Queen Elizabeth will celebrate her 85th birthday today.
The British monarch is expected to mark the occasion privately, as public celebrations for her birthday are held annually on a Saturday in June.
Londoners will be reminded of her actual birthday however, when several guns are sounded at midday. A 41-gun salute will be given in Hyde Park, a 21-gun salute in Windsor Great Park and a 62-gun salute at the Tower of London.
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The queen is also expected to go on a short “walkabout” to greet well-wishers in the streets surrounding Windsor Castle, as she did on her 80th birthday in 2006.
Official celebrations to mark the British monarch’s birthday are traditionally held on a weekend in June because the weather is more likely to be pleasant, making the customary Trooping of the Colour parade more enjoyable to attend.
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