Trooping the Colour

 Some regiment or something... 
 Queen Elizabeth & Prince Phillip leaving Buckingham Palace 
 Noelle & I hanging on for dear life while trying to take photos 

Trooping the Colour is a ceremony performed by regiments of the Commonwealth and the British Army. It has been a tradition of British infantry regiments since the 17th century, although the roots go back much earlier. On battlefields, a regiment's colours, or flags, were used as rallying points. Consequently, regiments would have their ensigns slowly march with their colours between the soldiers' ranks to enable soldiers to recognise their regiments' colours.

Since 1748 Trooping the Colour has also marked the official birthday of the British Sovereign. It is held in London annually on the second Saturday in June.

Obviously that information was ripped straight from Wikipedia. My Grampy / Nigel get annoyed when I inaccurately describe British history so I wanted to be sure. In all honesty, I had no idea what was going on or where we were supposed to be, but here are some fun pics.

Nxxx