The Queen's Platinum Jubilee is finally here and after 70 years on the throne, it is an occasion to be celebrated and that it is. From a platinum party at the place to a very special pageant, there's lots going on from Thursday, June 2, to Sunday, June 5.
But one of the most important traditions of all is Trooping the Colour. The military parade is usually held annually and commemorates Queen Elizabther's “official” birthday which usually falls on the second Saturday of June.
However, this year it has been brought forward to Thursday (June 2). It will see more than 1,500 officers and soldiers and 350 horses from the Household Division stage the display on Horse Guards Parade in central London, with the colour trooped by the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards.
