Queen Elizabeth's historic 90th birthday celebrations kick off in London
12 Jun 2016 12:38 PM IST
The traditional parade celebrated the monarch's 90th birthday, who wore an unusually bold dress and hat combination of bright green.
Queen Elizabeth II marked her official 90th birthday Saturday by taking the salute at a special military parade in London where her vivid green outfit caused a sensation.- The birthday parade features the Household Division of the British Army, seven regiments traditionally seen as the monarch's official guards.
- The actual date of her birth is April 21, 1926. But her official birthday is also marked in Britain on a Saturday in June with Trooping the Colour.
- The queen celebrates two birthdays as part of a royal tradition which dates back over 250 years.
- On Saturday, she was accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, who wore a ceremonial red military uniform and bearskin hat. Thousands of people flocked to see the spectacle.
- The queen favours bright colours for public appearances so she can be easily seen by crowds, though they are normally in more muted shades.
- But it was the queen's unusually bold dress and hat combination in a green so bright as to be almost fluorescent which caught the eye of many.
- The parade featured almost 1,500 uniformed officers and their men as well as more than 300 horses.
- Kate Middleton with Prince George and Princess Charlotte (Photo: AP)
- After Trooping the Colour, members of the royal family appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a military flypast, including Prince William and Kate with their children George and Charlotte.
Queen Elizabeth II marked her official 90th birthday Saturday by taking the salute at a special military parade in London where her vivid green outfit caused a sensation.
The traditional parade celebrated the monarch's 90th birthday, who wore an unusually bold dress and hat combination of bright green.
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