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The return to Buckingham Palace

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The Return to Buckingham Palace. The mounted band's director of music, who is watching until the last division of the Sovereign's Escort has stopped, turns inwards as a signal to the Field Officer. The assembled troops present arms and The Royal Salute is again played. The Field Officer now reports to The Queen that her Guards are ready to march off. Photo courtesy of Sgt. Paul Shaw LBIPP (Army). The Queen mounts the Phaeton once again and leads her troops back down The Mall to Buckingham Palace. The Roy...

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Massed Bands Troop

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The Senior Drum Major orders the slow troop of the massed bands to the march '. By Meyerbeer, which has been used at this point in the parade since the end of the last century. The massed bands then halt in the centre of the parade ground and, precisely positioned, they march off in quick time. Return to home page.

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The Inspection of the Line

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The Inspection of the Line. Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, drive down The Mall in Queen Victoria's 1842 ivory-mounted phaeton drawn by a pair of matched Windsor Grey horses, so named from Victorian times when grey horses were used for drawing private carriages at Windsor. The Postillion is dressed in full State Postillion Livery. The Queen's ceremonial horses are kept at the. The crowd stand in respect as the Queen crosses the parade ground. The Royal Colonels, who are mounted following...

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Trooping the Colour event details

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Trooping the Colour Information. Every year in May/June there are three Trooping the Colour parades:. Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade - The Major General's Review. This is the first public rehearsal for the parade and takes place on the Saturday two weeks before the Queen's Birthday Parade. Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade - The Colonel's Review -. This is the second public rehearsal and takes place on the Saturday one week before the Queen's Birthday Parade. This is the actual parade.

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Trooping the Colour History

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Trooping the Colour, London. Each morning, the colours were escorted from the billet back to their position in the battalion ranks. Consequently, the colours came to express the spirit of the regiment and were held in the highest regard. In time the Regimental Colour has taken on a greater significance. Its folds of embroidered cloth are an important object of reverence and a memorial to lost comrades. The Colours be always trooped at the mounting and dismounting of the guard, except in very bad weather.

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March Past

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The March Past of the Footguards. The Guards Officers take their posts. The Colour moves to the rear of the Escort and No's 1 to 5 Guards are ordered to turn about by the mounted 'Adjutant of the Parade'. No's 2 to 5 Guard right form at the halt to music from the Drums. As he reaches the correct position, as a signal to the officer to give the order Left Form! Ordering the company to change direction. Photo courtesy of Sgt. Paul Shaw LBIPP (Army). Video clip of the 'Left Form'. Execution of the Left Form.

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The Trooping of the Colour

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The Trooping of the Colour. An orderly crosses the approach road to take the pace stick from the Regimental Sergeant Major who draws his sword, the only time an RSM will do so, in peacetime, is on a parade where a Colour is trooped. The 'Escort For the Colour' marches off in quick time to the tune the '. No matter which regiment's colour is being trooped, the 'British Grenadiers' is always used at this point in the parade because the right flank company of every battalion used to be a grenadier company.

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Mounted Guards

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The Rank Past of the Mounted Guards. Photo courtesy of Sgt. Paul Shaw LBIPP (Army) - click photo to enlarge). The Massed Bands of the Household Division now make way for the Massed Mounted Bands of the Household Cavalry lead by the drum horses of the Life Guards and Blues and Royals. The bands play as they walk past, '. Royal Artillery Slow March. For the artillery regiments the guns are their Colour and are granted the same respect as the embroidered colours of other regiments. The music changes to the.

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London Sights & Links | All the Queen's Horses

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All The Queen's Horses, London, New Year's Day Parade. Home Page 'Read all about it'. The History of 'All the Queens Horses'. Contacts Details 'Whos Who'. Index of Riders and Helpers 2017. 039;Become a sponsor for 2017'. LEZ Zone, London. London Sights and Links. Report and Press Cuttings. The Parade Route in pictures. The Lord Mayor's Show. All the Queen's Horses, 2017 - Web design and development. Inspired by Abbeyview Equine.