2001 Trooping the Colour
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| 2001 Trooping the Colour | |
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| Date | 16 June 2001 |
| Locations | Horse Guards Parade, London, England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Previous event | 2000 |
| Next event | 2002 |
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The 2001 Trooping the Colour ceremony was held on 16 June 2001 to celebrate the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. It was the 50th anniversary of Elizabeth's first Trooping acting in behalf of her father King George VI and was showered by heavy rain.[1] Over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses, and 400 musicians came together in the traditional parade to mark the Queen's Official Birthday, which usually takes place on the third Saturday of June.[2] It was the final Birthday Parade attended by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother before her death on 30 March 2002.
The parade
[edit]Balcony appearance
[edit]- The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
- The Prince of Wales, the Queen's son
- The Princess Royal and Commodore Timothy Laurence, the Queen's daughter and son-in-law
- The Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Queen's son and daughter-in-law
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the Queen's mother
- The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Queen's first cousin and his wife
- The Duke and Duchess of Kent, the Queen's first cousin and his wife
- Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the Queen's first cousin and his wife
References
[edit]- ^ Drum Major (3 April 2010). "Escort for the Colour 2001.mpg". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Therrien, Alex; Turner, Lauren (2 June 2021). "Queen's Platinum Jubilee plans unveiled by Buckingham Palace". BBC News. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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| 2001 Trooping the Colour | |
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| Date | 16 June 2001 |
| Locations | Horse Guards Parade, London, England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Previous event | 2000 |
| Next event | 2002 |
| Activity |
|
The 2001 Trooping the Colour ceremony was held on 16 June 2001 to celebrate the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. It was the 50th anniversary of Elizabeth's first Trooping acting in behalf of her father King George VI and was showered by heavy rain.[1] Over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses, and 400 musicians came together in the traditional parade to mark the Queen's Official Birthday, which usually takes place on the third Saturday of June.[2] It was the final Birthday Parade attended by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother before her death on 30 March 2002.
The parade
Balcony appearance
- The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
- The Prince of Wales, the Queen's son
- The Princess Royal and Commodore Timothy Laurence, the Queen's daughter and son-in-law
- The Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Queen's son and daughter-in-law
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the Queen's mother
- The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Queen's first cousin and his wife
- The Duke and Duchess of Kent, the Queen's first cousin and his wife
- Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the Queen's first cousin and his wife
References
- ^ Drum Major (3 April 2010). "Escort for the Colour 2001.mpg". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Therrien, Alex; Turner, Lauren (2 June 2021). "Queen's Platinum Jubilee plans unveiled by Buckingham Palace". BBC News. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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