Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.Photo: Indigo/Getty
01of 08CakeKate Middletonmakes her three children’s birthday cakes from scratch — but the Duchess of Cambridge once shared doesn’t always get the measurements quite right.“I love making the cake,” the royal mom said. “It’s become a bit of a tradition that I stay up ‘til midnight with ridiculous amounts of cake mix and icing and I make far too much. But I love it.”
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Cake
Kate Middletonmakes her three children’s birthday cakes from scratch — but the Duchess of Cambridge once shared doesn’t always get the measurements quite right.
“I love making the cake,” the royal mom said. “It’s become a bit of a tradition that I stay up ‘til midnight with ridiculous amounts of cake mix and icing and I make far too much. But I love it.”
02of 08Birthday PortraitsBirthdays are often a time to show how much a little prince or princess has grown with a brand new photo. Kate often gets behind the camera forPrince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louis, putting a personal spin on the fun tradition.
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Birthday Portraits
Birthdays are often a time to show how much a little prince or princess has grown with a brand new photo. Kate often gets behind the camera forPrince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louis, putting a personal spin on the fun tradition.
03of 08New ToysLike kids around the world, the little royals receive gifts to celebrate their big days.Prince George’s godmother Julia Samuel once shared a tradition she picked up from Princess Diana: “I do to George what [Diana] did to us, which is give impossible toys that are really noisy and take a lot of making.”
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New Toys
Like kids around the world, the little royals receive gifts to celebrate their big days.Prince George’s godmother Julia Samuel once shared a tradition she picked up from Princess Diana: “I do to George what [Diana] did to us, which is give impossible toys that are really noisy and take a lot of making.”
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Social Media Shout-Outs
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Birthday Bashes
06of 08Trooping the ColourTrooping The Colour 2019.James Devaney/Getty ImagesQueen Elizabeth’s birthday is so special that it’s celebrated twice a year: privately in April (her real birthday) and once in June with public festivities known as Trooping the Colour. The royal family enjoys a military parade, takes a horse-drawn carriage ride and gathers on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch the flypast.
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Trooping the Colour
Trooping The Colour 2019.James Devaney/Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth’s birthday is so special that it’s celebrated twice a year: privately in April (her real birthday) and once in June with public festivities known as Trooping the Colour. The royal family enjoys a military parade, takes a horse-drawn carriage ride and gathers on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch the flypast.
07of 08Westminster Abbey BellsWestminster Abbey.BEN STANSALL/AFP via GettyAtPrince Williamand Kate’s wedding location, the bells ring in honor of the senior members of the royal family’s birthdays.
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Westminster Abbey Bells
Westminster Abbey.BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty
AtPrince Williamand Kate’s wedding location, the bells ring in honor of the senior members of the royal family’s birthdays.
08of 08Gun SalutesRoyal birthday gun salute.Stefan Rousseau/PA Images via GettyOn special days like anniversaries and birthdays,royal salutesare fired from various locations across the U.K. In London, salutes are fired both from the Tower of London and either Hyde Park or Green Park, depending upon the occasion. The basic salute is 21 rounds, fired at 10-second intervals, but in Hyde Park an extra 20 shots are fired because it is a Royal Park.
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Gun Salutes
Royal birthday gun salute.Stefan Rousseau/PA Images via Getty
On special days like anniversaries and birthdays,royal salutesare fired from various locations across the U.K. In London, salutes are fired both from the Tower of London and either Hyde Park or Green Park, depending upon the occasion. The basic salute is 21 rounds, fired at 10-second intervals, but in Hyde Park an extra 20 shots are fired because it is a Royal Park.
source: people.com
