Trooping the Colour: A brief history

Name: Trooping the Colour: A brief history
Uploaded: 2016-06-10T23:26:53.000Z
Duration: 1 min
Description: Ahead of Saturday's parade, BBC news takes a look back at 64 years of the annual celebration of the Queen's official birthday.

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For more than 250 years, Trooping the Colour has commemorated the birthday of the sovereign as well as functioning as a display of army drills, music and horsemanship.

As celebrations for the Queen's 90th birthday continue, BBC Rewind takes a look at the ceremony during her 64-year reign.

11 June 2016