Queen Elizabeth celebrated her official birthday on Saturday by attending the annual Trooping the Colour Parade. She watched a spectacular military parade and gave out awards, according to cnn.
While the actual birthday of Queen Elizabeth is on April 21, her official birthday falls on a Saturday in June. It is in line with tradition, so that her birthday is celebrated on a summer weekend when the weather is likely to perk up for the parade, and is known as Trooping the Colour. The date thus changes every year.
It was the 63rd time she went for a birthday parade, setting quite a record for a monarch. The first time she attended the parade during her birthday was in 1953, just after her coronation.
Members of the family with her included Prince Philip, her husband; Prince George, with his father, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Charles.
Prince George was the most popular person in the royal assemblage. Being third in line to the throne, he smiled and waved to the crowd.
The Queen also gave out awards for actors, sportsmen and sportswomen, business leaders and community workers. This year's recipients included US actor and director Kevin Spacey, who has contributed for a decade as artistic director of the Old Vic theater in London. Others included actor and charity fundraiser Lenny Henry and Northern Irish musician Van Morrison.