Queen's Birthday

Australians are mourning a monarch we have known - and celebrated - for 70 years.

In QLD, it is usually celebrated in early October. The holiday will now likely be referred to as the King’s birthday public holiday but continue to be celebrated in June. In 1788, Governor Arthur Phillip declared a holiday to celebrate the birthday of King George III on June 4. Despite the majority of Australia celebrating the Queen’s birthday in June, she was actually born on April 21, 1926. In WA, that June weekend is taken up by the Western Australia Day public holiday so the Queen’s birthday holiday is usually celebrated in late September. Australia - other than Western Australia and Queensland - celebrates the Queen’s birthday on the second Monday in June.

With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III has officially become the King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.

[Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday night at 8.30pm local time](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/queen-elizabeth-under-medical-supervision-as-doctors-are-concerned-for-her-health/news-story/d783f40650308e8db38b3ab062c927ac) (3.30am, Friday AEDT). While these dates also don’t align with the Queen’s actual birthday, the tradition extends back to 1748, in a decision made by King George III. It also marks the date where the Queen’s Birthday honours list is announced, recognising those awarded in the Order of Australia. [Queen Elizabeth II](/topics/queen-elizabeth-ii) In South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Northern Territory, this falls on the second Monday of June. New to Flash?

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The Queen's birthday is also observed in Saint Kitts and Nevis on a date selected each year, as well as in self-governing country Cook Islands, which honours the sovereign on the second Monday of June. The day is honoured in London by the ceremony of the Trooping the Colour and the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Queen Elizabeth nominated the second Thursday of June as her official birthday celebration for the first seven years of her reign, before changing it to the second Saturday of June in 1959. In Australia, most states and territories - NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory, and South Australia - observe the Queen's Birthday public holiday on the second Monday in June. The Queen's Birthday public holiday could be set for an overhaul as King Charles III takes the throne - with tradition granting the new ruler power to choose the official date of his birthday. The Queen's Birthday public holiday is set for a BIG change - here's how the new King will choose the official date

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As for the legal underpinning of the public holiday in Australia: the Queen’s Birthday public holiday is considered a national public holiday under the [Politico](https://www.politico.eu/article/queen-elizabeth-death-plan-britain-operation-london-bridge/) last year, the Queen’s death is likely to result in a British state funeral ten days after her death. However, beyond a name change, it seems the long-held Queen’s Birthday public holiday is likely to stay in place. A long-rehearsed plan of succession is now in effect, and Australia can expect changes to its currency, passports, and stamps to reflect the reign of the new King once he is coronated. And plans for a national day of mourning may not result in a public holiday shuttering businesses nationwide, according to The history of the Queen’s Birthday public holiday suggests most Australians can still expect a day off in early June, even if the celebration experiences a name change after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The office of the Governor-General has confirmed the annual holiday celebrating her birthday will now honour King Charles III in 2023.

Adopted in 1962, the flag was only flown by Queen Elizabeth when she was in New Zealand. The current coat of arms will continue unchanged," the Governor-General's site said. King Charles' birthday is on November 14.

Kiwis can rest assured, their annual royal public holiday will still be observed - at the same time each year - even though Queen Elizabeth has died.

Trooping the Colour is held outside Buckingham Palace on a Saturday in early June. Once on their actual date of birth, and then later in the British summer with a grand parade. The tradition was started by George II in 1748. However, it may be months before his official coronation. The UK had a Platinum Jubilee bank holiday on Friday 3 June this year in honour of the Queen's 70 years on the throne, but did not usually observe a public holiday in honour of the monarch. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) confirmed on Friday that the timing of the holiday weekend in June, formerly known as Queen's Birthday, will remain the same.