Trooping the Colour
Season 2018
Each year, with almost no exceptions, the British Sovereign (King or, as presently, reigning Queen) celebrates His/Her 'official birthday' (which is held on a chosen Saturday in Spring, regardless of H.M.'s actual birthday) by attending arguably the most elaborate annual display of military parade skill. Each year one of the infantry regiments of the Royal Guards (the Grenadeers, Coldstream Guards, Scotch Guards, Welsh Guards and Irish Guards) gets its turn to star its 'colours' (regimental flag) in an elaborate ceremonial on the parade ground near the London Cenotaph, which also involves the mounted Horse Guards and the arrival from and return to Buckingham Palace in coaches of most of the royal family, except for the Royal Colonels who participate on horse-back themselves.
Where to Watch Trooping the Colour • Season 2018
2 Episodes
- Trooping the Colour 2018E1
Trooping the Colour 2018Huw Edwards introduces live coverage of the world-renowned military spectacle from Horse Guards Parade to mark the official birthday of Her Majesty The Queen. This is her 66th birthday parade as sovereign. This year it's the turn of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards to troop their colour in this annual display of music and majesty. After the parade, members of the royal family join the Queen at Buckingham Palace to continue the celebrations with the famous balcony appearance and RAF flypast.