1. Trooping the Colour

2. “Trooping the Colour” is an english holiday
“Trooping the Colour” is an english holiday. It is celebrated every year on the second Saturday of June. At that holiday, 16 June, a magnificent ceremony is held in London.

3. Trooping the Colour is a ceremony performed by regiments of the British and Commonwealth armies. It has been a tradition of British infantry regiments since the 17th century, although the roots go back much earlier.

5. The ceremony begins, when the queen Elizabeth the Second leaves Buckingham Palace in an open carriage. Then the parade follows along the Mall. It passes Whitehall and after that returns to Buckingham Palace.

6. Besides traditional rituals, organizers Trooping the Colour always find another ways to surprise visitors.