Ruth Leon recommends… the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Ruth Leon recommendsTrooping the Colour is one thing the Brits do really well. We’re wonderful at ceremonies and pageantry and the biggest of all takes place this Thursday on Horse Guards Parade. You can watch it live on television in the UK from 10.00 am but, if you’re in another country and want a to see something of what it’s going to be like, watch this YouTube rehearsal, filmed last week. It is a medley of all the old favourites, including something Scottish with bagpipes and some ladies are even wearing hats. It is what people like about England and there will have been exhaustive rehearsals to make the presentation look like clockwork soldiers. Brass bands are always popular and the Service bands are always good value. Check it out.
Military bands, not brass bands. There’s a difference.
All male?
Well, there are female footguards and band members but I don’t know numbers.
the Household Cavalry Regiment mounted (ceremonial division) now has 42 women with ranks from trooper to lance corporal of the horse.
Not sure *this* Queen has ever been male.
The United Kingdom please! Not just England.
Great fun to watch. Long live the Queen!
The best part was the Queen(Gan Gan) conversing with Prince Louis. He’s young enough to be a wildcard in the circumspect, proper behavior exhibited by the rest of the clan. Totally adorable and great fun to watch!