Trooping the Colour 2003-2022

[vkrish]

I assume it's because until she personally led the ceremony, she was there just as a daughter of the King and rode as most women back then did - in side-saddle. Once she became the Sovereign, she led the procession and was there as Head of the Armed Forces.


Yes, it's true. The position of Gold Stick is rotated on a monthly roster system. The Colonels of the Regiments who do not hold the position in that particular month are called Gold Stick-in-Waiting. The position of Silver Stick used to be rotated as well between lieutenant-colonels; however, now the position is permanently held by the Colonel Commander Household Cavalry.
In this picture, you can actually see the Gold and Silver Sticks-in-Waiting, including Princess Anne, holding their ceremonial sticks.

3.Are only blood-royals given the crucial Household Colonel ranks? I dont think a Princess of Wales or a monarch's son-in-law can ride behind the sovereign right? Just like at Remembrance..There is strict restriction only for blood royals? DoE also rode since accession. Others are permitted to Balcony.

Yes and no. All seven septem juncta in uno regiments that form the Household Division have the Queen as their Colonel-in-Chief.

In addition, only royals by birth* are Colonels-in-Chief of Cavalry Regiments (not just British Royals though: King Abdullah of Jordan is Colonel-in-Chief of The Light Dragoon).

The Infantry Regiments have non-royal Colonels-in-Chief: Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is the Governor of Gibraltar. In addition, Queen Margrethe of Denmark is Colonels-in-Chief of The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires).

The Colonels-in-Chief of Combat Support Regiments are all British Royals by birth.

The Colonels-in-Chief of Combat Service Support are all British Royals - by birth and marriage (Sophie is the Colonel-in-Chief of Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, while the Duchess of Gloucester is the Colonel-in-Chief of Royal Army Dental Corpse).


* I don't specifically separate Prince Philip because although he is not British Royal by birth, he is the Sovereign's Consort.

Ok, two more questions..
1. Inspite of monthly rotation, Princess Royal always gets the chance of being Gold Stick both at State Opening of parliament and trooping every year..How come?
2.Does that mean non-blood royals (not Queen's consort) can also ride behind if they are appointed as Colonel of a household regime? I know there is no precedence, but she can do it, right?

 

[Artemisia]

Ok, two more questions..
1. Inspite of monthly rotation, Princess Royal always gets the chance of being Gold Stick both at State Opening of parliament and trooping every year..How come?
2.Does that mean non-blood royals (not Queen's consort) can also ride behind if they are appointed as Colonel of a household regime? I know there is no precedence, but she can do it, right?

I'm not sure about the Princess Royal because I hadn't noticed her being the Gold Stick all the time on those occasions. Are you sure she isn't Gold Stick-in-waiting?

As for a Queen Consort riding during the Trooping the Colour ceremony, although it is indeed unprecedented, I don't see why not; as long as she is appointed a Colonel-in-Chief of a Household Regiment in her own right, she should have the option to do so.

 

[Dman]

I really don't think we will see Camilla or Catherine riding in the Trooping of the Colour behind Charles & William but will wear the badges of their regiments while escorted in their carriages to Horseguard Parade.

 

[Osipi]

I really don't think we will see Camilla or Catherine riding in the Trooping of the Colour behind Charles & William but will wear the badges of their regiments while escorted in their carriages to Horseguard Parade.

When I think about it, it wouldn't surprise me one bit to see Camilla astride a horse should the occasion warrant it. She's an excellent horsewoman and is quite at home on one. Kate, I really would doubt we'd see her as the rumors still circulate that she's allergic to horses and we've yet to see a picture of her astride one. But then again, we could be surprised.

 

[Dman]

You do not have to be a royal to be appointed a Colonel of one of the Household regiments. Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, former GG of Canada, was Colonel of the Irish Guards from 1946 until his death
Also you do not need to be a royal to be a KG or KT, infact most of them are not. In the Garter royals are considered Extra knights not regular Kinghts Companion.
I believe Princess Mary's husband the Earl of Harewood used to ride behind the his father in law on parade. Earl Mountbatten of Burma (distantly royal I guess) definitely rode in parades.

Also lets not forget Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg was Colonel of the Irish Guards and rode behind The Queen uniformed during the Trooping of the Colour from 1984 until his abdication.

 

[NGalitzine]

Lieutenant General James Jeffrey Corfield Bucknall
is the Colonel of the Coldstream Guards so even today HM has reached out beyond members of her family to appoint a Colonel of one of the Household regiments when she could easily have appointed Andrew or Edward to the role.

 

[vkrish]

Hey I was watching this video for some nth time..
Queen - Trooping the Colour 60 Years - YouTube

Who is the guy in red tunic chatting to the QM at 2;14 in 1998?
Looks much like Duke oGloucester of 50s, but I know he is long gone..
Please please answer me..Its bothering me like hell, since I have almost mastered every other minute detail of that video, except that..

 

[Artemisia]

That's Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg. To the right of him is the late Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte.
Here are two pictures of the Grand Duke from 1998 Trooping the Colour: picture 1, picture 2.

The Grand Duke served as Colonel of the Regiment of the Irish Guards and often rode, in full uniform (including his Garter Star), behind Queen Elizabeth during the Trooping the Colour Parade, and joined the Royal Family on the balcony.

 

[Dman]

The Queen's Birthday Parade Rehearsals Begin:
Queen’s Birthday Parade Rehearsals Begin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibgcghowYRA

 

[Dman]

Royal Central ‏@RoyalCentral 2h
Tomorrow is the Major General's review of Trooping the Colour, the first of two full-scale rehearsals before the troop on the 15th June.

Royal Central ‏@RoyalCentral 2h
The Major General's review of Trooping the Colour gets underway shortly in London. It's the first of two full scale rehearsals for the troop

Royal Central ‏@RoyalCentral 2h
The Major General commanding the Household Division (George Norton CBE) will be reviewing today's parade rehearsal at Horseguards' Parade.

Royal Central ‏@RoyalCentral 2h
The other rehearsal is the Colonel's Review, at which HRH The Prince of Wales, as Colonel Welsh Guards, will be present.

 

[Dman]

The Major General's Review of Trooping the Colour - June 2013 - YouTube

 

[Dman]

Royal Central ‏@RoyalCentral 54m
Tomorrow is the Colonel's Review of Trooping the Colour. HRH The Prince of Wales will be attending this final rehearsal tomorrow morning.

HRH The Prince of Wales Attends The Final Rehearsal For The Trooping of the Colour:
http://www.royalcentral.co.uk/charl...-final-rehearsal-for-trooping-the-colour-8924

Pictures:
Guards March During The Colonel's Review:
The Prince of Wales takes part during the Colonel's Review on June 8, 2013-
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/NkkS5WFM6FV/Guards+March+During+Colonel+Review/75LEIOaFA50

 

[Lumutqueen]

Prince Charles leads the Welsh Guards in final rehearsal for the Queen's Birthday Parade | Mail Online

 

[Dman]

It's going to be great to see Charles ride horseback in the parade once he's King. He looks very Kingly in this review. Very nice pictures.

 

[cepe]

Interesting article in the Sunday Times regarding next weeks Trooping the Colour.

Summary

THE Duke of Kent is expected to replace the Duke of Edinburgh at the Queen’s side during the trooping the colour parade on Saturday.

The Queen’s cousin will stand in for Prince Philip, who will remain in hospital for two weeks as he recovers from exploratory surgery on his abdomen.

Plans are in place for the Duke of Kent, a colonel with the Scots Guards and personal aide-de-camp to the Queen, to travel in the carriage with the monarch during her birthday parade and to stand in for Philip as chairman of the Senior Colonel’s Conference on Friday.

The article goes on about the need for the Prince to "slow down" and that the Queen is spending the w/end at Windsor. Gun salute on Monday for DoE's birthday.

 

[Molly2101]

I love that The Duke of Kent is going to be with his cousin, what a lovely gesture.

 

[Dman]

That is very nice of The Duke of Kent. I thought she was going to ride in the parade alone.

 

[Dman]

RoyalAirForceUK Royal Air Force 11 Jun
A flypast of RAF aircraft will be the finale to Sat, 15th June 2013 celebrations for the Queen’s Official Birthday. pic.twitter.com/PdhkWRwfJK

RoyalAirForceUK Royal Air Force 15h
See the formation for Saturday’s RAF flypast in honour of Her Majesty the Queen’s Official Birthday. pic.twitter.com/ezsPdch6on

Royal Air Force ‏@RoyalAirForceUK 14hThe RAF flypast (at 1pm) and Trooping the Colour parade can be seen live on BBC1 starting from 10:30am. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b02xgbr8 …

 

[cepe]

Re Duke of Kent - this from Sky

Paul Harrison ‏@SkyNewsRoyal
#royal Duke of Kent suffered a stroke 3 months ago. Despite full recovery, he will not be mounted as precaution - medical advice

Duke of KEnt is Colonel of the Scots Guards.

 

[Dman]

It's better that he will ride in the carriage with The Queen. I guess from now on, he will ride in one of the carriages from the Parade.

 

[cepe]

It's better that he will ride in the carriage with The Queen. I guess from now on, he will ride in one of the carriages from the Parade.

Not necessarily, if he gets the all. Clear from the doctors.

There is no carriage procession to the TTC, the queen alone rides in her small carriage and is accompanied by the colonels of the regiments. Is possible that next year, if the situation with DoK is the same, then all 3 can ride in a larger carriage.

There is a carriage procession, I think, afterwards going back to BP. I that right??

 

[Dman]

Trooping of the Colour: Live TV Coverage- BBC One 10:30am UK Time
BBC One - Trooping the Colour

Outside UK Viewers:
tvpc.com - BBC 1

Not necessarily, if he gets the all. Clear from the doctors.

There is no carriage procession to the TTC, the queen alone rides in her small carriage and is accompanied by the colonels of the regiments. Is possible that next year, if the situation with DoK is the same, then all 3 can ride in a larger carriage.

There is a carriage procession, I think, afterwards going back to BP. I that right??

I was just guessing that the Duke of Kent would ride in one of the carriages from now on. It's said that The Duke of Kent will ride with The Queen tomorrow-

Dickie Arbiter ‏@RoyalDickie 5h
Given The Duke of Kent suffered a stroke a while back it's a good move to have him accompany The Queen to Trooping tomorrow

Paul Harrison ‏@SkyNewsRoyal 6h
#royal Duke of Kent will accompany #Queen at Trooping the Colour tomorrow in his capacity as Col-in-chief of the Scots Guards #Philip

Correction: The Duke of Kent is Colonel of The Scots Guards.

 

[Dman]

Full Video Ceremony of The Trooping of the Colour 1986:
See Her Majesty The Queen ride sidesaddle on her favorite horse
'Burmese' for the last time. The horse was retired later that year-

Scots Guards Trooping Their Colour 1986: The Queen's 34th Annual Birthday Parade - YouTube

 

[AdmirerUS]

Coverage starts tomorrow at 10:30 am on BBC 1. Just FYI.

 

[wbenson]

There is no carriage procession to the TTC, the queen alone rides in her small carriage and is accompanied by the colonels of the regiments.

Some members of the royal family arrive in carriages before the ceremony, ahead of the Queen's procession.

Is possible that next year, if the situation with DoK is the same, then all 3 can ride in a larger carriage.

He could also arrive beforehand, not with the Queen. That's what the elderly (non-royal) colonels of the two Household Cavalry regiments did in the 90s, and then they would sit in chairs on either side of the Queen (the Duke of Edinburgh was still on a horse then).

 

[Dman]

I didn't know that The Queen and Royal Colonels used to salute The Queen Mother at the Trooping of the Colour Parade? In the video I posted of the 1986 ceremony, you will see this being done at 20:49.

 

[dazzling]

What time does the actual event start? and any confirmation of who will be attending from the royal family? Sophie, the York girls, DoC?

 

[vkrish]

Even I didnt know. I watched that clip now. The commentator just said that "she will look up to The QM" bot nothing like she will salute her.
I dont understand why The Sovereign is bound to salute to a Dowager Queen who has no constitutional postion.
Or maybe because when you wear full uniform with head-dress, salute is the only way of greeting someone, higher or lower. So that must be just a form of greeting and acknowledging the QM.
Or it may be that the salute was not for the QM but for some officer welcoming her at the saluting base. But the royal Colonels definitely saluted QM.
So someone will good knowledge on this..Please explain.
1.Do they always salute the "highest authority" on the war-office balcony?
2.When King Charles rides to saluting base, will William, Anne and other Royal Colonels salute Queen Camilla standing in the war office Balcony?

 

[wbenson]

What time does the actual event start? and any confirmation of who will be attending from the royal family? Sophie, the York girls, DoC?

Judging by the past couple of years, the first carriages should leave the palace at 10:43 BST, and the Queen arrives at 11:00. I don't think they announce the guests in advance.

Even I didnt know. I watched that clip now. The commentator just said that "she will look up to The QM" bot nothing like she will salute her.

I have a video of the 1977 parade (I don't think it's anywhere online, unfortunately), and the commentator explicitly said "the Queen's first act on this parade will be to salute her mother," and then the Queen Mother was shown nodding. I imagine it's just a courtesy and not something she was bound to do.

Edit: I found it, at 19:53

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI_9ogC9e5I&t=19m53s

 

[hkittybaby]

What time does the actual event start? and any confirmation of who will be attending from the royal family? Sophie, the York girls, DoC?

10 am. you can watch live from 10:30 on BBC 1 if you're in the UK

The Queen will ride in a carriage with The Duke of Kent. The Duchess of Cambridge will ride with Prince Harry & the Duchess of Cornwall. Sophie, Prince Edward, Lady Louise, Prince Andrew and his daughters are expected too.