Talk:Queen's Official Birthday

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[edit] Yes, but why??

All of these different dates are facinating, of course, why why do they celebrate it as a different day? What's the history? The reason? Why don't they just celebrate the Queen or King's birthday?

• I'm just an simple American, but from what I gather, it was moved to June for hope of good weather... -- CaptainAmerica

Well being a Brit I know that they moved it to saturday so that they don't spare a day of work. Tourskin 07:00, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

well... people used to tell me they celebrated queen victoria's birthday but she was born on may 24th wasn't shAustralian Jezza 07:03, 11 June 2007 (UTC)e??? lol

Yes. 24 May, QV's birthday, became Empire Day, later changed to "Commonwealth Day". When I was a kid in the '50s and '60's, this was the day on which everyone lit bonfires and fireworks, but it's now an obsolete celebration. -- JackofOz 09:01, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Western Australia

I've heard the Queen's Birthday rule for WA as "The Monday closest to the 31st of September", which is obviously wrong, but I did think it was still "the Monday closest...". Can anyone provide a decent reference for the current information provided about it being 'the last Monday of September until 2006 when it becomes the first Monday in October'? That sounds wrong. Krisjohn 06:07, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

• I just contacted the government department responsible and there is no rule, it's manually determined each year, a few years ahead. I have updated the main article. Krisjohn 06:42, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

One reason why the holiday survives, despite the lack of enthusiasm for the subject, is the lack of other public holidays and celebrations in Australia's winter months (as distinct from the Northern Hemisphere where Christmas and New Year's Day fall in the middle of winter).

I removed it as I felt it was a bit speculative and POV. Andjam 12:30, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

Especially considering that in Australia there was a referendum to keep the Queen. Wasn't there?Tourskin 07:01, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

yes wasn't the one in 1998 or 1999?? lol i can't remember lolAustralian Jezza 07:05, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

See 1999 Australian republic referendum. -- JackofOz 08:56, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Title

Shouldn't the title be "Sovereign's Official Birthday", seeing as this article describes a holiday that will exist regardless of whether the current British sovereign, and hence the holiday, is a Queen or a King? JDS2005 04:56, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Queen's Official Birthday is the common name of the day so that should be reflected in the title, and most other articles on WP say "Queen's..." as opposed to "Sovereign's..." Brian | (Talk) 05:40, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Well no because the official name in australia, i think many other countries is Queen's Birthday (Public) Holiday.... so we can't change what the official name isAustralian Jezza 07:06, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Assuming Prince Charles becomes king, and assuming Australia will still celebrate such a holiday, it will then be called the King's Birthday. But we can't rename the holiday on the basis of 2 assumptions neither of which may eventuate. See also God Save the Queen, which would also become "God Save the King", as it did in the past whenever there was a king on the throne. We couldn't rename that article "God Save the Monarch". Sometime's it's "queen", sometimes it's "king". At the moment it's "queen". No change required. -- JackofOz 09:01, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

it is nice to know things! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.21.36.13 (talk) 06:10, 6 June 2008 (UTC)