The public celebration of Her Majesty's official birthday on June 2, 2022, was highlighted by the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, also known as the Queen's birthday parade. The parade was participated by 1,200 military personnel, 240 horses, and 400 musicians.
The Queen was born on April 21, 1926, however, the traditional official birthday celebration of the British monarch is held every second Saturday of June. This year, however, the palace decided to schedule it on weekdays (June 2) to begin the Platinum Jubilee week.
June 2, 2022, also coincided with Her Majesty's 69 anniversary of her Coronation Day. The Queen ascended the British throne in February 1952, following the death of her father King George VI, but she was officially crowned on June 2, 1953, at Westminster Abbey.
Here are some of the highlights during the glittery ceremony which started the Queen's Platinum Jubilee week:
1. The Prince of Wales, on behalf of his mother, took the salute and inspected the Troops of the Household Division on Horse Guards Parade.
2. The Irish Guards, one of the five regiments, trooped their flag during the parade. The trooping regiment was led by Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, in his capacity as its Colonel-in-Chief.
3. The Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal mounted their horses and led the military regiments during the parade from the Horse Guards to Buckingham Palace. While members of the royal family rode in the horse-drawn carriages provided by the Royal Mew.Â
The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge and The Princess Royal. Jonathan Brady/Getty Images
4. The spectacular flypast presentation of the Royal Air Force. Each year, following the Horse Guards Parade, the royal family members will gather on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the Royal Air Force perform an air acrobat routine with their aircraft.
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5. The Cambridge children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, made their Trooping the Colour carriage debut.Â
And of course, royal fans were thrilled watching the little royals in the horse-drawn carriage, waving their hands, and doing all the children's stuff, like pulling faces. Princess Charlotte was caught telling her younger brother, Prince Louis, to put down his arm.
Followed by the carriage that carried the Queen's cousin, the Duke of Gloucester, his wife, the Duchess of Gloucester, and Sir Timothy Laurence, the husband of Princess Anne.
6. The Queen stepped out on the balcony of Buckingham Palace escorted by her cousin, Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent. They made a brief salute as the regiments approached the palace's gate.
The Queen and The Duke of Kent. CHRIS JACKSONGETTY IMAGES
7. All members of the British royal family - except Prince Andrew - were in attendance during the Trooping of Colour. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who arrived last night, joined the celebration but did not appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
8. Unlike in the previous years, this year, however, only the working royals (and the children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Earl and Countess of Wessex) appeared with The Queen on the BP balcony. But the non-working royals were seen behind the balcony, watching the parade.
9. The Queen was all smiles and looked delighted as she watched the fly-past presentation of the Royal Air Force. She was also seen talking to her great-grandson, Prince Louis of Cambridge, who seemed so annoyed with all the noises around him.
10. Prince Louis of Cambridge stole the show! The four-year-old youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was visibly agitated during the fly-past presentation and was covering his ears as the RAF showed stunning moves up in the air.
Royal kids can really be cute during public appearances, and Prince Louis did not disappoint! His epic reaction has royal fans in stitches as he pulled faces while covering his ears.Â
11. Working members of the royal family. Who appeared with the Queen on the palace's balcony for this year's Trooping the Colour? Here they are:Â
Photo: Daniel Leal/Getty Images
From left: Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester (first cousin of the Queen), The Duchess of Gloucester (wife of Prince Richard), Princess Alexandra (first cousin of the Queen), Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent (first cousin of the Queen), Sir Timothy Laurence (husband of Princess Anne), Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, the Queen, Prince Louis of Cambridge, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, James, Viscount Severn, Lady Louise Windsor, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex.
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