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| Queen attends birthday Trooping the Colour ceremony | |
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| The annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in honour of the Queen's official birthday has begun. | The annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in honour of the Queen's official birthday has begun. |
| The Queen is being accompanied the Duke of Edinburgh, who has resumed official duties after recovering from a bladder infection. | The Queen is being accompanied the Duke of Edinburgh, who has resumed official duties after recovering from a bladder infection. |
| The monarch is riding in a vintage carriage from the palace along The Mall to Horse Guards Parade in central London for the parade. | The monarch is riding in a vintage carriage from the palace along The Mall to Horse Guards Parade in central London for the parade. |
| The parade comes as the Queen's Birthday Honours list is published. | |
| The Duke of Cambridge, who is Colonel of the Irish Guards, will be riding on horseback, as will the Prince of Wales, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Princess Royal, Colonel of the Blues and Royals, and the Duke of Kent, Colonel of the Scots Guards. | The Duke of Cambridge, who is Colonel of the Irish Guards, will be riding on horseback, as will the Prince of Wales, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Princess Royal, Colonel of the Blues and Royals, and the Duke of Kent, Colonel of the Scots Guards. |
| The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and the Duchess of Cornwall are travelling in a horse drawn carriage. | The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and the Duchess of Cornwall are travelling in a horse drawn carriage. |
| The parade is Prince Charles' first public appearance since being awarded the highest rank in all three military services by the Queen. | The parade is Prince Charles' first public appearance since being awarded the highest rank in all three military services by the Queen. |
| The prince becomes a Field Marshal, Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Royal Air Force. His appointment to the honorary five-star ranks recognises his support for the Queen as Commander-in-Chief. | The prince becomes a Field Marshal, Admiral of the Fleet and Marshal of the Royal Air Force. His appointment to the honorary five-star ranks recognises his support for the Queen as Commander-in-Chief. |
| Also honoured in the Birthday Honours list are actor and director Kenneth Branagh who has been knighted, ex-Olympic minister Tessa Jowell is made a Dame while Take That singer Gary Barlow is made an OBE and Oscar winning actress Kate Winslet becomes a CBE. | |
| 'Trooped' flags | 'Trooped' flags |
| The Colour being paraded on Horse Guards this year is the flag of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards. | The Colour being paraded on Horse Guards this year is the flag of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards. |
| More than 1,600 officers and soldiers will take part in the display. | |
| Over 240 horses will be on parade, with 290 musicians who will march and play as one. | Over 240 horses will be on parade, with 290 musicians who will march and play as one. |
| The traditional display of pomp and pageantry originated from traditional preparations of battle. | The traditional display of pomp and pageantry originated from traditional preparations of battle. |
| Colours, or flags, were carried or "trooped" down the rank so that it could be seen and recognised by the soldiers. | Colours, or flags, were carried or "trooped" down the rank so that it could be seen and recognised by the soldiers. |
| In the 18th century, guards from the royal palaces assembled daily on Horse Guards to "troop the colours", and in 1748 it was announced that the parade would also mark the Queen's official birthday. | In the 18th century, guards from the royal palaces assembled daily on Horse Guards to "troop the colours", and in 1748 it was announced that the parade would also mark the Queen's official birthday. |
| The Queen's actual birthday was on 21 April, when she turned 86. | The Queen's actual birthday was on 21 April, when she turned 86. |
| During her reign, the Queen, who has recently celebrated her Diamond Jubliee, has attended Trooping the Colour every year except in 1955, when it was cancelled because of the general strike. | During her reign, the Queen, who has recently celebrated her Diamond Jubliee, has attended Trooping the Colour every year except in 1955, when it was cancelled because of the general strike. |