The birthday parade features the Household Division of the British Army -- seven regiments traditionally seen as the monarch's official guards. Tomorrow, a giant street party known as the Patron's Lunch will be held on The Mall outside Buckingham Palace to mark the queen's official birthday. But her official birthday is also marked in Britain on a Saturday in June with Trooping the Colour. On occasion of the Queen's birthday, members of the royal family appeared on the balcony of the Buckingham PalaceQueen Elizabeth II marked her official 90th birthday on Saturday by taking the salute at a special military parade in London where her vivid green outfit caused a sensation. Even Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country has frosty relations with Britain, sent a message of congratulations to the queen.

Source: dna June 11, 2016 18:00 UTC