William and Kate yesterday attended their first state occasion together as a married couple.
The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended Trooping the Colour which marks the Queen's official birthday.
In fact, the Duke actually took part in the ceremony for the first time. Watched by thousands of well-wishers, many of whom would have been foreign tourists come to see a bit of British pomp and pageantry, who lined the route from Buckingham Palace along the Mall, William, wearing an identical scarlet Irish Guards tunic to that worn on his wedding day in April, marking his recent appointment as Colonel of the Irish Guards, with a bearskin almost covering his eyes, confidently rode Wellesley (named after Napoleon's nemesis the Duke of Wellington), a dappled grey charger of the Household Division, to escort the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's carriage to Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall where Trooping the Colour takes place. Horse Guards Parade is hosting the beach volleyball at next year's London Olympics.
The Queen, wearing a duck-egg blue coat, chatted animatedly to the Duke of Edinburgh, dressed in his uniform as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, as they travelled to the parade in an ivory mounted phaeton carriage.
Saturday marked the first time in the ceremony's history, dating back to 1748, that three generations of the Royal Family have taken part as Royal colonels.
This year's Trooping the Colour marked the Queen's 85th birthday, an enactment of the traditional preparations for battle when the Colours, or flags of a regiment were "trooped" down the ranks in order to be recognised by soldiers. Many of the soldiers taking part in the ceremony yesterday would have seen action in Afghanistan.
After the parade, the Royal Family returned to Buckingham Palace and gathered on the balcony to watch a fly-past of military aircraft, including a Spitfire, a Hurricane, two Eurofighter Typhoons and the Red Arrows, trailing their customary red, white and blue smoke to the delight of the cheering crowds below.
Yesterday's event, at which the Colour being paraded was the flag of the Scots Guards, was the 59th at which Queen Elizabeth II has presided.
She first took the royal salute in 1951, when she deputised for her gravely ill father, King George VI, and has continued receiving the mark of respect every year since – with the exception of 1955 when there was a national rail strike.
William and Kate attend Trooping the Colour
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took part in their first state occasion as a royal couple as the Queen's official birthday was marked with the Trooping the Colour parade.
Roya Nikkhah, Royal Correspondent
11 Jun 2011
The Telegraph
The future King and Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace yesterday
Thousands of well-wishers lined the route from Buckingham Palace along the Mall to watch the Duke take part in his first ceremonial parade on horseback.
Wearing an identical scarlet tunic to that worn on his wedding day in April, marking his recent appointment as Colonel of the Irish Guards, with a bearskin almost covering his eyes the Duke confidently rode Wellesley, a dappled grey charger of the Household Division, to escort the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's carriage to Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall.
The Queen, wearing a duck-egg blue coat, chatted animatedly to the Duke of Edinburgh, dressed in his uniform as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, as they travelled to the parade in an ivory mounted phaeton carriage.
The Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge
The annual Trooping the Colour ceremony is the monarch's official birthday parade
All eyes were on the new Duke playing a prominent role in the event for the first time
Saturday marked the first time in the ceremony's history, dating back to 1748, that three generations of the Royal Family have taken part as Royal colonels.
Riding behind the monarch, accompanied by a Sovereign's Escort of 200 horses from the Household Cavalry, were the Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales, Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Princess Royal, Colonel of the Blues and Royals, and the Duke of Kent, Colonel of the Scots Guards.
The Duchess of Cambridge was greeted with loud cheers as her carriage travelled up the Mall, accompanied by the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke of York and Prince Harry, wearing his Blues and Royals uniform and Army Air Corps beret.
For her first state occasion, the Duchess of Cambridge wore a double-breasted white dress coat, accessorised with a black hat.
In the afternoon, with her official duties complete, the Duchess hung on to her hat, niftily changing into a belted black and white patterned sheath dress, to attend the wedding of Sam Waley-Cohen, the amateur jockey, and Annabel Ballin, a party-planner, at St Michael and All Angels Church in Lambourn, Berkshire.
Amid the splendour of the military display, Prince William rode faultlessly on his grey charger. (Left to right) The Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Kent.
Princess Anne, in her role as Colonel of the Blues and Royals, rides on horseback as she makes her way from Buckingham Palace.
The ceremony is staged every June in London's historic Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall.
Attending with her sister, Pippa, who wore an embellished mustard coat over a black and grey dress, the Duchess showed her loyalty to her close friend, Mr Waley-Cohen, who is believed to have instigated a reunion between Prince William and the then Miss Middleton during their brief split in 2007.
This year's Trooping the Colour marked the Queen's 85th birthday, an enactment of the traditional preparations for battle when the Colours, or flags of a regiment were "trooped" down the ranks in order to be recognised by soldiers.
Saturday's event, at which the Colour being paraded was the flag of the Scots Guards, was the 59th at which the Queen has presided.
She first took the royal salute in 1951, when she deputised for her gravely ill father, King George VI, and has continued receiving the mark of respect every year since – with the exception of 1955 when there was a national rail strike.
On Saturday, the honour of carrying the Colour, which has flown in both Iraq and Afghanistan, was given to Lieutenant Tom Ogilvy, 26, of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards.
The sun shone over Horse Guards as the Queen, Colonel in Chief of the Household Division, began the ceremony by inspecting the line of foot guards from her carriage.
Taking a seat next to the Duke of Edinburgh, with the brooch of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards pinned to her coat, the Queen tapped her foot to the jaunty tunes of Les Huguenots and The Glaswegian, as the massed bands of the Household Division paraded past the monarch, first to a slow, then a quick march.
More than 1,300 officers and soldiers were on parade, including several who had recovered from serious injuries while on duty in Afghanistan, to salute their sovereign yesterday.
Absent, however, from the ceremony, was the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, who were unable to take part due to an outbreak of ringworm.
Also in attendance were the Earl and Countess of Wessex and Princess Eugenie, who watched the ceremony with other members of the Royal Family from the balcony above Horse Guards Arch.
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, and the Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, were also among the guests at Horse Guards.
After the parade, the Royal procession returned to Buckingham Palace and gathered on the balcony to watch a fly-past of military aircraft, including a Spitfire, a Hurricane, two Eurofighter Typhoons and the Red Arrows, trailing their customary red, white and blue smoke.
On Sunday, members of the Royal Family will gather again to mark the Duke of Edinburgh's 90th birthday at a service of thanksgiving at St George's Chapel, Windsor, followed by a reception at Windsor Castle.
Trooping the Colour originated from traditional preparations for battle.
The 'Colours', or flags, were carried, or 'trooped', down the ranks so that they could be seen and recognised by the soldiers as they were used as rallying points in the confusion of fighting.
Military personnel and members of the Royal family make their way to Horse Guards Parade.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh stand as the Colour is marched past Horse Guards Parade in Westminster
The Royal Family gather on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the flypast of military aircraft, including a Spitfire, a Hurricane, two Eurofighter Typhoons and the Red Arrows, trailing their customary red, white and blue smoke to the delight of the cheering crowds below.
The Red Arrows add their own individual colour to the day as part of their fly-past over Buckingham Palace to mark our Sovereign's 85th birthday.
telegraph.co.uk
The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended Trooping the Colour which marks the Queen's official birthday.
In fact, the Duke actually took part in the ceremony for the first time. Watched by thousands of well-wishers, many of whom would have been foreign tourists come to see a bit of British pomp and pageantry, who lined the route from Buckingham Palace along the Mall, William, wearing an identical scarlet Irish Guards tunic to that worn on his wedding day in April, marking his recent appointment as Colonel of the Irish Guards, with a bearskin almost covering his eyes, confidently rode Wellesley (named after Napoleon's nemesis the Duke of Wellington), a dappled grey charger of the Household Division, to escort the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's carriage to Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall where Trooping the Colour takes place. Horse Guards Parade is hosting the beach volleyball at next year's London Olympics.
The Queen, wearing a duck-egg blue coat, chatted animatedly to the Duke of Edinburgh, dressed in his uniform as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, as they travelled to the parade in an ivory mounted phaeton carriage.
Saturday marked the first time in the ceremony's history, dating back to 1748, that three generations of the Royal Family have taken part as Royal colonels.
This year's Trooping the Colour marked the Queen's 85th birthday, an enactment of the traditional preparations for battle when the Colours, or flags of a regiment were "trooped" down the ranks in order to be recognised by soldiers. Many of the soldiers taking part in the ceremony yesterday would have seen action in Afghanistan.
After the parade, the Royal Family returned to Buckingham Palace and gathered on the balcony to watch a fly-past of military aircraft, including a Spitfire, a Hurricane, two Eurofighter Typhoons and the Red Arrows, trailing their customary red, white and blue smoke to the delight of the cheering crowds below.
Yesterday's event, at which the Colour being paraded was the flag of the Scots Guards, was the 59th at which Queen Elizabeth II has presided.
She first took the royal salute in 1951, when she deputised for her gravely ill father, King George VI, and has continued receiving the mark of respect every year since – with the exception of 1955 when there was a national rail strike.
William and Kate attend Trooping the Colour
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took part in their first state occasion as a royal couple as the Queen's official birthday was marked with the Trooping the Colour parade.
Roya Nikkhah, Royal Correspondent
11 Jun 2011
The Telegraph
The future King and Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace yesterday
Thousands of well-wishers lined the route from Buckingham Palace along the Mall to watch the Duke take part in his first ceremonial parade on horseback.
Wearing an identical scarlet tunic to that worn on his wedding day in April, marking his recent appointment as Colonel of the Irish Guards, with a bearskin almost covering his eyes the Duke confidently rode Wellesley, a dappled grey charger of the Household Division, to escort the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's carriage to Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall.
The Queen, wearing a duck-egg blue coat, chatted animatedly to the Duke of Edinburgh, dressed in his uniform as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, as they travelled to the parade in an ivory mounted phaeton carriage.
The Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge
The annual Trooping the Colour ceremony is the monarch's official birthday parade
All eyes were on the new Duke playing a prominent role in the event for the first time
Saturday marked the first time in the ceremony's history, dating back to 1748, that three generations of the Royal Family have taken part as Royal colonels.
Riding behind the monarch, accompanied by a Sovereign's Escort of 200 horses from the Household Cavalry, were the Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales, Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Princess Royal, Colonel of the Blues and Royals, and the Duke of Kent, Colonel of the Scots Guards.
The Duchess of Cambridge was greeted with loud cheers as her carriage travelled up the Mall, accompanied by the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke of York and Prince Harry, wearing his Blues and Royals uniform and Army Air Corps beret.
For her first state occasion, the Duchess of Cambridge wore a double-breasted white dress coat, accessorised with a black hat.
In the afternoon, with her official duties complete, the Duchess hung on to her hat, niftily changing into a belted black and white patterned sheath dress, to attend the wedding of Sam Waley-Cohen, the amateur jockey, and Annabel Ballin, a party-planner, at St Michael and All Angels Church in Lambourn, Berkshire.
Amid the splendour of the military display, Prince William rode faultlessly on his grey charger. (Left to right) The Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Kent.
Princess Anne, in her role as Colonel of the Blues and Royals, rides on horseback as she makes her way from Buckingham Palace.
The ceremony is staged every June in London's historic Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall.
Attending with her sister, Pippa, who wore an embellished mustard coat over a black and grey dress, the Duchess showed her loyalty to her close friend, Mr Waley-Cohen, who is believed to have instigated a reunion between Prince William and the then Miss Middleton during their brief split in 2007.
This year's Trooping the Colour marked the Queen's 85th birthday, an enactment of the traditional preparations for battle when the Colours, or flags of a regiment were "trooped" down the ranks in order to be recognised by soldiers.
Saturday's event, at which the Colour being paraded was the flag of the Scots Guards, was the 59th at which the Queen has presided.
She first took the royal salute in 1951, when she deputised for her gravely ill father, King George VI, and has continued receiving the mark of respect every year since – with the exception of 1955 when there was a national rail strike.
On Saturday, the honour of carrying the Colour, which has flown in both Iraq and Afghanistan, was given to Lieutenant Tom Ogilvy, 26, of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards.
The sun shone over Horse Guards as the Queen, Colonel in Chief of the Household Division, began the ceremony by inspecting the line of foot guards from her carriage.
Taking a seat next to the Duke of Edinburgh, with the brooch of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards pinned to her coat, the Queen tapped her foot to the jaunty tunes of Les Huguenots and The Glaswegian, as the massed bands of the Household Division paraded past the monarch, first to a slow, then a quick march.
More than 1,300 officers and soldiers were on parade, including several who had recovered from serious injuries while on duty in Afghanistan, to salute their sovereign yesterday.
Absent, however, from the ceremony, was the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, who were unable to take part due to an outbreak of ringworm.
Also in attendance were the Earl and Countess of Wessex and Princess Eugenie, who watched the ceremony with other members of the Royal Family from the balcony above Horse Guards Arch.
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, and the Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, were also among the guests at Horse Guards.
After the parade, the Royal procession returned to Buckingham Palace and gathered on the balcony to watch a fly-past of military aircraft, including a Spitfire, a Hurricane, two Eurofighter Typhoons and the Red Arrows, trailing their customary red, white and blue smoke.
On Sunday, members of the Royal Family will gather again to mark the Duke of Edinburgh's 90th birthday at a service of thanksgiving at St George's Chapel, Windsor, followed by a reception at Windsor Castle.
Trooping the Colour originated from traditional preparations for battle.
The 'Colours', or flags, were carried, or 'trooped', down the ranks so that they could be seen and recognised by the soldiers as they were used as rallying points in the confusion of fighting.
Military personnel and members of the Royal family make their way to Horse Guards Parade.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh stand as the Colour is marched past Horse Guards Parade in Westminster
The Royal Family gather on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the flypast of military aircraft, including a Spitfire, a Hurricane, two Eurofighter Typhoons and the Red Arrows, trailing their customary red, white and blue smoke to the delight of the cheering crowds below.
The Red Arrows add their own individual colour to the day as part of their fly-past over Buckingham Palace to mark our Sovereign's 85th birthday.
telegraph.co.uk
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