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The 2022 Trooping the Colour ceremony was held on Thursday 2 June 2022, as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II.Over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses, and 400 musicians came together in the traditional parade to mark the Queen's Official Birthday, which usually takes place on the second Saturday of June. [1]
Queen Elizabeth II riding Burmese during Trooping the Colour for the last time in 1986. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has, between 1969 and 2023, presented seven police service horses from the Musical Ride unit to two of Canada's monarchs: six horses to Queen Elizabeth II and one to King Charles III.
Although named after Winston Churchill, the letter "W" was used to name all police horses in 1944. [2] As a police horse, Winston often was present on duty at public events such as the Changing of the Guard before he was selected for Royal duties. In 1947, Winston carried King George VI during the first Trooping of the Colour to take place ...
Last year’s June 2023 festivities marked King Charles III’s first Trooping the Colour since taking over leadership duties from his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died at age 96 in ...
Everything to Know About King Charles III’s Trooping the Colour Parade. Read article. The annual parade dates back to the reign of King Charles II, who ruled from 1660 to 1685. However, it didn ...
2022. Queen Elizabeth attended every single Trooping the Colour of her reign except for when outside situations derailed the events. 2022 would be Elizabeth II's last appearance at the celebration ...
On 13 June 1981, Sarjeant joined the crowds for Trooping the Colour, finding a spot near the junction between The Mall and Horseguards Road. When the Queen came past riding her 19-year-old horse Burmese, Sarjeant quickly fired six blanks from his starting pistol. The horse was momentarily startled but the Queen brought her under control and was ...
The annual Trooping the Colour ceremony commemorates the monarch’s birthday with a grand military parade and the famous gathering of royals on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch the Royal ...