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Trooping the Colour Queen Elizabeth II rides in a horse-drawn carriage past ornate gold gates, accompanied by uniformed cavalry and guards during Trooping the Colour in London. Queen Elizabeth II in uniform rides a horse past a crowd outside Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour ceremony, with a large building in the background. Anne, the Princess Royal British royal family in 2015 The British Royal Family, including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince George, stands on the Buckingham Palace balcony behind a red and gold draped railing during Trooping the Colour.
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Trooping the Colour Household guards parade as part of the Trooping the Colour ceremony, London.

Trooping the Colour

British military tradition
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Trooping the Colour, traditional observance of the British monarch’s official birthday with a military ceremony and parade in London. Irrespective of the actual day upon which the sovereign was born, a Saturday in June is annually set aside to celebrate the monarch’s birth with pomp, pageantry, and music. The time of year was established in the expectation of pleasant weather. Although the origins of trooping the colour as a military ceremony are somewhat uncertain, some...

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