Watch NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Speaks, a CBSN video on CBSNews. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring original CBS News. Newsletter with articles on current research finds, industry news, job listings and event schedules. Includes sign up form and information about the company. Queens birthday celebrations 2. Activities, how to celebrate and where to watch Trooping the Colour. The Queens birthday celebrations will take place this weekend with the Trooping the Colour parade. But the military parade, which has been taking place since 1. Sovereigns birthday, its not the actual day Queen Elizabeth celebrates the anniversary of her birth. Watch The 400 Blows Online Free 2016 Last TamilThe Queens actual birthday is April 2. However she also has her own an official birthday in June which is what the celebrations this weekend will mark. Events begin with tomorrows Trooping the Colour celebration, which will see more than 1,4. Watch The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion HD 1080P. Read more The Queen poses with Prince Philip in striking portrait for 9. Heres a rundown of the activities running this weekend and how you can get involved. Why does the Queen have two birthdays Queen Elizabeth II with her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh Image Annie LeibovitzCelebrating double birthdays started in 1. King George II. Since 1. Sovereigns summer birthday has been marked by the Trooping the Colour ceremony also known as the Queens Birthday Parade and normally held on the second Saturday in June. The list of Birthday Honours is also announced at the time of the UK Official Birthday celebrations. Read more Revealed The Queens top 1. The official celebrations to mark a monarchs birthday in the UK have often been held on a day that isnt their actual birthday usually in the summer months to better aid the celebrations. Read more Why does the Queen have two birthdays When was the Queen born Princess Elizabeth of England as second subaltern in ATS in 1. Image GettyQueen Elizabeth II was actually born on April 2. Prince Albert, Duke of York later King George VI, and Elizabeth Bowes Lyon. Born in Mayfair, the young Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary married Philip Mountbatten, now Prince Philip, in 1. Read more Why pubs will be allowed to stay open much later this weekend. She became the Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth on February 6, 1. June 2, 1. 95. 3. She is now the the longest reigning monarch in British history. What is planned for the Queens birthday celebrations Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on The Mall in horse drawn carriage during Trooping the Colour 2. There is a packed schedule of events for the monarch this weekend as the Royal Family gathers for the official birthday festivities. A traditional service of thanksgiving and Trooping the Colour which gives the Queen the chance to inspect soldiers from the Household Division, her personal troops will take place. Read more From the Queens birthplace to Buckingham Palace. Whats happening for Trooping the Colour Members of the Royal Guards parade during Trooping The Colour in 2. Image GettyThe Queens official birthday takes place on Saturday June 1. Trooping the Colour parade and carriage procession. Commencing at the Queens official residence, Buckingham Palace, the parade will head along The Mall to Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, near Downing Street, and back again. Watch Season Of The Witch Online. Troops are expected to begin to form at 9. Queen leaving the Palace at 1. Watch The Big Picture Streaming here. Household Cavalry. The Queen will then arrive at 1. Horse Guards Parade for the Royal Salute and to inspect soldiers. Read more Jelly replica of Buckingham Palace made for Queens 9. The Queen, accompanied by Philip and other members of the Royal Family, will watch the Birthday Parade at which The Queens Colour of Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards will be trooped. Afterwards, the royal party will join a carriage procession back to the Palace to watch the flypast. At 1. 2. 5. 2pm a thunder of artillery will ring out from Green Park and the Tower of London. The Queen and members of the Royal Family will then step out onto the balcony to wave at spectators and watch the flypast. Its too late to get tickets now as tickets to watch were allocated earlier this year at a cost of 3. However the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family will be travelling back and forth to Buckingham Palace in carriages so will be able to be seen by spectators. The parade will also be broadcast on the BBC.