Happy Birthday Queeny dear!

And there you have it! Buckingham Palace! I went that morning to see the 'Changing of the Guard' that's so famous, but instead got to see the practice for the 'Trooping of the Colour', i.e. the Queen's official state birthday party! Her real birthday is in April, so after lengthy discussion, we think this is because she was crowned in June, so it's her 'birthday' as queen.

The 'commoners' gather to witness the grandeur!

The parade begins with rows and row of soldiers - surprisingly very little poo was witnessed by us.