The Sunday Post (Inverness)

It’s a right royal

Queen gets the clan together for birthday

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The cute princess was joined by the royals – with the Queen in green neon taking centre stage – and her older brother Prince George.

George, who calls the Queen “Gan Gan”, cheekily saluted the impressive RAF flypast following the traditiona­l Trooping of the Colour celebratio­ns in Horse Guard’s Parade yesterday.

Earlier in the day, royal fans were treated to the sight of the Queen and 95- year- old Philip travelling in the Ascot Landau, and the imposing presence of The Sovereign’s Escort, mounted troops from the Life Guards and Blues and Royals.

The procession included the royal colonels on horseback – heir to the throne Charles, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Princess Royal, Colonel of the Blues and Royals, and William, Colonel of the Irish Guards.

On the parade ground in their famous scarlet tunics and bearskins were the Coldstream, Grenadier and Scots Guards – while the Irish Guards lined the Queen’s procession­al route from Buckingham Palace.

Almost 1500 officers and men, in immaculate uniforms, were on parade with more than 300 horses featured.

Among them was Britain’s Got Talent winner and Household Cavalry bandsman Richard Jones whose skill as a

It was a day of regal pomp, but PrincessP Charlotte and Prince George looked a little bored with proceeding­s.

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