the Trooping of the Colour

the Trooping of the Colour

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  • (the) Trooping of the Colour — Trooping the Colour [Trooping the Colour] (also the Trooping of the Colour) a colourful ceremony that takes place every year on ↑Horse Guards Parade in London on the ↑Queen s Birthday. Soldiers …   Useful english dictionary

  • Trooping the Colour — is a military ceremony performed by regiments of the Commonwealth and the British Army. It has been a tradition of British infantry regiments for centuries and it was first performed during the reign of Charles II. Since 1805 the ceremony has… …   Wikipedia

  • Trooping the colour — Salut aux couleurs, fanfare montée (2007) Trooping the Colour (le salut aux couleurs ) est une parade militaire annuelle célébrant l anniversaire officiel du souverain britannique depuis 1748 ; Au Royaume Uni, la revue porte également le nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Trooping the Colour — [Trooping the Colour] (also the Trooping of the Colour) a colourful ceremony that takes place every year on ↑Horse Guards Parade in London on the ↑Queen s Birthday. Soldiers on foot and on horses ↑parade in front of the queen, carrying the flags… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Trooping the Colour —    The annual event celebrating the British Queens official birthday, in June (as opposed to her actual birthday, in April), is not the Trooping of the Colour, as it is often written, even in Britain, but just Trooping the Colour …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • Trooping the Colour — Königin Elisabeth II. beim Abnehmen der Paradeaufstellung (2007) Trooping the Colour bezeichnet die alljährliche Militärparade am zweiten Samstag im Juni zu Ehren des Geburtstages der britischen Könige und Königinnen. Der Ursprung der Zeremonie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Trooping the Colour — Salut aux couleurs, fanfare montée (2007) Trooping the Colour (le « salut aux couleurs ») est une parade militaire annuelle célébrant l anniversaire officiel du souverain britannique depuis 1748 ; Au Royaume Uni, la revue porte… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Trooping the Colour — (also the Trooping of the Colour) a colourful ceremony that takes place every year on Horse Guards Parade in central London, England, on the Queen’s Birthday. Soldiers on foot and on horses parade in front of the queen, carrying the flags that… …   Universalium

  • Trooping the Colour — Trooping the Col|our, the a traditional British ceremony held every year in London on the official birthday of the Queen or King. Many soldiers on horses or on foot, march across Horse Guards Parade carrying their colours (=flags) , and they… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • The Canadian Crown and the Canadian Forces — The Canadian Crown is the controlling authority of the Canadian Forces, evidenced in the command structure, symbols and history of the armed forces of Canada. The monarch is the supreme commander of the forces, though she, her Canadian viceroys,… …   Wikipedia

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