the official, which is celebrated on a Saturday in
June.
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This is an old English tradition for royals.
It appeared in the early twentieth century, thanks to
the English monarch Edward VII. Birthday was in late autumn, when the kingdom was a lot of rain and fog. To become a truly birthday celebration, Edward VII decided to celebrate it even in the most favorable weather conditions last month - June.
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The English follow this tradition nowadays. They shoose
one of the Saturday of the month, and the
festival is celebrated on a grand scale.
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His actual birthday Queen celebrates modestly, exclusively in
the family, at Windsor Castle, near London.
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Holiday Cards Greeting cards and letters come to Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from around the world. Following
the tradition of a large number of messages the Queen selects 200 - 300 envelopes that are opened and read it myself.