Today, Saturday June 17th, is the day Queen Elizabeth II gets to celebrate her second birthday this year....
Queen Elizabeth was actually born on April 21, 1926, but the April 21st date tends to be more private and family oriented. But when you are Queen, everyone wants to celebrate with you! So as the weather is more amenable in June, the 3rd Saturday is set aside as her official or public birthday...and she was 91 in April!
In the earlier years of her reign, she attended the Trooping Of The Colour annual birthday celebration by the Brigade Of Guards on horseback, until a would be assassin shot at her as she rode down the Mall in 1983. The photo above is the Queen on the horse Burmese, whom she was riding that day. A life long skilled horsewoman, she weathered it well, but after that she has ridden with other family members in coaches to the military tribute.
The Queen and Burmese were on the special 1977 Silver Jubilee coin struck to honour Her Majesty for 25 years on the throne...
Below is an almost yearly occurrence...one of the Guardsmen goes down...especially if it is a warm day.
My husband participated in several Trooping The Colours for Her Majesty as he was a Coldstream Guard, one of the Queens Own Brigade of 5 regiments.
My husband participated in several Trooping The Colours for Her Majesty as he was a Coldstream Guard, one of the Queens Own Brigade of 5 regiments.
He said he never fainted, but one year the Guardsman next to him went down.
Adding insult to injury, they were ragged, and charged with being Idle On Parade and had the UK equivalent of KP....
These photos are all from previous years...looking forward to seeing the 2017 versions...
Look for bands, carriages and family members...Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall always ride in carriages, because their husbands are usually part of the procession on horseback...
This is from 2013 with Prince Charles, Prince William and the Duke of Gloucester...Princess Anne is just out of sight...
The Queen rode in a carriage last year, and I assume she will again this year...
Pretty spectacular! And then, there will the group on the balcony...always love that....
Fun to see what George and Charlotte will get up to this year...
William helped his Grandmother, the Queen, console victims and first responders of the Grenville fire in London yesterday June,16th...he and the younger family members are taking up many duties now that Prince Philip has retired from the many engagements he accompanied the Queen to.
And June 21 is William's birthday...having been born on June 21, 1982..so happy birthday to William, Duke of Cambridge as well.
Happy Official Birthday Ma'am!
Images from today's birthday, 2017
Images from today's birthday, 2017
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