Trooping of the Colour

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”

It’s Trooping the Colour.
No ‘of’.

My grandmother taught me a very rude song to the tune of one of the ones played at Trooping the Colour. It is about the parade!

Hope to see most of it. Going out for lunch.

We are watching it on GB News as they have Alistair Stewart commentating. He was diagnosed with Alzheimers a few months ago and is doing very well today. Lovely strong, knowledgeable voice. They also have Rafe Heydel-Mankoo, another beautifully commanding voice. Andrew Pearse and Ellie Costelloe also contributing.

Looks like it’s stopped raining.

Love these occasions!! So much history and tradition. I’m curious about the style of hat worn by some of the royal ladies. Very large sweeping brims, covering one side of their face. I’m sure Queen Elizabeth insisted on hats which allowed her to be seen by the crowds on both sides of the carriage.

I am watching. It's quite a spectacle.

Yes Bea65 - I never miss these occasions. I love all the pomp and pageantry.

I thought of old prams too!