CHARLES III CELEBRATES HIS 74TH YEARS

An anniversary that will be special this year since it is the first since he took office as sovereign. Like his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles III will celebrate his birthday twice, with a busy schedule.

Thanks to the decision taken by his ancestor, King George III in 1760, the English sovereign is the only person in the world to have two birthdays in the year. If his real birthday, marking his date of birth, is not celebrated by the rest of the country, he benefits, like his mother before him, from a national holiday to mark his birthday, next June.

This event, named Trooping the Colour, or "Salut aux couleurs" in French, is the official birthday of the British sovereign, and therefore the king's second birthday. Another occasion to celebrate this very special holiday with great pomp.

It is tradition. Like the queen before him, King Charles III will therefore celebrate his birthday twice in order to have a summer date for outdoor festivities.

Of course, festivities still take place on November 14 to properly celebrate the king's 74th birthday. The festivities kicked off at 11 a.m. with a concert by the Household Cavalry Band. At noon, 41 cannons were fired in Green Park in honor of the King. A second 62-gun salute was scheduled for 1 p.m. from the Tower of London.

For the moment, the second date of the birthday of Charles III is not yet known.