Soldiers direct guests to their seats to watch the traditional <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2016%2F06%2F11%2Feurope%2Fqueen-elizabeth-birthday-britain%2Findex.html">Trooping the Color</a> in London on Saturday, June 11. The Queen continues to celebrate her 90th birthday with the display of more than 1,400 officers and men in their famous red jackets and black bearskin hats, with 200 horses and more than 400 musicians.
Soldiers direct guests to their seats to watch the traditional Trooping the Color in London on Saturday, June 11. The Queen continues to celebrate her 90th birthday with the display of more than 1,400 officers and men in their famous red jackets and black bearskin hats, with 200 horses and more than 400 musicians.
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Members of The Foot Guards and The Household Cavalry march. The monarch is technically the head of Britain's armed forces, and would traditionally lead an army into war. The parade gives the Queen a chance to review and approve her army.
Members of The Foot Guards and The Household Cavalry march. The monarch is technically the head of Britain's armed forces, and would traditionally lead an army into war. The parade gives the Queen a chance to review and approve her army.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, ride in an open carriage as they inspect the troops.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, ride in an open carriage as they inspect the troops.
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A soldier looks out of an upper floor window to watch the parade.
A soldier looks out of an upper floor window to watch the parade.
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Queen Elizabeth II inspects the soldiers.
Queen Elizabeth II inspects the soldiers.
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Members of Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards look their best during the parade.
Members of Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards look their best during the parade.
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From left to right: Anne, Princess Royal; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Charles, Prince of Wales; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge; Prince George of Cambridge; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Prince Harry, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, gather on a balcony to watch the events.
From left to right: Anne, Princess Royal; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Charles, Prince of Wales; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge; Prince George of Cambridge; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Prince Harry, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, gather on a balcony to watch the events.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, holds her daughter Princess Charlotte as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, leads their son Prince George away from the balcony after watching a flypast of aircraft by the Royal Air Force.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, holds her daughter Princess Charlotte as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, leads their son Prince George away from the balcony after watching a flypast of aircraft by the Royal Air Force.
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