I was on that parade at Coningsby as a member of 56 as HM Queen presented the standard to the Sqn to mark the transition from Lightning to F4. I think I was a flt commander or some such thing. Whatever, it involved a bit of marching up and down and a bit of saluting and weeks of practise. It was bloody hot as I recall and the usual stupidity was much in evidence. We were having rehearsals in No 1 dress and with the temperatures hitting the high 90s people were sweating through the fabric then being bollocked for not having a pristine uniform for the big day. The p**s up afterwards was pretty good though.
Her Maj wore yellow and I wore blue, just in case you were wondering.
Maybe I'll see you for the TDPU Dave?