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Trooping the Colour has commemorated the birthday of the sovereign for more than 250 years and also functions as a display of army drills, music and horsemanship. The Queen will celebrate her official birthday with the Trooping the Colour parade. The centerpiece of London’s season of festivities is this Saturday when the country honors Queen Elizabeth’s birthday with the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony – and it’s one of the most spectacular royal events of the year. The grand military parade, which takes place in June in hopes of favorable weather – despite the fact that high temperatures often result in fainting spells for at least a few unlucky bear-fur-garbed guards – is a national statement of pageantry to celebrate each British monarch’s official birthday, although Her Majesty’s actual birth date is April 21. Now that Meghan Markle is an official royal, she’s taking part in one of the royal family’s signature events: Tr...

www.mypublicist.biz Members of the royal family surely have many talents, but if there's one skill they've mastered, it's posing for pictures. From official portraits in Buckingham Palace to informal photocalls while they're on vacation, here are portraits of the royal family. 1861 : Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837-1901, was Queen Elizabeth II's great-great-grandmother. She was the first British sovereign to embrace photography  as a means of making the royal brand accessible to the public since the medium was introduced shortly after she ascended the throne. She and her husband, Prince Albert (pictured), became champions of the new art form 1910 : King Edward VII, who ruled from 1901 to 1910, and Queen Alexandra are Queen Elizabeth II's great-grandparents. Here, the couple poses at the State Opening of Parliament in London in regalia. Like her in-laws, Queen Alexandra was also an avid fan of photography 1926:  King George V...