90th Birthday Celebrations of Queen Elizabeth: May and June 2016

[Muhler]

The colour is now to be paraded in front of the regiment.

The colour-sergeant will hand the colour over to a lieutenant who will parade the colour. The colour will be escorted by a company.

The purpose of the whole thing is to ensure that every single soldier in the regiment know the colour, so that in the confusion and smoke of battle, where hardly anything can be heard and the nearest NCOs and officers may have fallen, the soldiers know where to rally or alternatively in what direction to move.

Notice the slow cadence of the march. Grenadiers evolved from soldiers issued grenades (bombs actually) to assault troops, to eventually heavy infantry of the line.

 

[Skippyboo]

I don't get that channel only BBC America which is showing Top Gear. ?. Hopefully, it will all be on YouTube in a couple of hours.


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[ROYAL NORWAY]

I don't get that channel only BBC America which is showing Top Gear. ?. Hopefully, it will all be on YouTube in a couple of hours.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y60wDzZt8yg

 

[Dman]

Picture:
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arriving at Buckingham Palace ahead of the Trooping-
He's got her looks, thankfully.

 

[Dman]

I don't get that channel only BBC America which is showing Top Gear. ?. Hopefully, it will all be on YouTube in a couple of hours.


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I really dont like BBC America. They pretty much show the same thing over and over again, and nothing like these royal events.

 

[Valerie Rose]

Thanks so much for these updates and photos - it's maddening not to be able to view a livestream!

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

Thanks so much for these updates and photos - it's maddening not to be able to view a livestream!

Doesn't the Sky News live YouTube video I posted here work?

 

[An Ard Ri]

Trooping the Colour 2016

Queen Elizabeth Ii Pictures And Photos | Getty Images


Queen Elizabeth Ii Pictures And Photos | Getty Images

 

[Muhler]

Now that the colour has been presented the companies are now forming wide front in order to march past QEII.
Notice the two officers walking in front of the companies, they are being given directions by the sergeants walking in the formation behind them. "A little slower, sir - A little to the left, sir". So that the formation is perfect, since the officers can't look back to check their position.

When passing QEII the soldiers salute by doing an eyes right. Except for the soldiers at the ends. They look straight ahead in order for the company to keep marching in the right direction.

 

[Skippyboo]

The Sky news YouTube works but it's just regular news right now.


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[An Ard Ri]

This poor soldier collapsed!

Trooping The Colour 2016 | Getty Images

 

[Muhler]

QEII acknowledge, very correctly, the salute by the soldiers passing by with a nod.

I understand that a good deal of the guardsmen are relatively new in service.

Now it's almost time for the cavalry.

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

The Sky news YouTube works but it's just regular news right now.


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The trooping have been on for an hour now on that Sky News video.

 

[GömdNatt]

The Queen in Neon Green Stewart Parvin!


Catherine in McQueen and Philip Treacy hat!

https://twitter.com/emynash/status/741568077943451648
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DailyMail article up
- Thousands gather outside Buckingham Palace ahead of the Trooping the Colour for the Queen’s official 90th birthday celebrations – but will Princess Charlotte steal the spotlight? | Daily Mail Online

Looks like she's recycling her outfit from Charlotte's Christening!

 

[Valerie Rose]

Doesn't the Sky News live YouTube video I posted here work?

"The uploader has not made this video available in your country" is the message, sadly.

 

[Muhler]

Unfortunately I can't provide a working link for TV2 outside DK, the transmission here is non-stop.

Right now the Kings Troop has passed. It's mounted field artillery, consisting of 47 % females. One cannon is believed to be the one that fired the first shot at the Battle of Somme 1916.

Now the Blues and Royals are passing QEII, fortunately in good order, because it's not natural for horses to stand still for a longer period, so the can have a tendency to be eager.

Behind the squadrons ride the farriers who are issued a spiked axe.
The purpose was to hack off the hoof of a horse when it died to prove that
it really was dead and not been sold. The number of the horse was written on the hoof.
But on the battlefield it was the task of the farriers to put wounded horses out of their misery. And to do that they used the spiked end of the axe on the head of the horse.

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

This website allows you to watch UK TV outside the UK - just download the user-friendly app and be able to watch what you wants. I use it myself when I'm in Norway, and I recommend it to others:
Mediahhh Free UK TV Anywhere

I am in Norway now, but I watch the BBC One coverage on BBC World News.

 

[crm2317]

Lovely to see James and Louise in a carriage.

 

[Muhler]

It's close to the end now.

The national anthem is played and as a sign of respect the colour is lowered and placed partly on the ground.
That would be unthinkable in DK, because the regimental colours here are Dannebrog with the regimental crest, and Dannebrog is never allowed to touch the ground.
In Britain the colour was carried side by side with Union Jack in battle.

Soon the royals will return to Buckingham Palace for the balcony scene and fly-over.

The Regimental Sergeant-Major is walking across the parade ground wearing his pace-stick under the arm. The purpose of the stick is not (well, not all the time) to whack recruits over the back, but to measure the distance between files in a formation.
The Regimental Sergeant-Major, the senior NCO, along with company sergeant-majors is the one responsible for the discipline, drill and presentation of the soldiers on a daily basis.
In other words: The sergeant-majors ensured the soldiers were competent, for the officers to lead.

 

[Hannelore]

This image of a soldier lying on the ground seems so familiar. There's always one who seems to faint. Could someone please enlighten me, is it the weight of their headgear? What causes such strain on these trained young men?

 

[Lumutqueen]

This image of a soldier lying on the ground seems so familiar. There's always one who seems to faint. Could someone please enlighten me, is it the weight of their headgear? What causes such strain on these trained young men?

Nerves, heat, personal stress, weight of the headgear. Whilst I imagine it's not intended all these events are quite pressure heavy and stressful.

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

HM are leaving the Horse Guards Parade.

 

[Muhler]

This image of a soldier lying on the ground seems so familiar. There's always one who seems to faint. Could someone please enlighten me, is it the weight of their headgear? What causes such strain on these trained young men?

It's typically because of dehydration or poor blood circulation. So all soldiers, not only in the guards, are taught to drink before a parade, especially when it's hot and first and foremost to rock slighty on the feet to ensure the blood-flow.
Otherwise you drop and that can happen fast!

 

[Hannelore]

Nerves, heat, personal stress, weight of the headgear. Whilst I imagine it's not intended all these events are quite pressure heavy and stressful.

Thanks Lumutqueen. How much does the headgear actually weigh? I was very impressed to see the Duke of Edinburgh - at 95! - still wearing it. He's made of steel I think

 

[Osipi]

Doesn't the Sky News live YouTube video I posted here work?

Its working wonderfully well for me here. Thanks much for posting this link.

I noticed that on the seat opposite HM, there is the ever faithful umbrella all set and ready in matching bright green.

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

The BBC coverage is very good, as usual - the Sky News coverage is also good.

 

[Hannelore]

It's typically because of dehydration or poor blood circulation. So all soldiers, not only in the guards, are taught to drink before a parade, especially when it's hot and first and foremost to rock slighty on the feet to ensure the blood-flow.
Otherwise you drop and that can happen fast!

I had no idea. Thanks! Must be quite embarrassing for the guy who faints. He'll be hearing about it for years on end from his mates I'm sure!

 

[Muhler]

Thanks Lumutqueen. How much does the headgear actually weigh? I was very impressed to see the Duke of Edinburgh - at 95! - still wearing it. He's made of steel I think

Some three kilos. So it is impressive for a man his age.

 

[Muhler]

I had no idea. Thanks! Must be quite embarrassing for the guy who faints. He'll be hearing about it for years on end from his mates I'm sure!

Can happen to anyone.
Almost happened to me once on a parade. Things had been delayed and I hadn't rocked enough on my feet, so red clouds in front of the eyes and tunnel-vision. Didn't faint though but it was close! - And finally our lieutenant began to order us to shift between standing to attention and at ease.

 

[PetticoatLane]

There's just nothing better than Trooping the Colour! Nothing any other monarchy does comes close to this IMO.

I'd much rather this over a fancy tiara-wearing gala dinner any day. Those sorts of things shut the public out, only the cream of the crop can take part. With something like this, the public very much plays a part and is invited along to enjoy it.