Trooping the Colour & A “Friendly” Football Match

Our last big London event before returning to the states was the annual Trooping the Colour, which is held once a year to celebrate the Queen’s birthday. Actually, her birthday is on April 21st, although her husband’s is June 10th, so we won’t quibble. Traveling between Buckingham Palace and the Horse Guards Building at Whitehall, it is full of various battalions of soldiers on horses, synchronized marches, and patriotic music. Brian captured these images along the parade route.

There’s the Queen and Prince Philip!

This is Brandon. We think he trooped a bit too long.

Here’s a picture we forgot to post. Christopher and a few of the students went to Wembley Stadium to see a “friendly” football (soccer) match between England and the U.S. They had to sit in the England section and were told not to cheer for the Americans. That was easy to follow since it was a convincing 2-0 victory for the home team.