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This is why we in Northern Ireland are proud to be part of the United Kingdom. No country does it better!
And we are proud to have you with us. Though sometimes it may be hard to tell.
@@joshuagarnham9703 I know, however, NI is the most loyal part of the United Kingdom, especially to Her Majesty the Queen.
@@audspod1 well you’ve certainly proven it over the years. I hope the UK remains united for centuries to come.
@@joshuagarnham9703 Thank you, I hope so too.
From wales : Northern Ireland is the loyalists , you literally left your own country behind because you respect your position in our country
Twice I’ve Trooped The Colour for Her Majesty’s Birthday.
Eighteen years in The Coldstream Guards experiencing the best of both worlds, ceremonial duties like this and operational tours in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.
I was discharged in 2015 but I’ll always have fond memories of my time , the good and the bad.
The best part, it’s not many people who can say they’ve done this.
Glad you enjoyed it.
You really can look back on your 18 yrs of military service with great pride. There is good and bad in any job but more so in the military!
Your country is proud of you. Thank you for you service. You will never be forgotten!
God bless you Sir, for your service. 🙏
My Grandparents were proud members of the British Armed Services. My Grandad in the Army and my Grandpa in the Royal Navy. I knew my Grandad better as sadly my Grandpa passed early in my life. My Grandad was immensely proud of his time in the Army, he would still stand and salute at the door when he answered it to us before we came in. My fondest memories as a child are of that man and the stories he told of his Army life.
My father was in the 1st battalion Welsh guards. During ww2, he was at Dunkirk. I thank you for your service. I was unable to join the army, I would have loved to have done this.
Thank you for your service 🙏
I am Portuguese by birth and a British Citizen by choice and it's moments like this that makes me proud of being part of this GREAT COUNTRY . Nearly 46 years living amongst you the British and loving it! Mai,nada!
This may sound silly but it makes me immensely happy to hear when people like yourself choose to join us, to come here and make it your home. I love that about this country, what makes us uniquely British is when other nationalities and cultures intertwine with what is here. We are certainly a unique island nation but it's how different we all are that makes it truly Great Britain 🙂
And we are equally proud to have you become one of us! 👌👍
@@johnbloor4376 agreed.
@@Pilot.0101 Not silly at all. Brings a lump to my throat.
@@Pilot.0101 It's not silly at all Gavin. I, like you (I think) am very proud to be British. If we can welcome people from other lands to be part of this great Island race, then that's not a bad thing at all.
I’m English and very proud to be English and our soldiers make me even more proud, I’ve never known such well trained soldiers anywhere in the world. Well done lads you were marvellous.
Welsh and Scots arn't too bad either...Rorke's Drift was on my regiments colour...not too shabby :)
As trooping the colour is performed to mark Her Majesty’s official birthday, it beats the hell out of “Happy birthday to you!”
It’s her Anniversary. Her birthday is 21st of April. She was born on the 21/4/1926.
Her natural birthday is in April, however her official birthday is in June, hence the trooping of the colour ceremony.
@@jules.8443 No, since Edward VII the monarch has had two birthdays, their real one, and the Official Birthday in June. This is because his birthday was in November and he thought June would have better weather.
@@jules.8443 She has two birthdays, one private and one celebrated by the Nation
Totally!
My Son was a Scots Guard and did this! An extremely proud day!!!
Just to remind you , these are real soldiers. With a long history of excellence, and bravery.
Have watched this every year since I could walk. Married a guardsman, son is in the cavalry, nephew is foot guards. This event is a major part of my life.
And how proud you must be 👍👍
Thank you for you and your family's Service. 👍🇬🇧
@@kenUK762 👍🏻
@@isabellabourchier3498 Families like yours help Britain to be great. Unfortunately the most experience I have in the army is as a cadet but that was a great experience
@@neo9706 glad you enjoyed it. The army is not for everyone as no one really cares much about you other than the pomp and circumstance.
Remember that every soldier present is on active duty, and the time allowed to practice for this ceremony is therefore limited. It is, however, a huge honour in a soldier's life to take part in the Trooping of the Colour.
Sorry, have to correct you....Trooping THE Colour... 😉👍
not just members of the army or military, i was a police cadet in 2011 and i was on parade here, i loved every moment of it,
@@halioman Forgive me, Wendy.... I stand connected.
They start to practice in February up to the day of Trooping the Colour.
Mry brother-in-law is Swiss. He brought his father over to see this. He is a military collector and he cried when he saw it. One of the best feelings in the world is marching with other soldiers in a parade. Training for drill is not :)
It's nice to see people from other countries so interested in things that happen in this country
What a lovely American kid showing such respect for this very English ceremony! How attractive is that.
It is an annual parade in Central London. The British Army is a collection of many corps and regiments including the Welsh Scots and Northern Irish and English. These soldiers on parade are first and foremost professional troops with hundreds of years of service. The 5 regiments of foot guards provide ceremonial duties as well as overseas service.
It’s British mate not just English 🇬🇧🏴😂 don’t want to be left out of this one
@@riowhan7566 Don't forget the Jocks and the Micks🇯🇪🏴🇬🇧
@@irfanazaam9386 only reason I put a Welsh flag is cuz that’s where I’m from 😂 and how did you get the NI flag emoji?
@@riowhan7566 Have you update your CZcams?
My son was in the Household Cavalry and took part in many ceremonial occasions including Trooping the Colour, I was a very proud dad!
I’m sure you were, with justification.
I was in the household cavalry to from 89-98 and was in the mounted side to and like your son I did many ceremonial dutys
it would seem that you brought the lad up well.
Mine too and still is 😀
The Life Guards I hope. :)
As a Scottish citizen and proud to be a citizen of the United Kingdom, it is my pleasure to attend a ceremony so important to all Britons, which takes place on the day of the Official Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
As a former band geek, I truly appreicate the time an energy it take to produce such perfection.
Absolutely amazing precision, concentration and discipline, all whilst listening to the commands AND play musical instruments AND keep perfect time!! Who said men couldn't multitask!!😂😂🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I had two uncles who were bandsmen in the Dragoon guards in the mid 20th Century - marvellous musicans all their lives and so very smart.
My father was in the Scots Guards during WW2! This ceremony is held annually in June. I enjoyed seeing your reaction to the event.
I hope you get your wish to see it in person.
It happens once a year on the Queen's 'official birthday' which, this being the UK, is not the same date as her actual birthday. Her actual birthday is in April, her 'official birthday' is in June
2nd week in June because accoring to records, it's least likely to rain during that period.
There is a full "dress rehearsal" one week earlier often attended by the families of the guardsmen taking part. (My nephew is a Grenadier)
Official birthday is there because it needs rehearsal. Imagine if she died the day before Charles' birthday and they suddenly had to pull that out of the bag with no notice...
@@georgeprout42 The Official Birthday goes back to 1748. George II didn't like the probable weather on his November birthday, so he created an official celebration when the weather should be better. Edward VII also had a November birthday so celebrated his official birthday in June also
Thank you for the way you respect our Queen and all our traditions. You would be really interested to get a video of the 1981 ceremony. Her Majesty used to ride to and from the ceremony, she is an expert horse woman. Shots were fired and her calmness has to be seen to be believed. She's a great Lady who is muched loved and admired.
Trooping the colour happens once a year for the Queens formal birthday. They do so well considering it’s summer time. It’s been going for over 250 years now.
My favorite royal parade celebrating our Queens Birthday. I look forward to this every year. This isn't for tourists it's for her people and the tourists get to enjoy it as well.
as someone who was in the Irish Guards, it always gives me a great sense of honour watching this. All 5 of the guards regiments are incredible. Catterick was mentioned in that video, which is where i was trained oh so many years ago.
Catterick, before or after the night club was called "scabs"? ;-) or did you used to go to the Bull in town?
QS
@@DrewMechen1 i do remember a little place, was something like £15 and you got free drinks tickets, never remember the name of the place tho, i do remember the first weekend off up there we had drinking games, dont remember much else about the place.
We were in hipswell road Catterick,
@@gaynorbrown631 Helles Barracks here, long time ago.
So good to see you react to this, having grown up with this type of display, it's refreshing to see it from an outsiders view!!
Glad they pointed out that these are active military and not just for show!!
Nobody does pomp and ceremony quite like the British, and that's why I love them.
While I have never served in the forces, being on ceremonial parades was my favourite part of my cadet experience. Being able to dress in my ceremonial uniform and take part on parades like ANZAC Day parade was a huge honour. Executing drill movements perfectly like the Guards did would probably have taken weeks of practice.
just look prussian drill in Chile 😁
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I cant explain it, I was just a Fireman in the RAF in the 1980's, but I just loved marching. After weeks of practice, a body of men could get the feet to impact the ground with a crack, instead of a ripple. Being fitter than at any point in your life and being immaculately turned out too. You felt of top of the world!
@@Mark_Bickerton I was never in the forces, but I was in air cadets, and my favourite thing to do in cadets was going on ceremonial parades and drill lessons. Getting everyone to move in unison is a huge challenge, but when it's done right it is spectacular.
Brit here. I am a woman and to me it looks like a ballet. The precision, beauty, and synchronicity is astonishing. They are all so young and proud to be in front of Her Majesty who is their Chief. If we do one thing good it is our Paradades. Long Live Her Majesty. Thank you for showing your reaction.
As an ex Scots Guard, this brings back so many memories. The thing that most people don't know is after trooping the Colour the Escort to the Colour has to do changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, St James Palace and Tower of London to do guard duties for 24 hours.
My grandad was a Scots Guardsman, I think he was in North Africa in ww2, wen I was young he told me how he was a barber for the soldiers, he won silver spoons shooting , I’ve got a really good picture of him in his guards uniform, time flies eh, I’m named after him
@@bernardmcmahon5377 Thank you for the reply. I would say though your Grandad most probably did a lot more than he told you about. Given that the North African campaign was very brutal and difficult and that's putting it mildly. There is an old saying Once a Guardsman always a Guardsman. I imagine he was always presentable and walked tall. All my best to you.
Made all the worse still if you were stationed at Chelsea barracks at the time !
@@davidtaylor7242 thanks 👍
Thanks for your service David Taylor. My Grandfather on my mother's side was a Taylor, from Dundee. He joined the Black Watch in 1916 at the age of 18. He was in the Pioneer Corps based at Falmouth in WW2 when he was killed by a German bomb while on guard duty. He was 42.
When I watch this it always makes me cry with pride for our Country and all the soldiers that fought for in so many wars to keep us safe they definitely deserve our respect and our thanks 🙏 too each and everyone of them especially the soldiers that didn’t come home I’m so proud of our Country.This happens every June there’s also the changing of the Guard 💂 that happens all the time so if you come to London just go down to Buckingham Palace to see it you’ll love it Joel Love 💕 from Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴👑👑👑👸🏻👸🏻💂💂💂👍🥰👋
It does happen annually, in June. The Queen use to always ride side saddle to this event. In hot weather it is not unusual for a soldier to faint with the heat, heavy woollen jackets and the bearskin hats helps a lot!
A friend who was in the Grenadier Guards said that those chosen to Troop their Colour were specially trained to faint at the position of attention
@@Trek001 Used to be that if you didn't land on your face it wasn't really a faint. Anyone who put their hand out whilst falling also hadn't fainted. CO's orders for them.
I know it’s horrible when you see them fall 🤦
Dad was a Coldstream guard and I had the good fortune to be able to go to the Trooping of the colour for many years as a young man to celebrate the Queens official birthday. Absolutely amazing nothing in the world can match the pageantry and the history lots have copied and tried
GOD BLESS THE QUEEN.
Love British Royal and military traditions! The pomp and ceremony is just awesome.
The movements you see the troops making used to take part on battlefields in previous centuries. To change position to meet a new threat or to change between facing enemy infantry & enemy cavalry. To face infantry they would fight in line, to face cavalry they would form squares. Learning this discipline, enabled them to react quickly to such orders & could literally save lives & whole formations in a battle.
Always a stunning ceremony. The amazing discipline on show by the soldiers but also all of the horses who often get forgotten. In past years, when she was able, Queen Elizabeth was part of the ceremony in uniform and on horseback. The first parade in this form was in 1748.
Happens every year in June, for her Majesty’s official birthday. You should watch the entire trooping with the Blues & Royals on horseback.
My bro's Regiment..The Life Guards...
Chris you forgot to say the life guards were there as well we are the senior regiment
@@bryanlittlewood751 Yes , sorry about that.
My father was in the Household Cavalry and rode in the coronation of HMTQ plus quite a few Trooping of the colour ceremonies. Needless to say it was required viewing every summer in our household.
The Trooping of the Colour marks the official birthday our monarch, and has done so for around 250 years - that is why the Queen is in attendance. As you liked this Joel, you may have liked the Royal Tournament, which unfortunately has now been discontinued. Back in the '70s, when I was just a boy, I went to see it with my father (a WW2 veteran), and it was totally thrilling!
Yes the Royal Tournament was so good. I went for quite a few years, great.
Edinburgh Military Tattoo is worth watching/going to.
The Royal Tournament aka.. The Royal Naval Field Gun Competition
250 years ago in America,they were killing each other for water.
Hell yes you should do the Field Gun!
Pardon me if this has already been said.
Trooping the Colour goes back several centuries. In the days of archers, me at arms and cavalry, each unit/type of unit was identified by its standard, its flag. So before battle, the flag for each unit was paraded in front of them so they could recognize it on the battlefield, and thus know where they should be and where to rally to.
I think you'd love the Edinburgh Military tattoo if you like military 'entertainment'. The marching, the music against the backdrop of Edinburgh castle is nothing less than spectacular.
Yep its amazing event
A wonderful gem you have unearth for your education on British history and culture. I'm sure many Americans and Brits love these military parades. We all thank the dedication these men and women give to serve.
"Americans" are all people who live in the American continent, not just in the United States
Not just Americans, we in the Commonwealth love it as well, as we can relate to it,being part of the Commonwealth, love from New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤️
My grandad took part in 4 trooping the colours in the 1930s. He was a Grenadier Guard and also did 3 beat the retreats (and the 2nd World War under Montgomery).
My Grandad (Grenadiers) did the same during the 1920's and my nephew did it during the 1990's. Very Proud of our family's service in the Army, Airforce and Navy.
I was in the irish guards and must be remembered these soldiers are all highly training combat soldiers.
Glad you enjoyed the ceremony. It takes place every year on the Queen's 'official' birthday, which is in the summer. It is always the same procedure, though each year a different Guards regiment troops its colour. The Guards regiments are, in order of precedence, Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish, Welsh. I've been to it once and it really is a spectacle.
This is the advantage of a monarchy. Lots of pageantry. Every one of those soldiers is loyal only to the Queen. They have no allegiance to Parliament. The trooping happens on the second Saturday in June as part of the celebrations of the Queen's official birthday and until she became too old to do it, she used to ride in uniform with them.
Well sort of.
Under the UK's constitutional Settlement the UK Forces are directed by the elected Parliament although the Monarch can still just declare war!
The Royal Navy and Royal Marines sign a 'Letter of Attestation' to the Monarch being the oldest service (and why they always take senior positions on parades) while the Royal Air Force personnel swear an oath of allegiance to the Monarch. The British Army (note no 'Royal') also swear allegiance but they are specifically not called 'the Royal Army' because after the Civil War the Monarch was not allowed an Army. However some units are given the title 'Royal' (like the Royal Hussars) because of conspicuous service.
Its all quite confusing but very British!
But yes these are all serving combat soldiers and why they shoulder their current combat weapon.
" loyal only to the Queen " 😂 🤣
That point about who all UK military owes allegiance to is very important. It means that your armed forces are beyond politics. As is the justice system, too.
@@Chris66able What is so funny about loyalty?
@@clarissagafoor5222 Bang on mate. So is the Police as well. That is a pretty key factor in the justice system especially as they are individual constables swearing allegiance not as a collective and they are all therefore outside of political control.
The colour is the flag of the regiment, you have them in the US Army too, but they are called Organizational Colors. A British Regimental Colour has the names of battles won on it, Battle Honours, those are the gold bars you see on the flag. American Battle Honors are streamers attached under the Organizational Color.
Well done you on getting the spelling of the varieties of English right.
@@dicem8977 If you're going to do it, do it right
Trooping the colour is every year, next year 2022 is on Saturday 11 June,
The only thing i would add is that The colours were traditional presented by the monarch to each of the line regiments, The reason the colours have an escort or guard is that to lose the colours is to disgace your yourself, your unit and your country to lose them in battle is shameful beyond measure. They are venerated above all else save her majesty the queen.
Just as to capture the enemy colours is an honour above measure.
@@robertmac8287 the loss of the "The colours" was punished by disbanding the unit and by demoding officers and unit commanders
USA English often omits the "u" in words that Brits spell with "-our", but they're pronouned the same. Hence: colour/color, flavour/flavor, valour/valor, etc.
Oh, he knows. The deliberate mispronunciation is something of a running joke for JPS at this point.
ITS ENGLISH not USA English. We have one language that other countries spell wrong!!
We like the Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of Prince William.
Harry and his wife, you can keep them in America. Not welcome here anymore.
@@pz8215 No - there are different variants of English spoken throughout the world, and because languages constantly evolve, it's not really a question of what's right and what's wrong.
@@pz8215 Only one other - the USA - all the rest use English.
I get chills watching it every time, its great to see them parade their colours for everyone to see.
It’s The Queen’s Colour being trooped. It’s on a Saturday morning every June in front of HM The Queen and The Royal Family. To be on Horseguards Parade for Trooping The Colour there is a ballot for tickets. You can watch from near The Guards Memorial.
It's not the Queen's colour being trooped. That's a common misconception. It's actually the Regiment's own Colour. In this case The Scots Guards Colour. Other years it's one of the other Foot Guard Regiments and their Colour.
and anyone can also watch by taking up a point down the Mall.
that is the parade.. the procession.. not the trooping on Horseguards Parade itself.
The Colour is the monarch's flag. It's a tradition started in the 17th century to ensure that the troupes would be familiar with it during battle. It's done on the Queen's birthday.
Not on the Queens birthday but to celebrate the Queens birthday...
The Colour is not the Monarch's flag. It's the Regiment's flag. Each year one of the Foot Guard Regiments is invited to troop its regimental colour for the Queen. In this video it was the Scots Guard and their regimental colour. Each regiment's colour has the regiment's insignia on it and a list of all the battles the regiment has fought in.
@@andywilliams7323 ...correct
It is beyond amazing to watch this live. For me, the mounted regiment is the best part. You could see them out the back but this video obviously didn't show their section. It's difficult enough to get people to work with such precision, but to see such well trained horses moving in unison is just something else altogether.
Her Majesty used to take part, riding Burmese, always side saddle. Although she stopped that in 1986 I believe. Now she only plays a small role and arrives in the carriage of the Royal Mews instead of mounted.
even trained to faint without fuss ,epic soldiering
A gun was fired at a Trooping of the Colour back in the 1980s and the Queen was advised to move from horse to carriage for her own safety. (PS: role not roll. Sorry to be pedantic, but I'm a teacher of English!).
@@stephenbaker7079 The Queen regained her composure and controlled her horse instantly after the sound of the shot. I jumped more than the Queen when I heard the shot. I can't remember if it was a blank that was fired, it is irrelevant because it was a shot. I think that The Queen continued for many years, after that incident, to ride side saddle at The Trooping Of The Colour.
@@hilaryjohns4049 Thanks Hilary for filling in the details. Her Majesty was very brave as Princess Anna was when someone tried to kidnap her. Incidentally, do you remember when a man climbed up into the Queen's bedroom? So much for the security team!
The Household Cavaly DO participate in the Trooping the Colour ceremony, it just wasn't part of this clip
I’m so impressed by how a mass of troops, especially the musicians, can wheel round in formation so accurately.
All those taking part are active members of the British Army, they may look
like toy soldiers, but they definitely are not !
Used to go up to London every year to see this with the wife and kids.
I drove up and parked the car near Victoria and walked to Buckingham palace.
We got our place on the Mall around 8am or before, and there we stood.
We watched the guards march down to Horseguards and the whole procession including the Queen, then after an hour or so watched them all come back again.
We then moved up to the palace to wait for the Queen and royal family to emerge onto the balcony and the flypast.
After all of this was over, we would go to Hamleys toy shop.
We got some very good views of the Queen and lots of photos and vids.
One day I’d like to be watching this on Horseguards
I love the ceremony and record it every year on TV as well as watching live and the recorded ceremony several times over.
Sounds like the Hamley's visit is bribery for kids! 😀
Loved seeing your expression as you discovered this magnificent ceremony. I a, also fascinated by military pageantry, especially that stepped on tradition, and for this you can't do any better than the British. You might ant to check under Trooping the Colour, as the whole ceremony is longer than this. Subscribed, of course.
you should watch the next part where the full regiment marches around that square, how they turn the corners is just poetry in motion
It normally lasts for about 2hrs! It looks as though it's in a series of videos - you should watch/react to the whole series, I reckon you'll be both intrigued and in awe of the spectical, especially when you see the whole parade march!!!🇬🇧💂♀️🎖️
One thing to note, is that the British Army always uses the current rifle actually in service, when parading or guarding Buckingham Palace etc. This is to emphasise that they are "real soldiers". A lot of countries, including the US I think, use obsolete rifles. As they think they look better. Often deactivated "parade rifles" will be tarted up with chrome plated parts as well.
Always wondered why they don't use the lee enfields for parades..thanks for the heads up
They also have 5 rounds in the magazine.
That’s the standard amount of ammunition for guard duty on _any_ Military base in the country.
The troops on Ceremonial guard duty are still on guard duty. Those weapons are loaded.
@@realburglazofficial2613 no they’re not
@@TheToohey10 I’m former British Army. Served with the Grenadier Guards in Afghanistan.
Yes, they are.
@@realburglazofficial2613 really because I was in the Irish guards for years and have done multiple troops, changing of the guards and can tell you the weapons are only loaded if the threat level is high
Whether you ever get to see Trooping of the Colour or not, you can walk through Horse Guards Parade which is where the event happens. It’s located at the opposite end of St. James’ Park from Buckingham Palace and you turn right when you come out of HGP to head towards Downing Street, the Cenotaph and the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the London Eye. They’re all close to each other and it’s a very pleasant walk taking in all the sites. It’s always on the itinerary when I show people around London.
If i had a pound for every time I walked those streets,I’d be able to retire.
Although in Cornwall now,my heart will always be in London.
My father was in the grenader guards every year since I small we made the trip to London im now 66 it's been a part of my life my father now as passed away but I still have to watch the parade brings back lovely memories
I started watching trooping the colour with my father when i was only 6 or 7 and have only missed one or two in nearly 40 years. The work they put into this is just amazing and they have served their country with honour and pride. though its every year to mark the queens birthday i watch just as I'm so proud to see them perform it.
The March past in quick and slow time by the whole Household Division is impressive.
I love to see the Household Cavalry trot to the music especially to "The Keelrow".
Needless to say the trooping of the colours are carried out with military precision.
Best performance ever and absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing this moment.
Traditions are often borne out of actual historical events. Where trooping the colour (flag) is concerned, before a battle the troops were formed in ranks and their regimental flag was paraded (trooped) through all the ranks so that every soldier knew where and what the flag was. For the colour to be captured by the enemy was a major dishonour for the regiment, the escort would fight to the death, (literally) to prevent capture of the colours. There was also major fighting to capture the colours of the enemy to dishonour and demoralise them.
A lot of tourists think that ceremonies like Trooping the Colour are just some kind of entertainment, they do not realise that the soldiers on parade are fighting troops and have served in wars such as the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan. the gold 'bars' on the colours denote each battle honour won. And, there have been a lot of them. The guards regiments, all five of them, Grenadiers, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh plus the household cavalry, which are the Blues and Royals and Lifeguards are the monarch's own guards. As the monarch is the Commander of Chief of the armed force, all service personnel swear an oath of allegiance to the monarch and never to any British government.
I believe it takes place the 2nd Saturday in June every year.
Bless you JP for saluting.
I know the American President salutes without a hat, but here in the UK, saluting without a hat is considered as disrespectful
@@glynowen947 In the US military, saluting uncovered (no hat) is only done by the Army and Air Force (and probably Space Force). Same with saluting indoors. However, in the Marines, Navy, and Coast Guard if you are under arms, you would be wearing a cover indoors (the only time allowed). That said, except for PT, even the Army and Air Force people are supposed to wear a cover outdoors. There has been a somewhat recent change to the US Flag Code authorizing active duty, military veterans, and retirees, to salute the colors in civilian clothes (with or without a cover). It is most distasteful for Marines to salute uncovered at any time and I won't.
Thank you for your lovely respectful treatment of this important national occasion. By the way, the colour is the banner of a regiment, embroidered with battle honours. It is 'trooped' before the men of a regiment so that they will recognise it in battle. Not that colours are carried into battle any more! It happens once a year, on the Queen's official birthday, and she used to take the salute unarmed and mounted sidesaddle. If you can ever get over to London to see it in the flesh you'll never forget it.
I've missed seeing this at the Horse Guards Parade ground, having had a scaled down version at Windsor Castle for the last 2yrs. Hopefully, they'll be able to get back to the real thing next year 🤞 Nothing like seeing all the troops in their dress uniform, marching back up The Mall, makes you proud to be British.
I was there for this Trooping The Colour in 1966, while in the US Air Force! I saluted the Queen as she rode by me on her horse. She bowed her head towards me. Very special!
I would love for you to be able to come over and spend some time in the UK for you to totally immerse yourself in the culture and experience events and occasions such as this. You seem so keen to learn and I think by visiting the UK (and Europe) would be such a good thing. I do hope you get the chance to one day. By the way, the last two years due to Covid, a much smaller scale version has had to be held at Windsor Castle.
One thing you need to keep in mind is that you have only seen a small part of the whole ceremony in that video clip. The whole thing takes nearly two and a half hours. It starts at 10:00 and finishes at 12:30 when the Queen's carriage parade arrives back at Buckingham palace. If you want to watch it you have to be at your place in the stands at 09:00. The ceremony dates back to the 17th century when the Colour, that is the flag of the regiment, was trooped (shown to the troops) before a battle, so that the troops could recognise it and know where they had to assemble. It now takes place on the Queen's official birthday.
A mistake which you will see stated in a number of articles about the Trooping of the Colour is that it is the Monarch's flag that is trooped. This is not correct. It is the regimental flag that is trooped. The regimental flag is presented to the regiment by the monarch. As such it is the Queen's Colour being the Colour (regimental flag) given to the regiment by the Queen. The Monarch's flag, currently the Queen's flag is the Royal Standard. This is not trooped during the ceremony.
czcams.com/video/6DGNtgDV2R8/video.html for the whole thing...and a good explanatory bit in the first couple of minutes that would answer most of your questions.
I’ve seen it twice in person and numerous times on tv, Nothing can prepare you for actually being there it is a spectacle of military excellence and drill, The Colours are extremely important to any Regiment as they carry that regiments battle honours and as you’ll notice they are closely guarded at all times with pride, The Queen herself presents many new colours to her household regiments particularly when new honours are added to them, It has to be remembered that these men on parade are not as some would suppose “Toy Soldiers” they are serving Soldiers and serve and fight wherever they are sent Iraq, Afghanistan, The Falkland Islands and many many places around the world where they have fought with courage and distinction.
The colours, on the union jack are battle honours and is called the queen's colour. The regimental colour also has battle honours on and the cap badge of that regiment. I served 22yrs for Queen and country.
Bless you, colour is pronounced the same way as your color...it's the same thing, we just have a U in ours. I love trooping the colour (color), I'd love to actually go one day, but then I got all excited when I went to see the changing of the guard 😂
This is NOT just for tourists, it celebrates Her Majesty's "official" birthday in June each year. There is no pageantry upon earth that can compare to British pageantry.
Makes me feel proud, very proud, to be British. Trooping the Colour but as yanks would say Trooping the Color, not COULORE. Didn't we teach you lot anything? ;-)
Nah, we must remember they speak American, not English
@@hellohandsome9875 So do we Canadians. But we still know how to spell "colour."
@@ThePlutarch44 And pronounce it correctly too.
@@ThePlutarch44 thank you, but my tablet insists its color, and its Huawei!
I just love this young man, his interest is everything is wonderful
As a fan of all things military I have watched Trooping the Colour every year since I was young enough to understand what was going on, Trooping the Colour is the pinnacle of precision and a master class in military drill which in my opinion we Brits do better than anyone else on the planet
For your info, the regiment that firstly is “Escort for the Colour” and then “Escort to the Colour” is the Scots Guards. FYI - you can identify each of the five Household Regiments by the button grouping on the soldiers’ tunics. This is a traditional ceremony where the Regimental Colour is paraded past the regiment so soldiers can identify the rallying point in battle. Tschuess aus Australien.
Yes, and to further explain the buttons on the tunics of the Grenadier Guards are evenly spaced, the Coldstreams are in twos, the Scots in threes, the Irish in fours and the Welsh in fives rdflecting the seniority of the regiment. I read that the Coldstream Guards regiment is older than the Grenadiers but chose the parliamentary side in the English civil war and so were demoted when the monarchy was restored.
@@johnkilcullen1051 The Scots Guards were the oldest.
If they “Mess Up”, the Soldier is put on a charge. Those who faint, or ‘pass out’, are usually disciplined for “falling out without an order” and if they’re on horseback they’re disciplined for dismounting without an order!
The trooping the colour happens every year as the celebration of the monarchs birthday. It is not actually held on their birthday though, it always held on the same day so the public can enjoy good weather as well.
As I am a retired member of the military three things I will watch every year.. Trooping the colour and service of remembrance and the Edinburgh tattoo each one happens every year ( corona allowing)
The colour is the Flag. In days before radio communications the colour was both a signal a marking point for officers and when in the fog of a non fire you could get very disorientated so it was paraded in front of everyone fighting so the knew what it was. It's also a battle honour embroidered on the colour is the regiments victories in battle.. Thousands if not millions died in battle protecting the colour and the countries flag
The Colour is the regimental flag, it also lists all the battle honours gfor that regiment. Each year a different gaurds regiment gets to troop the colour infront of the Queen. Traditionally this was done so that each member of that regiment new what their colour looks like so they could follow it in the heat of battle. The different gaurds regiments at first look the same but there are 2 subtle differences, the plume in their bearskin is different but easier to spot is the buttons on their tunics. These are the scots gaurds so their buttons are in groups of 3. the Grenadier gaurds are just single, coldstream gaurds in groups of 2, Irish its 4 and the Welsh gaurds are in groups of 5 buttons
May I point out it is any military colour that gets Trooped . its a different regiment eatch year not jus the 5 Guard troops I remember one year they trooped the R.E.M.E I paid more attention to this Trooping of The Colour as that was my dads regiment
@@kathnunan641 I have only ever seen 1 of the 5 regiments of footguards trooping the colour at the official trooping the colour ceremony on Queens official birthday. Have never seen or heard of any other regiment do this
@@kathnunan641 The ceremony, which follows pretty much the same format, can be and is performed by any regiment or corps of the British Army* anywhere, any time and before any dignitary. The Queen's Birthday Parade, however, is only ever performed by the Household Division (plus King's Troop RHA) on Horse Guards Parade on the first Saturday in June in front of Her Majesty.
*Commonwealth countries which still follow British military traditions may also perform trooping of the colour as well.
It's just pronounced the same as the American "color" matey :)
Nice to hear the familiar voice of Huw Edwards on your video.
Little fact about her Majesty the Queen. She knows the whole thing off by heart, not only this but other official events the Armed forces do. She has even been known to critique them afterwards in a way only the Queen can. She never misses it and when she does it's only on extreme circumstance.
up until 1986 the queen used to attend this event on horseback and in uniform - i think the lines used to be straighter as well.
That's only a small part of it. Imagine being in your 90s and having to stand all the way through it. I'm sure all that standing gives you a longer life. :-)
The queen doesn't stand all the way through, she sits.
She used to sit on a horse, she started sitting in a carriage in 1987.
@@shoutinghorse You're right. She stands for the anthem and she stands to accept the walk passed salute. I remember her riding her horse as she inspected the troops. It was a wonderful sight when she's in full uniform.
It's done every June for the queen's birthday.
It looks quite a spectacle.
When l young my Grandad who was in the Scott's Guards and fought in WW1 would take me watch every year as we lived nearby, it was the highlight of the year for me...🙂
Thank you for your reaction and most of all for your interest in our annual event.which i have attended many times
This actually might be the one my nephew participated in as my nephew was in the Scots Guards. And just a few days before President Obama came on a state visit and the troops lined up at Buckingham Palace and Obama inspected them with the Queen can you imagine he was only feet away from him. Then my nephew served time in Afghanistan. As you can imagine I'm very proud of that.
For your information there are five regiments of foot guards, Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards and Welsh Guards.
The American equivalent would be the Third Infantry Regiment US Army (the Old Guard)
who are stationed at Washington, where they provide the sentinels for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington, escorts for military and state funerals etc. At the Marine Barracks in Washington, the US Marines put on the Evening Parade on Friday evenings during summer months, which involve similar drills to the Trooping of the Colour.
I would gently add that unlike 'The Old Guard' these soldiers are not special ceremonial soldiers who never see action. They are active combat soldiers and many on this very parade will have done tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The singer James Blunt was an officer in the Royal Guard (the troops on horseback) and fought in the balkan war and Afghanistan. He guarded the Queen Mother when she lay in state after her death. A great honour.
As an ex Mick that's taken part in 4 troops it's wonderful seeing people be respectful and enjoying it
I'm a Canadian Army veteran and I love watching the Trooping of the Colour. Those soldiers are so sharp and the movements are so crisp. I also enjoy the Grenadiers march, since my regiment would often march to it.
The question was asked "what is the colour". It's a flag, each regiment (in this case Guard Regiments) have a colour. This ceremony goes back centuries, when battlefields were total melees. For British regiments they needed to rally at some point, to regroup or advance, retreat, etc. The rally point would be the colour. The colour was 'trooped' past all the soldiers at parades so that in battle they would regonise their own flag and go to it as required.
And not just the British. But there was another. The King or Queen's Colour, a special presented Colour touched by the Monarch. To lose it was a major disaster.
Thank you for the information it has inspired me to research more into the Trooping of the colours.
This makes me so proud. Nobody does pomp and ceremony like us.
And all combat trained and ready. More combat experience there than any army today. Brilliant lads
It takes place annually, and is linked to the Queen's official birthday. She watches the whole thing like a hawk and she does not miss a trick....
This is very British , our traditions and customs are part of who we are.The US military pledge their allegiance to the flag.We swear an oath to the queen ( head of state and commander in chief of the military, not to the government or any political ideology) the colours are a visual history of the individual regiments and are presented and honoured and returned to the regiments ( a kind of bond of respect between them)
In the days of the big armies facing each other capturing the colours of the enemy was a great honour and would be a displayed in the regemental head quarters as a trophy to remember the glory.
I'm not giving the full account in its entirety ( as I could never do it true justice) but a broad idea of the importance of the ceremony and the bond between the military and the queen.Dont forget she is not a politician she represents the people of Britain, so by making an oath to her we make an oath to the people, regardless of politics religion or ethnicity.
I was a Police Officer and I swore to 'Well and truly serve our Souvereign Lady the Queen' - and to 'befriend the citizen' - I took both very seriously all my long service and was proud to uphold that standard.
God Save our queen
The colour is traditionally taken into battle - when in battle it must not fall, or touch the ground. If it does, the nearest infantry must pick it up, raise it and continue pushing forward. I believe the only time the colour should touch the ground, is in a salute to the Queen or other Royal family member.
The colour only touches the ground as a tribute to the fallen at remembrance day parades.
The colour is held at 45 degrees in the royal salute.
It’s dipped to the ground for the fallen.
surely just in triibute to the dead, fallen, in Remembrance parades.
and not to the ground for the Royal Salute
Thank you for putting this video on. Loved it, and it is so lovely to see the young man enjoying it. I wish I was able to get there to see this, but sadly not able to now. So love seeing it in videos.
The Trooping of the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British Sovereign for over 260 years.
colours, standards or guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of the commander
That young man is how we do it in England….and there is nothing crazy about itGOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
I was in the Coldstream Guards many years ago and took part in the Troop in 1959, the last Troop with the old .303 rifles. It was a momentous occasion and I get emotional when watching the Trooping Of The Colour. It is a great ceremony that pays homage to our great history and traditions.
The pinwheel is extraordinary in that the instructions are not written down; each succeeding director of music (?) verbally instructs their successor on how it is done. The announcer what not kidding when he said it was a 'miracle' it works as even those participating are amazed that it does.