It’s Queen’s birthday: Her majesty to hold celebrations on Zoom

LONDON: Today is 94th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. But there won’t be any annual celebrations of a gun salute as the world is suffering from coronavirus pandemic.

This would be the first time in the 68-year of reign of Her Majesty that the usual birthday formalities including a parade and a formal gun salute would be scrapped.

But there are hundreds of Queen’s admirers who want her to celebrate her birthday in a unique way. So, the media reports have claimed that the monarch will throw a virtual party on video conferencing software Zoom.

“The Queen will be having a virtual party on her 94th birthday on Zoom where she will be joined by the rest of the royal family members for the special occasion,” said a report. “Aides have been planning to set-up video calls to mark the celebration instead, allowing the Queen’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to wish her a happy birthday.”