{"id":15861,"date":"2022-05-30T15:42:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T13:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=167497"},"modified":"2022-05-30T16:05:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T14:05:10","slug":"trooping-the-colour-marking-the-queens-birthday-during-her-platinum-jubilee","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/trooping-the-colour-marking-the-queens-birthday-during-her-platinum-jubilee\/","title":{"rendered":"Trooping the Colour \u2013 marking The Queen\u2019s birthday during her Platinum Jubilee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daniel Jaff\u00e9\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 30 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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What is Trooping the Colour?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Since 1748, the British Sovereign\u2019s official birthday in June has been marked by the event known as Trooping the Colour. Over 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and up to 400 musicians present a parade to mark the occasion. The parade processes from Buckingham Palace and down The Mall to Horse Guard\u2019s Parade, together with members of the Royal Family on horseback and in carriages. The parade ends with a now traditional fly-past by the RAF, which will be watched by the Queen and her family from the balcony at Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n
This year, on 2 June, the Colour to be trooped is that of the 1^{st<\/sup> Battalion Irish Guards. Fresh new colours were presented to Irish Guards just last month by the Duke of Cambridge \u2013 somewhat belatedly since the regiment had been due new colours in 2019; this was partly due to the pandemic but especially due to the regiment\u2019s recent extensive commitments around the world.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\""font-weight:\"><strong>What bands will play this year?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\""font-weight:\">Music is traditionally provided by the massed bands of the foot guards and the mounted Band of the Household Cavalry, together with a Corps of Drums, often with pipers, totally around 400 musicians.<\/p>\n<p style=\""font-weight:\">Pipers accompanied by drums are a certainty this year, given the prominent part to be played by the 1<sup>st<\/sup> Battalion Irish Guards.<\/p>\n<section class=\""highlight\"><div class=\""highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> \n<ul><li><a style=\""background-color:\" transparent=\"\" inherit=\"\" pointer=\"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/queens-platinum-jubilee-thanksgiving-service-music\/"\"><span style=\""font-weight:\">The Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee: what music is likely to be played at the Service of Thanksgiving?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\""background-color:\" transparent=\"\" inherit=\"\" pointer=\"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/queens-platinum-jubilee-party-at-the-palace-music\/"\"><span style=\""font-weight:\">The Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee concert: what music will be played at the party at the palace?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\""background-color:\" transparent=\"\" inherit=\"\" pointer=\"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/royal-weddings-best-classical-music-choices\/"\"><span style=\""font-weight:\">Royal Weddings: the best classical music choices<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\""background-color:\" transparent=\"\" inherit=\"\" pointer=\"\" href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/what-has-the-queen-done-for-classical-music\/"\"><span style=\""font-weight:\">What has the Queen done for classical music?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/7-notable-masters-of-the-queens-kings-music\/"\"><span style=\""font-weight:\">7 notable Masters of the Queen\u2019s\/King\u2019s Music<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><h2 style=\""font-weight:\"><strong>What music will they play?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\""font-weight:\">This varies from year to year, but will invariably include at least two renditions of the <strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/god-save-the-queen-lyrics\/"\">National Anthem<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 one for the arrival at Buckingham Palace, another for the end of the procession. The parade itself, which involves at various stages slow marches and quick marches, will most probably include such favourites as \u2018The British Grenadiers\u2019 (a \u2018quick\u2019 17th-century march probably heard since the original Trooping the Colour), \u2018Freedom of Windsor\u2019, and the march from Meyerbeer\u2019s <em>Les Huguenots<\/em> (a slow march often used at such events). We may also expect the lively \u2018Escort to the Colour\u2019, given the Irish Guard\u2019s honoured place in the parade.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Daniel Jaff\u00e9 Published: Monday, 30 May 2022 at 12:00 am What is Trooping the Colour? Since 1748, the British Sovereign\u2019s official birthday in June has been marked by the event known as Trooping the Colour. Over 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and up to 400 musicians present a parade to mark the occasion. 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