Queen Elizabeth II marked her official birthday Saturday with the annual Trooping the Color parade, a traditional display of British pageantry at its very best. About 1,400 soldiers in ceremonial scarlet coats and bearskin hats marched past the queen in a ceremony on Horse Guards Parade in Westminster. The queen marks her birthday twice a year — an official ceremony is always held in June, in hopes of holding the parade in good weather. Thousands of spectators lined the parade ground and gathered in nearby St. James’s park to watch the spectacle in sparkling sunshine. RGA/JBRELATED STORIES:Happy birthday: Queen Elizabeth II turns 93 on Easter SundayLOOK: Queen Elizabeth II attends yet another wedding at WindsorADVERTISEMENTRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 09, 2019 14:13 UTC