Britain's King Charles III celebrates 75th birthday | Top 3 Quotes by the Monarch

The King will be busy highlighting causes close to his heart on Tuesday, November 14, marking his 75th birthday. With Queen Camilla at his side, a project that helps feed those in need by redistributing food that might otherwise go to landfills, will be visited by Charles. Then, a party for 400 nurses and midwives, saluting the National Health Service’s 75th birthday, will be hosted by him, reported UK Express. For good measure, the king appears on the cover of this month’s Big Issue, which gives marginalised people the opportunity to earn money by selling the magazine on the street.

The more interesting thing about the King's birthday is that he celebrates two birthdays in a year: 17 June and 14 November. It’s a long-standing tradition in what some might consider an archaic institution. Indeed, just like his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, the former world’s oldest intern celebrated two birthdays a year.

Her Majesty was born in 1926 on April 21, but an ‘official birthday celebration’ took place in the form of Trooping the Colour – a summertime parade, usually held in June. The tradition has been continued by Charles, having previously celebrated his ‘official birthday’ on June 17, 2023, and today celebrating his actual day of birth.

Why UK Monarch celebrate two birthdays

• The tradition of Trooping the Colour dates back to 1748.
• The ceremonial event is performed every year on Horse Guards Parade in London by regiments of Household Division, to celebrate the official birthday of the British sovereign. also known as the Sovereign's Birthday Parade.
• According to Royal Museums Greenwich, the tradition was started by George II. He moved his birthday celebrations to coincide with the annual military parade, as he thought the public wouldn’t be able to celebrate in November, his actual birth month – mostly because of the weather.
• It was decided in 1748 that the parade of Trooping the Colour should mark the official birthday of the Sovereign.
• After Charles, it will be up to the next monarch, the current Prince of Wales, William, to decide whether he would like to continue the tradition. Notably, William’s birthday is on 21 June, so it might be slightly redundant to hold two celebrations in one month.

Here are the top 3 quotes by King Charles:

“I think it’s something that dawns on you with the most ghastly, inexorable sense. I didn’t suddenly wake up in my pram one day and say ‘Yippee'”

“I learned the way a monkey learns: by watching its parents.”

“I find myself born into this particular position. I’m determined to make the most of it and to do whatever I can to help. And I hope I leave things behind a little bit better than I found them.”