Royal Birthday Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II UK celebrates queen's birthday with military pomp LONDON -- Hundreds of soldiers in scarlet tunics and bearskin hats marched in London Saturday to celebrate the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. The 84-year-old monarch wore a lilac outfit and matching hat as she inspected ranks of soldiers as part of a ceremony known as Trooping the Color, in which a regiment's flag is paraded past soldiers and the monarch. The 1,400 soldiers on parade - with drums, marching bands and more than 200 horses - were members of the Household Division, which is assigned to guard the monarch, alongside other duties.
LONDON -- Hundreds of soldiers in scarlet tunics and bearskin hats marched in London Saturday to celebrate the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.
The 84-year-old monarch wore a lilac outfit and matching hat as she inspected ranks of soldiers as part of a ceremony known as Trooping the Color, in which a regiment's flag is paraded past soldiers and the monarch.
The 1,400 soldiers on parade - with drums, marching bands and more than 200 horses - were members of the Household Division, which is assigned to guard the monarch, alongside other duties.
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