Sunday, 12 June 2011

London - Trooping The Colour

Well I had a little time to spare on my trip to the ballet yesterday and seeing as it was Trooping The Colour day (celebrating the Queen's "official" birthday) I headed to The Mall as it was not far from the theatre.  There were lots of people there.
Here is the view from Admiralty Arch.

I only managed to see the back of Kate and Camillas' heads LOL!  I could see Kate was wearing white and a black hat, but I was not able to get any photos myself so here is one from the Daily Mail.
Matching style: Camilla and Kate on their way back from Trooping the Colour
I could just make out Prince Harry by his bright blue beret and I could see Princess Eugenie, I completely missed the Queen and the others because of so many people pushing in the crowd.  (Photo: Daily Mail)
Cheeky smirk: Prince Harry sat opposite Kate in the coach on the way to the ceremony
Here you can see some of the officers riding by in the procession.

Here I managed to get a wobbly photo of the back of royals that rode behind the Queen - I think that the one with the blue sash just beneath the blue flag is Prince Charles and I can just make out Prince William's horse's tail LOL!
Here is slightly better pic of the procession of Life Guards/Household Cavalry. 

My photos are not good at all so I apologise for that but I hope those I have posted some from the newspapers show better what I missed!  It was still nice to have been there and maybe next year I will go specifically for the event and get there early to secure a better place - like at the front not the back!!
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6 comments:

  1. Mrs. Exeter12 June 2011 at 12:27

    I stood to see the Queen on her last Jubilee tour (really just because my daughter got a day off school if we wanted to go) and when HMtheQ arrived I got COMPLETELY OVEREXCITED! She is so fab! I will deffo be grabbing a spot on the Mall for the big one next year.

    Love all those gorgeous Guards and horses too. All this and ballet too - a good day out! xxx

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  2. @Scarfie112 June 2011 at 14:50

    Yes it was good day out Mrs Exeter - I hope to go to the summer opening of BP this year and next - so much to see in the exhibitions - like Kate's wedding dress, the Queen's Faberge and next year all her diamonds WOW!!! SAx

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  3. MaiTai12 June 2011 at 23:08

    Your post caputures the esprit of this great event so well, thank you for sharing!

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  4. @Scarfie113 June 2011 at 19:53

    Thank you MaiTai! SA:-)

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  5. SMR24 June 2011 at 15:04

    Looks like a wonderful time SA... even from a distance. Your travel posts are always fun. Wishing you a lovely weekend.

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  6. @Scarfie125 June 2011 at 17:29

    Yes it was a bit of fun SMR! You HAGW too, SA:-)

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