For the second year, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her
official birthday with a 'mini-Trooping' ceremony.
Trooping the Colour marks the official birthday of the British Sovereign and is celebrated on the second Saturday of June.
In March, Buckingham Place announced that the annual military parade had been cancelled - due to the coronavirus pandemic - and that an alternative parade in the quadrangle at Windsor Castle is being considered.
On Saturday, the Queen was joined by her cousin Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, at a scaled-down military parade held by the Household Division to mark the special occasion.
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Today is The Queen's Official Birthday??
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 12, 2021
A military parade held by @Householddiv is taking place in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle to mark the occasion. pic.twitter.com/G9B9S7Bduu
The Queen's Colour of F Company Scots Guards @scots_guards was trooped at The Queen's Birthday Parade 2021.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 12, 2021
Whilst the format was a little different this year, #TroopingtheColour has marked the official birthday of the British Sovereign for over 260 years. pic.twitter.com/BER4eyoa7J
The Queen's Birthday Parade 2021 closed with a magnificent fly-past by the @rafredarrows and a 41 Gun Royal Salute by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery ???? #WindsorCastle pic.twitter.com/63xGuK9FRy
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 12, 2021