Trooping of the Colour

dogsmother

What are the crowds chanting….?

I wondered that.
It was "God Save the King" 👑

Thought Kate’s outfit beautiful and padded shoulders are back ! Wonderful parade spectacle ❤️

What are the crowds chanting….?

Sarnia

I loved watching Prince Louis giving way to an enormous yawn and jiggling away to some of the music. Gyles Brandreth is an excellent presenter. He is very knowledgeable on the history of an event such as this. The good old British summer getting in on the act too.

Totally agree, I have always liked Gyles Brandreth, he is so knowledgeable about British History and the Royals.

I think he would definitely be at my ideal dinner party table

specki4eyes

Switched on BBC to watch Trooping the Colour only to find She Who Knows Everything About Everything (Not!) has been rolled out to roar at us yet again. Horse Racing , Dog Shows, Wimbledon, now Royal Traditions! Oh please! So I immediately switched over to Sky News, thankful to hear the reassuring tones and infinitely informed knowledge of Alistair Bruce. Phew!
When will the Beeb ever get things right?

You missed a treat when Gyles Brandreth joined her. He has extensive historical knowledge of this event and was a joy to listen to.

I loved watching Prince Louis giving way to an enormous yawn and jiggling away to some of the music. Gyles Brandreth is an excellent presenter. He is very knowledgeable on the history of an event such as this. The good old British summer getting in on the act too.

Bea65

*Primrose53*Both Princess Anne and William on horseback …

Along with the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Edward)

Primrose53Both Princess Anne and William on horseback …

Why is the King standing out in the rain uncovered?

Yes on Sky and Alastair Bruce commentary much better IMO than the BBC commentator

It ‘s really bucketing down now. All those wet horses and wet uniforms!

Millie22

GB News this morning ... no idea who the woman was but she described Charles as an 'old man'. I suppose he is but he is the King!

Then she said the guards were 'doing their thing' and 'strutting their stuff'.

It was like kids tv 🤣🤣🤣

It’s “younger persons speak.” 😉

It has been said on TV how brilliant Kate’s letter to the public was and clearly written by herself as a younger person starting off with the term “blown away.”

You used “old man” out of context anyway. Probably intentionally.

I looked at all those troops on horses and all those playing musical istruments. For most of them these will be skills learnt in the army and I was wondering whether when they leave the army they are able to use those skills in their civilian life.

specki4eyes

Switched on BBC to watch Trooping the Colour only to find She Who Knows Everything About Everything (Not!) has been rolled out to roar at us yet again. Horse Racing , Dog Shows, Wimbledon, now Royal Traditions! Oh please! So I immediately switched over to Sky News, thankful to hear the reassuring tones and infinitely informed knowledge of Alistair Bruce. Phew!
When will the Beeb ever get things right?

Claire Balding’s father was one of the late Queens trainers (horses) she grew up playing with royalty, knows them better than most.

Princess of Wales looking gorgeous channelling her inner Audrey Hepburn/“Black Ascot”look!

Would the late queen have been called an ‘old woman’

GB News this morning ... no idea who the woman was but she described Charles as an 'old man'. I suppose he is but he is the King!

Then she said the guards were 'doing their thing' and 'strutting their stuff'.

It was like kids tv 🤣🤣🤣

Am I looking in the wrong place? I haven’t seen William yet.

Bea65

Am watching and feel for everyone in the parade with all this b…..y rain … thought some of the carriages looked like big old prams of yester year🤔
Looking forward to seeing the whole family and Kate and children in a carriage

There’s a clue in the description of those wonderful traditional Silver Cross prams
“Carriage or coach built”

Agreed Alistair Bruce is indeed very easy on the ears and knows exactly what he is talking about being a Major-General.

Urmstongran

It’s Trooping the Colour.
No ‘of’.

Exactly,

I do enjoy it, as good theatre. I love the horses, such beautiful creatures. It’s nice to see the children - Prince Louis yawning! I think the King looks old and tired, but Catherine looks remarkably good.

Loving it….

Who is that ? I don’t recognise the voice …

Alistair Bruce for me any day. I like his voice and he knows what he’s talking about .

Switched on BBC to watch Trooping the Colour only to find She Who Knows Everything About Everything (Not!) has been rolled out to roar at us yet again. Horse Racing , Dog Shows, Wimbledon, now Royal Traditions! Oh please! So I immediately switched over to Sky News, thankful to hear the reassuring tones and infinitely informed knowledge of Alistair Bruce. Phew!
When will the Beeb ever get things right?