The Trooping of the Colour
June 18th 2007 Dating back to the 17th century this English parade is to celebrate the Sovereign's birthday ie. The Queen. Although the Queen's birthday is actually in April she celebrates it in June in hope of better weather. Well that was not the case this year. It was overcast, cold and rainy. The parade is carried out by her personal troops, the Household Division, on Horse Guards Parade, with the Queen he
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