Trooping The Colour
The
Trooping the Colour
is a
British
military pageant
. It was first performed under
Charles II of England
. Its original purpose was to display a
regiment
's
colours
to the regiment's soldiers. Since
1748
, the ceremony has been performed annually in
London
(except in
1955
, due to a rail strike), in celebration of the
monarch
's birthday. At the
1981
Trooping the Colour ceremony on
13 June
, a teenager fired six blank shots at Queen
Elizabeth II
.
External link
Order of the Trooping the Colour
Information about the Trooping the Colour from the UK Army homepage
Photo of a soldier from 2004 Trooping the Colour
(photo by andersja)
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