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The Horse Guards Parade, seen from St James's Park  
   

The Horse Guards Parade, seen from St James's Park

The Queen is seated under the central arch, watching the Trooping of the Colour.
Celebrating the Quoon's 80th

June 17th 2006
Elizabeth II, Her Majesty the Queen of England, was actually born in April. But as they say over here, the weather's better in June! It was certainly hot on Saturday, which was the official day for a huge parade from Buckingham Palace along the Mall to the Horse Guards Parade for Trooping the Colour, and a parade back again, followed by a flyover and a Royal Gun Salute. The whole thing was pre ... read more
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