Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 93rd birthday in April.
Thousands of spectators lined up for the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony which marks Queen Elizabeth II’s official 93rd birthday celebration.
The Queen’s official birthday has been marked with the annual Trooping the Colour parade and she was joined by members of her family and thousands of spectators to watch the display in Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall.
The Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were all in attendance. This makes Duchess Meghan Markle’s first public outing since she and Prince Harry announced the birth of baby Archie four weeks ago.
The royal colonels – the Prince of Wales, colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Princess Royal, colonel of the Blues and Royals, the Duke of Cambridge, colonel of the Irish Guards and the Duke of York, colonel of the Grenadier Guards – all rode on horseback as part of the parade.
Thousands of spectators were lined up to witness the big event the parade, which involved about 1,400 soldiers, the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41-gun salute in Green Park.
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Thousands of spectators lined up for the annual #TroopingtheColour ceremony that this year marked Queen Elizabeth II’s official 93rd birthday celebration; with Duchess Meghan Markle making her first public outing since she and Prince Harry announced the birth of baby Archie. pic.twitter.com/wRJsM6MuiP
— Laila Ijeoma (@LailaIjeoma) June 8, 2019
#TroopingtheColour originated from traditional preparations for battle and has commemorated the birthday of the sovereign for more than 250 years.
