Trooping the Colour 皇家军队阅兵
[audio]http://www.24en.com/bbc/dl_mp3/trooping_the_colour18.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px]The Queen has [url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=celebrate]celebrate[/url]d her official birthday with the [b]Trooping the Colour[/b]parade in central London.
[p=21, 2, left]Thousands of [b]spectators[/b] joined the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the annual military [b]spectacle[/b] that has been performed for centuries at [b]Horse Guards Parade[/b] in Whitehall.[/p][p=21, 2, left]This year there were more than 1,100 soldiers taking part in the [b]display[/b] of military [b]pomp and pageantry[/b] on Horse Guards Parade. The route along The Mall was lined by members of the Foot Guards [b]regiments[/b] of the Household Division - wearing [b]bearskin hats[/b] and [b]red tunics[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]After the Queen took the [b]salute[/b], the royals headed back to Buckingham Palace to gather on the [b]balcony[/b]. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh also watched one of the biggest [b]flypasts[/b] in recent years to mark the 90th anniversary of the [b]RAF[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]The planes taking part ranged from a 68-year-old Spitfire to the RAF's newest aircraft, the Typhoon.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The Queen's actual birthday was on 21 April, when she turned 82.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The term ‘Trooping the Colour’ comes from an old military tradition. Before a battle, Colours - or flags - were carried, or "trooped", along the rank of soldiers so they could be seen and [b]recognised[/b]. In 1748, it was decided the trooping would also be used to honour the [b]sovereign[/b]'s birthday.[/p][p=21, 2, left]In an interview with the BBC, Prince Charles said Trooping the Colour was a "[b]stirring[/b] and moving [b]occasion[/b]".[/p][p=21, 2, left]"It's [b]splendidly[/b] British and I hope it will go on for as long as possible because I think the world would be a sadder, [b]drearier[/b] and greyer place without it," he said.[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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