April is a special month for the royal family, especially this year, because they will be celebrating birthdays and anniversaries while practicing social distancing.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Louis celebrate their birthdays in April. It is also a month when Prince William and Kate Middleton will be celebrating their wedding anniversary, just like Prince Charles and Camilla.
Queen Elizabeth is Turning 94
On April 21, the Queen will be celebrating her 94th birthday. The Trooping the Color parade is a celebration of her birthday but done every June. It is, however, canceled this year due to the coronavirus.
On Sunday, April 5, Queen Elizabeth made a rare speech addressing all the United Kingdom, advising everyone to have the self-discipline to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a transcript, she expressed her hope that the people will be proud of how they have fought this battle in the years to come. Adding to that, she said that those who come after them would say that the Britons of their generation were stronger than any others.
According to NPR, a cameraman wearing all protective suits took the video of the Queen at Windsor Castle outside of London, while all the other staff was in another room, as reported by BBC.
The U.K. is currently in soft lockdown wherein the people are only allowed to go out to buy the necessities, medicine, and exercise.
Prince Charles and Camilla Celebrates 15th Wedding Anniversary
April 9 marks the 15th wedding anniversary of Prince Charles and Camilla. They had their civil ceremony on April 9, 2005, at the Windsor Castle.
The Prince of Wales is currently experiencing mild symptoms after having tested positive for the coronavirus. He and Camilla are now self-isolating in their house as Prince Charles continues with his work at home.
Prince Louis Turns Two
The youngest prince of Cambridge turns two on April 23. After being exposed to the public a year ago during his "Gan Gan's" birthday celebration, Prince Louis has been making his fans wow by his big personality.
Prince William and Kate Middleton Celebrates 9th Wedding Anniversary
Finally, before the month ends, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be celebrating their 9th wedding anniversary on April 29. The couple first met as students at the University of St. Andrews and eventually got into a relationship. They got engaged in November 2010 and tied the knot on April 29, 2011.
After 9 years of being together, the couple is said to still be madly in love with one another. Kate always laughs at the prince's jokes, and she can be seen smiling at her husband with everyone else in the room. She is often caught on camera looking endearingly and smiling towards Prince William, and the prince feels the same.
