On Thu, 31 May 2007 23:22:05 +0100, nowhere@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>Geep <Geep@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>In message <nidf535umm50hko48r8jft35ur2j4774a1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>>kd***ton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>On Fri, 25 May 2007 20:45:07 +0100, Geep <Geep@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>Oh that life were that simple. Scotland loves to be different
>>>
>>>Not as strange as why Brits celebrate the Queen's birthday in June???
>>>Not sunny enough in April?
>>
>>Strange, innit? The tradition is only about a hundred years old, I
>>think, and the official birthday is always the same time of year (but
>>not the exact date every year), regardless of the date of birth of the
>>then monarch.
>
>The tradition of having an official birthday for the Sovereign was
>begun for practical reasons. Monarchs who had their birthdays in the
>winter months often encountered problems due to cold, wet weather
>spoiling parades and other outdoor celebrations.
>
>King Edward VII, who was born on 9 November, was the first Sovereign
>to mark his official birthday on a separate day to his actual birthday
>throughout his reign, holding celebrations in either May or June.
>
>Subsequent Monarchs had birthdays which fell at convenient times of
>the year, but the tradition was revived by The Queen's father, King
>George VI. He was born in mid-December, and so also 'moved' his
>birthday to June, when fine weather was more likely, and thus the
>tradition of the official birthday was established.
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KS
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