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Q UEEN ‘ S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY TROOPING THE COLOUR

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Q UEEN E LIZABETH ‘ S O FFICIAL B IRTHDAY The King‘s or Queen‘s birthday is one of the most important state holidays of each monarchy. In the UK, official Queen Elizabeth‘s birthday is a movable holiday which is celebrated on Saturday after June 9, in spite of the fact she was born April 21, The reason is very simple – in June the weather is much better than in April. STUCKERT, Ricardo. Wikimedia Commons [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW:

T HE Q UEEN ‘ S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY IS ALSO CALLED „T ROOPING THE C OLOUR “ AS IT IS CONNECTED WITH A MILITARY M ARCH PARADE. BAGLI. WikimediaCommons [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: Inspection.JPG „ The tradition of „Trooping Colour“ started in Today, it is a show broadcasted by TV. A „Colour“ is a synonym for a regimental flag. A troop means a military unit. Sometimes, in the past, it was only the colour of the banner what distinguished the regiments from themselves during the battle.

If the „colour“ was destroyed or stolen or if it burned down in the middle of the fight, it caused confusion among soldiers and the battle could have been lost, so the flags had to be seen well as they set the position of the battalion. CARFAX2. Commons Wikimedia [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: Colours.jpg?uselang=cs

T HE BIRTHDAY CEREMONY At first, the Queen leaves Buckingham Palace in her carriage to inspect her Royal Regiments. PANHARD. Commons Wikimedia [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW:

After she gets 103-gun salute from British and Commonwealth Armies, she returns back to the Buckingham Palace and watches the Parade from the Royal balcony with her husband, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the rest of the Royal family. T HE CEREMONY

H ER MAJESTY ‘ S APPEREANCE ON THE BALCONY CARFAX2. Wikimedia Commons [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW:

CARFAX2. Commons Wikimedia [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: The ceremony is covered with the Royal Air Force flight over Buckingham Palace

I N 2013 E LIZABETH II CELEBRATED 60 TH ANNIVERSARY ON THE THRONE. Photo: J. Čejková Tegerová, London,

A ROYAL QUIZ What do you know about: - The Queen Elizabeth II - The Queen‘s official birthday - Trooping the Colours Pass the quiz bellow

1 H ER MOST E XCELLENT MAJESTY Q UEEN E LIZABETH II WAS BORN May 26, 1953June 9, 1926 April 9, 1953April 21, 1926

2 S HE CELEBRATES HER BIRTHDAY In AprilIn May In JuneIn July

3 I N 2013 E LIZABETH II CELEBRATED 60 YEARS ON THE THRONE. I T IS CALLED : Photo: J. Čejková Tegerová, London, Bronze JubileeGold Jubilee Silver JubileeDiamond Jubilee

4 E LIZABETH II CELEBRATES HER BIRTHDAY IN JUNE BECAUSE She was corronated June 2nd 1953 The weather is nice All kings all over the world celebrate their birthday in June She fell in love with her husband in June 1946

5 Q UEEN ‘ S E LIZABETH HUSBAND ‘ S NAME IS : CharlesPhilip WilliamHarry

6 T RADITION OF TROOPING THE COLOUR STARTED IN

7 T ROOPING THE COLOUR MEANS To wave colour flagsTo wear colourful clothes because of Queen Elizabeth‘s birthday To perform a military parade in honour Queen Elizabeth‘s birthday To set a position with a colourful flag

8 T HE QUEEN WATCHES THE MILITARY MARCH From the Royal Balcony of Buckingham Palace From a plane of the Royal Air Force On TVFrom her carriage

AUTOR NEUVEDEN. Trooping the Colour [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: AUTOR NEUVEDEN. Queen's official birthday [online]. [cit ]. Dostupný na WWW: Sources: