2001 Trooping the Colour

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2001 Trooping the Colour
Date(s)16 June 2001;24 years ago (2001-06-16)
Location(s) Horse Guards Parade, London, England
Country United Kingdom
Previous event 2000
Next event 2002
Activity
  • Queen's Birthday Parade
  • Royal balcony appearance

The 2001 Trooping the Colour ceremony was held on 16 June 2001 to celebrate the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. It was the 50th anniversary of Elizabeth's first Trooping acting in behalf of her father King George VI and was showered by heavy rain [1] . Over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses, and 400 musicians came together in the traditional parade to mark the Queen's Official Birthday, which usually takes place on the third Saturday of June. [2] It was the final Birthday Parade of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother before her death on 30 March 2002.

Contents

The parade

Balcony appearance

References

  1. ↑ Drum Major (3 April 2010). "Escort for the Colour 2001.mpg". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ Therrien, Alex; Turner, Lauren (2 June 2021). "Queen's Platinum Jubilee plans unveiled by Buckingham Palace". BBC News . Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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