After April b'day, Queen Elizabeth II's official celebration smaller than usual amid Covid

Amidst coronavirus pandemic, Queen Elizabeth II of England 'celebrated' her 94th Birthday in a smaller ceremony than usual. annual Trooping Colour parade that marks Queen of England’s birthday's official celebration was cancelled due to COVID-19 epidemic. This year, instead of a larger ceremony, a fewer number of soldiers and military musician houred monarch.

Social distancing rms followed during ceremony

Queen of England’s birthday is usually a grand affair that attracts thousands of people and tourists to central London. While her birthday in traditional sense is in April, it is publicly celebrated on second Saturday of June each year, along with anuncement of Queen's Birthday Hours' list. parade has only once before been cancelled during 70 years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, in 1955 when re was a national rail strike in England. This event marked Queen’s first public appearance since Britain went into lockdown in March, though she has issued a pair of statements amid country's darkest days of pandemic, and was also photographed going horse-riding earlier.

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Take a look at some of stunning pictures from her smaller celebration:

(Im credits: AP)

Deadly Coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 295,000 people in England and country currently has a death toll of 41,747 people.

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Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday celebration smaller than usual;