The Platinum Jubilee celebrations start today with the traditional Trooping The Colour ceremony in London. It allows the troops of the Household Division - a group of seven army regiments - to pay a personal tribute to the sovereign. More than 1,500 officers and soldiers and 250 horses will stage the display on Horse Guards Parade, with the colour trooped by the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards.
Some 400 musicians from 10 military bands and corps of drums will march amid pomp and pageantry. After that, a special fly past is due to take place, with around 70 aircraft from the Royal Navy, the Army and Royal Air Force soaring over Buckingham Palace.
The action will also be broadcast live on the BBC. Trooping The Colour begins at 10am , with the fly past expecting to soar over Buckingham Palace for around 1pm .
