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11 June 2011
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The Duke of Cambridge has helped the Queen celebrate her official birthday by taking part in the Trooping the Colour parade for the first time.
Newly married Prince William rode on horseback for the annual event at Horse Guards, in central London.
The Duchess of Cambridge rode to the parade ground from Buckingham Palace in a horsedrawn carriage alongside Prince Harry and the Duchess of Cornwall.
The occasion comes a day after the Duke of Edinburgh marked his 90th birthday.
Prince William, dressed in the red uniform of the Irish Guards he wore on his wedding day, took part in the parade as the regiment's honorary colonel.
Traditional flypast He rode the Household Division charger Wellesley in the ceremony, which dates back to 1748.
Alongside him, also on horseback, were the Prince of Wales - Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Princess Royal - Colonel of the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals and Colonel of the Scots Guards, the Duke of Kent.
This year the colour, or flag, of the 1st Battalion the Scots Guards was paraded.
After the Duchess of Cambridge's first public engagement with her new title on Thursday - a lavish dinner with charitable giving and considerable wealth on display - this was more familiar royal territory, says BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt.
He says the duchess watched her husband embrace yet another aspect of his destiny - a ceremonial occasion which one day, as things stand, will be held in his honour.
The duchess will later appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony with members of her new family.
There will be a march past and gun salute for the Queen, who turned 85 on 21 April, at the palace.
Some 25 aircraft will take part in the traditional RAF flypast, including the World War II Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster, modern-day Typhoon fighters, and the Red Arrows aerobatics display team.
On the Duke of Edinburgh's 90th birthday, the Queen conferred on him the title of Lord High Admiral of the Navy.
Prince Philip hosted an event for the Royal National Institute for Deaf People at Buckingham Palace during which guests gave the duke a spontaneous rendition of Happy Birthday.
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Newly married Prince William rode on horseback for the annual event at Horse Guards, in central London.
The Duchess of Cambridge rode to the parade ground from Buckingham Palace in a horsedrawn carriage alongside Prince Harry and the Duchess of Cornwall.
The occasion comes a day after the Duke of Edinburgh marked his 90th birthday.
Prince William, dressed in the red uniform of the Irish Guards he wore on his wedding day, took part in the parade as the regiment's honorary colonel.
Traditional flypast He rode the Household Division charger Wellesley in the ceremony, which dates back to 1748.
Alongside him, also on horseback, were the Prince of Wales - Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Princess Royal - Colonel of the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals and Colonel of the Scots Guards, the Duke of Kent.
This year the colour, or flag, of the 1st Battalion the Scots Guards was paraded.
After the Duchess of Cambridge's first public engagement with her new title on Thursday - a lavish dinner with charitable giving and considerable wealth on display - this was more familiar royal territory, says BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt.
He says the duchess watched her husband embrace yet another aspect of his destiny - a ceremonial occasion which one day, as things stand, will be held in his honour.
The duchess will later appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony with members of her new family.
There will be a march past and gun salute for the Queen, who turned 85 on 21 April, at the palace.
Some 25 aircraft will take part in the traditional RAF flypast, including the World War II Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster, modern-day Typhoon fighters, and the Red Arrows aerobatics display team.
On the Duke of Edinburgh's 90th birthday, the Queen conferred on him the title of Lord High Admiral of the Navy.
Prince Philip hosted an event for the Royal National Institute for Deaf People at Buckingham Palace during which guests gave the duke a spontaneous rendition of Happy Birthday.
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