Queen’s Trooping the Colour birthday parade and Order of the Garter ceremony in June are cancelled for the second year in a row due to Covid pandemic
The Queen’s official birthday celebration Trooping the Colour will not go ahead in its traditional form in central London this year, Buckingham Palace announced today.
Royal officials are now considering an alternative parade at Windsor Castle as happened last year. The annual national event usually takes place in June.
Last year the Queen viewed a military ceremony in the castle’s quadrangle due to the pandemic. The Garter service, also usually held in June, will not take place this year.
The Queen waving to the crowds as she in rides in a carriage as it makes its way up The Mall from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade for Trooping the Colour on June 9, 2018
The Queen with Royal Family members at Buckingham Place on June 8, 2019 as they watch the flypast after the Trooping the Colour ceremony as she celebrates her official birthday
The Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London on June 8, 2019
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said today: ‘Following consultation with Government and other relevant parties it has been agreed that The Queen’s Official Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Colour, will not go ahead this year in its traditional form in central London.
‘Options for an alternative Parade, in the quadrangle at Windsor Castle, are being considered. The annual Garter service, usually held in June, will not take place this year.’
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