Yesterday in the capital of Great Britain there was a parade Trooping the Color, which is devoted to the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. On this occasion, the public herself appeared with her husband Philip, her oldest son Prince Charles and his wife, grandchildren Prince Harry and William, and Catherine Middleton with the kids.
Parade in honor of birthday
As many probably know, Elizabeth II appeared on April 21, but this day only the relatives and relatives congratulate the birthday girl. The festivities are postponed to June. This tradition came from the monarch Edward VI, who was born in November. The king terribly did not like the time of his birth year, and he began to endure the celebrations for the month of June.
To somehow designate celebrations in honor of the Queen of Great Britain, it was decided to hold an annual parade. It was called Trooping the Color and many of the members of the royal family should attend it. By tradition, which has developed over the years, the parade begins at the walls of Buckingham Palace. By 11 o'clock Elizabeth II arrives at the square called Horseguards Parade and watches a beautiful ceremony, lasting exactly 60 minutes. After this, the monarch and her family returns to Buckingham Palace and from there watches the parade from the balcony. As a rule, it consists in the fact that Elizabeth II welcomes the subjects and watches the performance of the Royal Air Force.
The journalists managed to capture the royal cortege when they moved towards Buckingham Palace. In the first carriage moved the queen with her husband, in the second Camille Parker-Bowles, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Everyone was interested to know what kind of attire for this event will choose Middleton. Kate did not depart from the tradition and appeared on the feast in a pink ensemble from her beloved designer Alexander McQueen. Princess Charlotte was also wearing a pink scale, though her dress had a print of "peas". Of all the royal people, most of the attention of journalists was drawn to George, who was not particularly interested in the parade. He was so tired from the ceremony that Prince William had to make a remark to his son.
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27 degrees of heat affected the guardsmen
This year, June 17, was issued in the UK quite a hot day. During the event, the air temperature rose to 27 degrees and it was unusually hot. This affected the guards who took part in the celebration. A well-known edition of the Daily Express reported that five of them lost consciousness due to heat stroke. A representative of the British land forces commented on this situation:
"Indeed, five servicemen fainted at the ceremony on the occasion of the celebration of the Queen. They were given urgent help and they were sent to the hospital. They suffered a heat stroke. "