King Charles' birthday

The public holiday, rechristened King's Birthday Weekend, will be celebrated on the first Monday · Queen Elizabeth and her son (now King) Charles on a royal tour ...

However, it may be [months before his official coronation](https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/royals/300683481/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-what-happens-now-charles-is-the-king). [George II in 1748](https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/why-does-queen-have-two-birthdays). And those articles are free. Trooping the Colour is held outside Buckingham Palace on a Saturday in early June. [monarch of the Commonwealth](https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/royals/300683274/after-a-lifetime-of-preparation-charles-takes-the-throne). Once on their actual date of birth, and then later in the British summer [move into a period of official mourning](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300683089/we-are-all-devastated-world-leaders-react-to-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii). [King Charles III](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/300683121/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-who-is-king-charles). [with a grand parade.](https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/royals/300604707/queens-platinum-jubilee-celebrations-kick-off-with-pomp-and-tradition) [From grudging republican to secret Elizabethan: How I came to love the Queen](https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/royals/300683402/from-grudging-republican-to-secret-elizabethan-how-i-came-to-love-the-queen?rm=a) [Queen Elizabeth II dies: Princess Elizabeth doll a highlight of Queen memorabilia at Te Papa](https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/royals/129832922/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-princess-elizabeth-doll-a-highlight-of-queen-memorabilia-at-te-papa?rm=a) [Queen Elizabeth II dies: From Whangārei to Bluff - the royal tours of New Zealand](https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/royals/300683490/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-from-whangrei-to-bluff--the-royal-tours-of-new-zealand?rm=a)