Britain decided to forego its traditional military salute and church bell celebration for Queen Elizabeth II’s 94th birthday on Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The queen reportedly thought the celebration would be inappropriate as the country remains in lockdown and thousands of U.K. residents have died from COVID-19, a royal source told CNN on Saturday.

For 68 years, the queen has celebrated her birthday with gun salutes and bells rung at Westminster Abbey, which has been closed during the pandemic.

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Instead, the royal family took to social media and online video chats to give birthday wishes to the queen, without any visits, The Associated Press reported. The queen is marking her birthday with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, 98, at Windsor Castle.

Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and their son Archie called Elizabeth in a video chat to wish her happy birthday, and other family members were expected to do the same in private calls, according to the AP.

Members of the royal family also shared photos of the queen as a young princess online.

The annual parade held in mid-June to officially mark the queen’s birthday has also been canceled.

The U.K. has confirmed at least 125,856 cases of coronavirus, leading to at least 17,378 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Queen Elizabeth II delivered a rare address earlier this month calling on the U.K. to remain united to combat the disease.

"Together we are tackling this disease, and I want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute then we will overcome it," she said in the address.