THE Queen has today cancelled her birthday tradition of gun salutes for the first time in 68 years amid the coronavirus lockdown.
The monarch will celebrate her 94th birthday on Tuesday next week – an event normally marked with pomp and ceremony.
A Palace source told ITV: “Her Majesty was keen that no special measures were put in place to allow gun salutes as she did not feel it appropriate in the current circumstances.”
They added that all of the changes are “in line with Her Majesty’s wishes.”
The Queen is currently at Windsor Castle self-isolating with husband Prince Philip, 98.
The announcement comes after Trooping the Colour was cancelled for the first time in 65 years.
