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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Happy Birthday Ma'am! British pomp and ceremony at its best as the Royal Family turn out in fine style for the traditional Trooping the Colour parade saluting the Queen turning 88

 The Royal Family:The Queen is joined by members of the Royal Family as they watch a fly-past by the RAF, on the balcony at Buckingham Palace following Trooping the Colour at Horse Guards Parade

Happy Birthday Ma'am! British pomp and ceremony at its best as the Royal Family turn out in fine style for the traditional Trooping the Colour parade saluting the Queen turning 88

  • Queen inspected 1,000 soldiers of the Household Division at Horse Guards Parade in central London
  • She was joined by all adult senior royals as she celebrated her official birthday with spectacular parade
  • Queen arrived in Ascot Landau carriage after short drive down The Mall, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh
  • The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Cambridge were all on horseback for the ceremony
  • The Duchess of Cambridge arrived in a coach alongside the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry
The Daily Mail (UK) | 14 June 2014



Crowds: Thousands gather outside Buckingham Palace as they watch the flypast during the Trooping the Colour ceremony

Aerial: A Lancaster Bomber flanked by two Spitfires of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight fly over Buckingham Palace as part of the flypast

Inspecting the troops: Wearing a powder blue satin silk coat, dress and hat with navy trim, all by Angela Kelly, with a Brigade of Guards brooch, the Queen then rode alone in the carriage - the first time she has ridden in it for this ceremony - to inspect her troops

Troops: The Queen rides down The Mall as she returns to Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony

Traditional uniform: It is the first time since 2005 that the Grenadiers have not been on operations in Afghanistan, about to deploy to the country or recently returned from Helmand Province


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