QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY PARADE AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE -- DUNTROON

On the 12th June 2010 - the same day Britain honours Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday with Trooping the Colour, Australia enjoyed a "Queen's Birthday Parade" at The Royal Military College at Duntroon.

The Royal Military College of Australia trains and educates the future officers of the Army.

'Colours' originated from the distinctive badges or crests on medieval banners and were used in the British Army originally as a means of identifying the location of the headquarters of regiments in battle. In time the Colours became a focal point of regimental esprit de corps.

The original Colours were first presented to the RMC by His Royal Highness the Duke of York (later King George VI) during his visit to Australia in 1927. These Colours are now lodged in the Headquarters of the Royal Military College of Australia, Patterson Hall. The Queen's Colour was trooped for the first time on the Queen's Birthday Parade in 1956. The present Colours were presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in May 1988.

This year's parade comprised 350 members of the Corps of Staff Cadets from all three classes at the College. The success of recruiting and retention efforts at the RMC sees the largest number of cadets on parade since 1998.

The RMC Band provided musical accompaniment for the Trooping the Colour ceremony.

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Education

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• Duntroon
• RMC
• Queen's Birthday
• Australia

[ICEMAN3rdID]

On the fourth of July you should make it a holiday and whatch the movie "The Patriot".

[royalisttoday]

@ICEMAN3rdID

The 4th of July is a US holiday and "The Patriot" a propaganda film that has nothing to do with historical events. Why should Australia make a fuss about that? And under the Patriot Act George Washington would be classified as a terrorist.

[bobnyc43]

@ICEMAN3rdID Um this is going to be a really stupid question, but here it goes:

Why are you posting on video about the Queens Birthday Parade, in Australia, at the Australian equivalent of West Point and ranting on about the current U.S. Administration? I mean, we have to deal with the clueless U.S.adminstration of the day, these lucky folks don't have to. And pray, do tell, why in Gods name would Austrailans care about July 4?

Good post Royalisttoday

[rapid303]

AUSTRALIAN AND PROUD!!!!! 

[MateusVIII]

@ICEMAN3rdID The Patriot is a nice movie, but it surely isn't even close to be historicaly acurate, and yes, it is a propaganda film.And why the hell would australia care about the 4th of july? why any country beyond US should care about it?

[gasgasLex]

Great video, was there last week for my sons Lanyard parade....

[joel1923]

@royalisttoday Touche.

[ICEMAN3rdID]

@royalisttoday  The only good fight that Americans could pick right now is with their own government. Its is time.

[ICEMAN3rdID]

@royalisttoday The Patriot isnt a propiganda film. I couldnt tie up 5 members of the current administration and get them to sit in the same room with that movie. Or the last administration for that matter.

[ICEMAN3rdID]

@royalisttoday lol. I like the way you think. I agree. What this country needs is a good enema.