Per the Court Circular (official record of royal engagements), "The Princess Royal (that's Anne), accompanied by Rear Admiral Timothy Laurence (her husband), this morning presented shamrock to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1."
Thanks, now I know what was actually happening. I was one of those typical tourists saying, "Cool, I don't know what this is, but it looks important so I'd better take pictures." :-)
Actually, now that I look at the date, this must have been something else, unless this happened to have been in May 2005 or November of a year coming before that.
According to my computer, this video was taken in March 17, 2006. I didn't see the queen, but it looked like all of Parliament was marching by, and everyone said the lady in the green coat was Princess Anne, and there were other important-looking people around her. After this parade was over, I went over to Buckingham Palace where another parade seemed to be just ending, coming out the front gate. But the other parade was just a brass band, no bagpipes, so I liked this first one better.
That's the Irish Guards, playing the regimental march "St. Patrick's Day in the Morning". This is the first time I've seen pipers in a changing of the guard ceremony (the Scots Guards and the Irish Guards both have pipe bands).
FTQ! MTP!!
PuffMac 3 years ago
And not surprisingly that is tune they are playing "Saint Patrick's Day in the Morning".
Nice clip.
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alanaeanglz 4 years ago
Per the Court Circular (official record of royal engagements), "The Princess Royal (that's Anne), accompanied by Rear Admiral Timothy Laurence (her husband), this morning presented shamrock to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1."
ibagli 5 years ago
Thanks, now I know what was actually happening. I was one of those typical tourists saying, "Cool, I don't know what this is, but it looks important so I'd better take pictures." :-)
Ihrin 5 years ago
Actually, now that I look at the date, this must have been something else, unless this happened to have been in May 2005 or November of a year coming before that.
ibagli 5 years ago
According to my computer, this video was taken in March 17, 2006. I didn't see the queen, but it looked like all of Parliament was marching by, and everyone said the lady in the green coat was Princess Anne, and there were other important-looking people around her. After this parade was over, I went over to Buckingham Palace where another parade seemed to be just ending, coming out the front gate. But the other parade was just a brass band, no bagpipes, so I liked this first one better.
Ihrin 5 years ago
You were far luckier than had you found the changing of the guard. This only happens once a year, and the Queen comes.
ibagli 5 years ago
Oops, thanks for the correction, ibagli. I'm just a dumb tourist who was trying to find the Changing of the Guard and thought she found it. :)
Ihrin 5 years ago
This isn't the Changing of the Guard, this is when the troops march past Her Majesty after the State Opening of Parliament.
ibagli 5 years ago
That's the Irish Guards, playing the regimental march "St. Patrick's Day in the Morning". This is the first time I've seen pipers in a changing of the guard ceremony (the Scots Guards and the Irish Guards both have pipe bands).
erracht 5 years ago
...no Welsh guards?
ffairlane57 5 years ago
The Welsh Guards do not maintain a pipe band because they have no historical connections to do so.
Instead, they have a regular Corps of Drums.
emptyangel 2 years ago
More commonly and simply known as, "St. Patrick's Day March."
This is definitely not the Changing of the Guard. The soldiers you see marching from left to right aren't even carrying their SA80s.
emptyangel 2 years ago
this is the pasodoble de ponteareas
spanishtrompa 5 years ago