk's [book of condolence to Her Majesty](https://metro.co.uk/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-tributes-condolence-book/) here. [The Queen and her ‘beloved’ Commonwealth: How has it changed over the decades?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/06/the-queen-and-her-commonwealth-how-has-it-changed-over-the-decades-16046128/?ico=more_text_links) [King Charles III addresses the nation for the first time](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-king-charles-iii-addresses-nation-for-first-time-17339232/) [What happens next following the death of the Queen?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-what-happens-next-from-mourning-period-to-funeral-17326775/) [Britain officially enters period of mourning after death of Queen](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/britain-officially-enters-period-of-mourning-after-death-of-queen-17328512/) [King Charles coronation: When might it be and will it be a bank holiday?](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/queen-death-will-we-get-a-bank-holiday-for-king-charles-iiis-coronation-17333828/) [Map shows procession route for Queen lying in state](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/procession-route-for-the-queens-state-funeral-confirmed-17333161/) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/MetroUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)and [celebrating her 96th birthday in 2022,](https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/21/how-is-the-queen-celebrating-her-birthday-today-16507780/) but her ‘official birthday celebration’ didn’t take place until the second Saturday in June [with the Trooping The Colour parade](https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/12/trooping-the-colour-2021-what-is-it-and-will-there-be-celebrations-14759490/) – which in 2022 was followed by [spectacular Platinum Jubilee celebrations.](https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/07/will-and-kates-thanks-for-celebrating-queen-over-fantastic-weekend-16781914/) [Queen Elizabeth II ](https://metro.co.uk/tag/queen-elizabeth-ii/)has died after 70 years on the throne, with her death announced by Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022. [King Charles III](https://metro.co.uk/tag/prince-charles/?ico=auto_link_news_P4_LNK1) also be bestowed with a second birthday? Since His Majesty’s birthday is also that month – he was born on November 14 1948 – it would seem likely he will also choose to celebrate his birthday a second time at Trooping The Colour in June. Instead, the monarch decided to use the UK’s annual military parade held in the summer as his official birthday celebration, meaning that he would mark his birthday twice – once for the public in the summer and once in private in November. [Queen Elizabeth](https://metro.co.uk/tag/queen-elizabeth-ii/?ico=auto_link_news_P1_LNK1)’s most notable perks of being monarch [is that she got two birthdays](https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/09/why-does-the-queen-have-two-birthdays-2-14742504/) – something the rest of us could only dream of.