It is the Queen's birthday on Wednesday 21 April - this year she turns 95, but she also has another one later in the year.
The Queen has two birthdays - her real one - on 21 April, as she was born on 21 April 1926.
Then a second one - the official celebration - on the second Saturday of June.
In the past, official celebrations to mark a King or Queen's birthday in the UK have been held on a day that isn't their actual birthday.
The Queen's great-grandfather, Edward VII, who was King from 1901 to 1910 was born in November, which is not known in the UK for its good weather.But he wanted it to be possible to have a big public celebration - and November wasn't the time do it.
So, given that his actual birthday wouldn't be a good time of year for a birthday parade, he decided to combine it with an annual military parade in the summer, when the weather would hopefully be nice.
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