Hotels-London.co.uk - Trooping the Colour Marks Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday in London
London will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday with the Trooping the Colour parade.

LONDON, ENGLAND, May 06, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday will be celebrated in London with the traditional Trooping the Colour ceremony next month.

The military event will see thousands of people gather at Horse Guards Parade to view the action, which includes a visit by the monarch.

Even though Trooping the Colour is held to mark Her Majesty's birthday, she was born in April, not June.

The reason for holding the celebrations in the summer relates to a royal tradition of having two birthdays if the sovereign is born in a month that may not enjoy good weather for outdoor events.

During the occasion, Her Majesty inspects troops from the Household Division and then leads them down the Mall to Buckingham Palace.

In a statement, the organisers of the event said: "The origin of the ceremony goes back to the early 18th century and possibly even earlier, when the guards and sentries for the royal palaces and other important buildings in the capital were mounted daily on the parade ground."

Trooping the Colour will take place on June 11th this year.

Culture travellers planning on attending the ceremonial event and thinking of booking cheap London hotels can use Hotels-London.co.uk to find a variety of options, including the Hotel Lily Earls Court and the Collingham Serviced Apartments London.

Find out more information about the event at http://www.army.mod.uk/events/ceremonial/.

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