Trooping the Colour, 17 June 2006
The Queen's official birthday will be marked by the annual Trooping the Colour parade at 11am on 17 June 2006.
The event consists of a military parade and march-past by Household Troops on Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall. The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will ride in a carriage during the parade and will take the salutes from a dais (a temporary stage) on Horseguards Parade.
To mark The Queen's 80th birthday there will be a number of additional elements to this year's official birthday celebrations.
Following the parade, The Queen and other members of the family will gather on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to view a special 80th birthday flypast from the RAF, which will be lead by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and will include the Red Arrows.
Enjoy the hour - she has never let us down. Not so the rest of the bunch! Just follow her back to Buck House and wait for the curtains to part and the RAF will do the rest.
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