Queen Elizabeth II enjoys an unusual 94th-birthday parade
Tim Hanlon
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The Queen celebrated her official birthday at Windsor Castle with a ceremony from the Welsh Guard, after the traditional Trooping the Colour parade was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Guardsman are normally shoulder-to-shoulder but on this occasion they stood 2.2m apart. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
Guardsman are normally shoulder-to-shoulder but on this occasion they stood 2.2m apart. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
Queen Elizabeth, flanked by officials, watches the Welsh Guard parade. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
Queen Elizabeth, flanked by officials, watches the Welsh Guard parade. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
The last time a sovereign's birthday was held at Windsor Castle was in 1895. /Paul Edwards/POOL/AFP
The last time a sovereign's birthday was held at Windsor Castle was in 1895. /Paul Edwards/POOL/AFP
The traditional Trooping the Colour parade was canceled due to coronavirus. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
The traditional Trooping the Colour parade was canceled due to coronavirus. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
It was the first official public appearance from the Queen since the lockdown began. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
It was the first official public appearance from the Queen since the lockdown began. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
Elizabeth, 94, watched the marching from the guards who obeyed social distancing rules. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
Elizabeth, 94, watched the marching from the guards who obeyed social distancing rules. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
The Queen seemed in good spirits as she celebrated her official birthday for the first time at Windsor Castle. /Toby Melville/POOL/AFP
The Queen seemed in good spirits as she celebrated her official birthday for the first time at Windsor Castle. /Toby Melville/POOL/AFP
The Queen was the only royal present at the event. She and the Duke of Edinburgh have been spending the lockdown at Windsor Castle. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
The Queen was the only royal present at the event. She and the Duke of Edinburgh have been spending the lockdown at Windsor Castle. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
The ceremony was performed by a small number of Welsh Guardsmen and the band of the Household Division. /Toby Melville/POOL/AFP
The ceremony was performed by a small number of Welsh Guardsmen and the band of the Household Division. /Toby Melville/POOL/AFP
Guardsman are normally shoulder-to-shoulder but on this occasion they stood 2.2m apart. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
Guardsman are normally shoulder-to-shoulder but on this occasion they stood 2.2m apart. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
Queen Elizabeth, flanked by officials, watches the Welsh Guard parade. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
Queen Elizabeth, flanked by officials, watches the Welsh Guard parade. /Joanne Davidson/POOL/AFP
