The Queen's Birthday Gun Salutes
THIS EVENT ENDED ON THE 22ND APRIL 2019
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The Queen celebrates her 93rd birthday on 21st April 2019 - The Queen's actual birthday, which she celebrates privately - and the occasion is marked publicly by gun salutes in London. This year, the explosive firing of the canons takes place the following day, Monday 22nd April 2019. The 41-gun Queen's Birthday Gun Salute in Hyde Park fires at midday, followed an hour later by a 62-gun salute at the Tower Of London. It's a spectacular show of pomp and ceremony and it's also the only time when you will see horses legally at a full gallop in a Royal Park - with a ton and a half of cannon in tow. While the Queen's Birthday Gun Salutes are held to celebrate her actual birthday on 21st April, there are further celebrations for her official birthday in June which is marked by Trooping the Colour.
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Technically two different parks, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are in practical terms one huge, merging expanse. The 'split' dates back to 1728 when Queen Caroline, wife of George II, took almost 300 acres from Hyde Park to form Kensington Gardens. The 350 acres that remained has become one of London's best-loved parks. More about Hyde Park
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