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Trooping the Colour, Horseguards Parade, Central London, June 2013. Trooping the Colour is a ceremonial event performed every year on Horse Guards Parade in London, United Kingdom, by regiments of Household Division, to celebrate the official birthday of the British sovereign. [1] It is also known as the Sovereign's Birthday Parade.
This is a list of the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, from 1890 to the present. The first Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade took place on 4 June 1805. [1] In 1895 two Troopings were performed, on consecutive days, by different battalions of the Scots Guards at Windsor Castle and Horse Guards Parade. [2]
As the Escort to the Colour slow-marches down the field towards No. 6 Guard to begin their colour trooping, the massed bands perform a maneuver unique to their unit and the Royal Marines [6] known as the anti-clockwise "spinwheel". It is a 90° turn in restricted space, and is the specific responsibility of the Garrison Sergeant Major.
With a guest list of thousands, the Trooping the Colour is one of the most anticipated royal events of the year -- but the little ones stole the show. Of course, Prince George and Princess ...
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The first Trooping the Colour of a new decade, and it was extremely eventful. With royal weddings, new Princes and Princesses being born, and a few scandals, the 2010s would be a decade of change ...
This year, Trooping the Colour officially kicked off at 10:30 a.m., but troops started to gather in London at 10:00 a.m. ahead of the royal family’s departure from Buckingham Palace. The ...
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