Sunday, June 15, 2008

the Queen

Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London June 14, 2008.

Trooping the Colour has honoured the sovereign's official birthday since the 17th century, and dates back to the earliest times of armed conflict when each leader needed his own flag or colours to stand out clearly amid the smoke and dust of battle, which led to regular trooping allowing soldiers to recognise the colours around which they should rally.

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