Trooping the Colour

This video features the Foot Guards and Household Cavalry as well as the Queen and other royals.

The custom of Trooping the Colour dates back to the time of Charles II in the 17th. Century when the Colours of a regiment were used as a rallying point in battle and were therefore trooped in front of the soldiers every day to make sure that every man could recognise those of his own regiment. In London, the Foot Guards used to do this from 1755 onwards as part of their daily Guard Mounting on Horse Guards and the ceremonial of the modern Trooping the Colour parade is along similar lines. In 1805 the parade was for the first time carried out to celebrate the Sovereign's birthday.

This impressive display of pageantry is now held on the occasion of the Queen's Official Birthday. It takes place in June each year to celebrate the official Birthday of the Sovereign and is carried out by her personal troops, the Household Division, on Horse Guards Parade, with the Queen herself attending and taking the salute.

Information courtesy of the Trooping The Colour website: http://www.trooping-the-colour.co.uk/

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[pbegley99]

One of the troopers in the last rank of Life Guards seems to have lost his helmet.

I bet he subsequently spent a few days on his knees cleaning the barracks square with his toothbrush :-D

[AJK72]

Well spotted, you deserve a prize.

[custard24]

What is the name of the march the massed band plays?

[AJK72]

I don't know custard but maybe I can find out if someone else doesn't beat me to it.

[Cheesewright]

The best army in the world. Full stop.

[YogaNate79]

No other country can put on a show or spectacle like the British can do. Royal Weddings, State Funerals, Coronations, to Trooping the Colour and Remembrance Day. All that pomp and grandeur seeing the Royal Family, the military soldiers and musical bands. They march in such precision. Pretty horses too. It makes me jealous.

It's perfection.

[ronsiris]

brings a tear to the eye when they start playing the eagle march

[expatMo1]

Great!

Have been there...

[thefeuds]

God Save the Queen!

[ronsiris]

wow nobody does it better

[OneWayTrip1]

Hear Hear!

[tralens]

The March is called "Eagle Squadron".

[BritPatriot4Ever]

Whats the march at 4:22

[louislungbubble]

the march is called "the kings guard" by keith.......marty

[emptyangel]

@ 4:09.