The Royal Family:The Queen is joined by members of the Royal Family as they watch a fly-past by the RAF, on the balcony at Buckingham Palace following Trooping the Colour at Horse Guards Parade''
The Queen was celebrating her official birthday today with a spectacular Trooping the Colour parade.
Joined by all the adult senior royals, she inspected 1,000 soldiers of the Household Division at Horse Guards Parade in central London.
The Queen arrived in an Ascot Landau carriage after the short drive down The Mall from Buckingham Palace, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh.
Wearing a powder blue satin silk coat, dress and hat with navy trim, all by Angela Kelly, with a Brigade of Guards brooch, the Queen then rode alone in the carriage - the first time she has ridden in it for this ceremony - to inspect her troops.
Crowds: Thousands gather outside Buckingham Palace as they watch the flypast during the Trooping the Colour ceremony''
Sharing a joke: The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry, the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of Cambridge (left to right), share a joke on the balcony at Buckingham Palace following the Trooping the Colour parade'
Official birthday celebrations: The Queen celebrated her official birthday with a spectacular Trooping the Colours parade, followed by the traditional RAF flypast''
Overhead: Among the 28 aircraft in the RAF flypast was 13 different types from Spitfires and a Lancaster bomber''
Red Arrows: There was a display by the Red Arrows areobatic team during the fly-past, which also include Typhoon fighter jets and the RAF's largest transport aircraft, Voyager''
Parade: The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh rode in a vintage carriage as they attended the Trooping the Colour parade today to celebrate her official birthday'
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Royal wave: The Duchess of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry travelled together as the parade made its way along The Mall to Horse Guards Parade in central London
The Queen's actual birthday was on April 21, when she turned 88.
The Household Division Bands and Corps of Drums also took part in the event, along with the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery.
Major General Edward Smyth-Osbourne, commander of the Household Division, said: 'This year the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War is particularly poignant as we honour those who served, remember those who died and strive to ensure that the lessons learnt live with us forever.
'It is also the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Campaign and the subsequent liberation of Nijmegen, the action for which this year's Escort is named.
Inspecting the troops: Wearing a powder blue satin silk coat, dress and hat with navy trim, all by Angela Kelly, with a Brigade of Guards brooch, the Queen then rode alone in the carriage - the first time she has ridden in it for this ceremony - to inspect her troops''
Troops: The Queen rides down The Mall as she returns to Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony'
Traditional uniform: It is the first time since 2005 that the Grenadiers have not been on operations in Afghanistan, about to deploy to the country or recently returned from Helmand Province''
Cavalry: Members of the Household Cavalry passes prior to the Trooping the Colour - Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday Parade, at The Royal Horseguards'
'Next year is the 200th anniversary of Waterloo, the battle at which the Grenadiers earned their name.
'The Household Division Regiments have played their part in the momentous events of the past and, I am confident, stand ready for whatever we face in the future.'
Prince Harry's appearance at the Trooping ceremony comes months after he gave up his role as an Apache helicopter co-pilot gunner for a military desk job with responsibilities that include organising major ceremonial events involving the Army.
But he has not been involved in planning the Trooping the Colour event.
Parade: The Duchess of Cambridge (left), in an outfit similar in colour to that of the Queen, arrived in a coach alongside the Duchess of Cornwall, who was in peach. Princess Eugenie (right) rode with the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex'
Carriage: There was no sign of Prince George of Cambridge as the Duchess of Cambridge rode alongside the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry for the ceremony'
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