Minor party for the Queen's official birthday

Britain celebrated Queen Elizabeth's official birthday in a minor tone due to the pandemic. This year's 'Trooping the Color' took place in the grounds of Windsor Castle, with a small parade led by the Scots Guards, explains the BBC. Nothing compares to the traditional crowd bath for Her Majesty's subjects, which takes place in central London on the second Saturday in June each year. So much so that today's ceremony (which celebrates the queen's official birthday and not the actual one, which falls on April 21) has been renamed 'Mini Trooping the Color'. "Last year we had 85 soldiers on parade, this year it was 274, so we are really excited that the event has grown and we hope to get back to normal for next year",explained Lieutenant Colonel Guy Stone, in charge of planning the parade. During the ceremony there was a tribute to the heroes of the pandemic, such as Covid vaccine developer Professor Sarah Gilbert and former chair of the vaccine task force Kate Bingham. For the 95-year-old queen it was the first 'Trooping the Color' without her husband, Prince Philip, who passed away in recent months. Yesterday the sovereign met with the leaders of the G7 in Cornwall.without his wife, Prince Philip, who disappeared in recent months. Yesterday the sovereign met with the leaders of the G7 in Cornwall.without his wife, Prince Philip, who disappeared in recent months. Yesterday the sovereign met with the leaders of the G7 in Cornwall.