Queen Elizabeth marks official birthday with scaled-back parade

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth celebrated her official birthday on Saturday in subdued style, with a scaled-down version of the traditional “Trooping the Colour” ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic.The 94-year-old monarch watched a smaller military parade in the grounds of Windsor Castle, where she has been staying during the Covid-19 outbreak, in her first official public appearance since the country’s virus lockdown began in late March.It was the first time the castle, west of London, has…

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