The Red Arrows close Trooping of the Colour and official Queen’s Birthday celebrations. Image: @BritishMonarchy
The Queen’s Birthday celebrations have been marked by the second public appearance of her great-grandson Prince George.
He appeared with his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to watch the traditional fly-past of aircraft.
The one-year-old looked up with other members of the Royal Family as the Red Arrows aircraft roared over the Palace.
Four generations of royals on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the Queen's official birthday. Picture: @JBPhotoPA http://t.co/yiutPZOJko
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Press Association (@PA) June 13, 2015The Colour of 1st Battalion Welsh Guards is paraded as the Queen celebrates official birthday. Pictures: @domlipinski http://t.co/ULXHBE5vVH
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Press Association (@PA) June 13, 2015.@RyanJHooper is at Horse Guards Parade where people are gathering ahead of the Trooping the Colour parade vine.co/v/eeag36r5mUB
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Press Association (@PA) June 13, 2015This followed the pomp and pageantry of the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
The Queen inspected inspected 1,100 soldiers of the Household Division at Horse Guards Parade in central London.
The Troops on Parade at Horse Guards have received The Queen with a Royal Salute #TroopingTheColour http://t.co/JOQq4ylVyM
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(@BritishMonarchy) June 13, 2015The Prince of Wales,The Duke of Cambridge & The Princess Royal accompanied HM on horseback #TroopingTheColour http://t.co/leDI3guHyW
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(@BritishMonarchy) June 13, 2015The Colours of the Welsh Guards are carried (or 'trooped') down the ranks this morning at #TroopingTheColour http://t.co/fqcIJmH5MR
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(@BritishMonarchy) June 13, 2015The Queen and members of the Royal Family on the balcony of #BuckinghamPalace after today's #TroopingTheColour http://t.co/cSgmI1SkDg
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(@BritishMonarchy) June 13, 2015Prince George is not the first young Royal to have made an appearance on the balcony after #TroopingTheColour... http://t.co/X6cylfyHr8
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(@BritishMonarchy) June 13, 2015The Prince of Wales, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Princess Royal, who is Colonel of the Blues and Royals, and the Duke of Cambridge, Colonel of the Irish Guards, were all on horseback for the ceremony.
The Queen’s actual birthday was on 21st April 21, when she turned 89.
Her official birthday is usually celebrated nationally on the second Saturday in June when the weather is expected to be better.
But the fly-past was curtailed.
Very low cloud meant the cancellation of some 31 aircraft that had been lined up to take part in the finale, including Spitfires and Hurricanes.
The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41-gun salute in Green Park to mark the Queen’s official birthday.
Prince George's first appearance on the balcony wearing the same outfit his father wore at HM's Birthday Parade 1984 http://t.co/ffhrDleGmT
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Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) June 13, 2015The Red Arrows flying up The Mall http://t.co/lqx1shsTFj
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The Royal Parks (@theroyalparks) June 13, 2015@MPSWandsworth assisting today at Trooping the Colour. http://t.co/uV7D7X9JXS
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Wandsworth MPS (@MPSWandsworth) June 13, 2015Happy Birthday to HM The Queen as she celebrates her official birthday today at the Trooping of the Colour ceremony http://t.co/lcPJHQzJpg
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Queens Regiment (@QueensRegt) June 13, 2015Proud & honoured Special Constables at HM The Queen's Birthday Parade from @MPSWandsworth @MPSKenChel @MPSWestminster http://t.co/wHtklcObwG
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MPS Specials (@MPSSpecials) June 13, 2015
