Six Australian states and territories are marking the King's Birthday public holiday today despite the monarch actually being born in November.
Key Points
- King Charles III was born on November 14 but Australia continues the tradition of an official sovereign birthday celebration.
- The June date originated in the United Kingdom to ensure better summer weather for the annual Trooping the Colour military parade.
- Western Australia and Queensland choose to observe the holiday later in the year to spread out their public holidays more evenly, while the rest of the country commemorates it in June.
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