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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends a military ceremony in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle to mark her official birthday. Reuters
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II watches a military ceremony to mark her official birthday at Windsor Castle on June 12, 2021 in Windsor. AFP
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The Red Arrows conduct a flypast for Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday celebrations at Windsor Castle. AFP
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Members of the Household Cavalry, right, arrive as members of the F Company Scots Guards stand to attention. AFP
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Members of the Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrive at Windsor Castle ahead of a ceremony to mark the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. Getty Images
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Guards leave Windsor Castle after the ceremony to mark the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. Getty Images
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The Queen's Colour is marched past soldiers during a ceremony marking official birthday of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Reuters
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The Red Arrows conduct a flypast during a military ceremony to mark Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday at Windsor Castle. AFP
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Queen Elizabeth II beams as she watches the Red Arrow fly past. AFP
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Members of the F Company Scots Guards military band leave after a military ceremony to mark Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday. AFP
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Queen Elizabeth II watches a military ceremony to mark her official birthday at Windsor Castle on June 12, 2021. AFP
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The smaller ceremony took place instead of Trooping the Colour, which traditionally is held at Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's official birthday. AFP
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II watches as members of the royal guard march at Windsor Castle. Reuters
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The servicemen and women on parade numbered almost 275, with 70 horses, compared with the 85 soldiers who took part in the ceremony last summer. Reuters
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The Queen appeared to be in good spirits, fresh from welcoming world leaders at the G7 summit in Cornwall. Reuters
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Dubbed a mini Trooping the Colour, it featured soldiers in ceremonial scarlet coats and bearskin hats. Reuters
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends a military ceremony in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle to mark her official birthday. Reuters
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II watches a military ceremony to mark her official birthday at Windsor Castle on June 12, 2021 in Windsor. AFP
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The Red Arrows conduct a flypast for Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday celebrations at Windsor Castle. AFP
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Members of the Household Cavalry, right, arrive as members of the F Company Scots Guards stand to attention. AFP
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Members of the Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery arrive at Windsor Castle ahead of a ceremony to mark the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. Getty Images
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Guards leave Windsor Castle after the ceremony to mark the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. Getty Images
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The Queen's Colour is marched past soldiers during a ceremony marking official birthday of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Reuters
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The Red Arrows conduct a flypast during a military ceremony to mark Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday at Windsor Castle. AFP
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Queen Elizabeth II beams as she watches the Red Arrow fly past. AFP
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Members of the F Company Scots Guards military band leave after a military ceremony to mark Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday. AFP
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Queen Elizabeth II watches a military ceremony to mark her official birthday at Windsor Castle on June 12, 2021. AFP
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The smaller ceremony took place instead of Trooping the Colour, which traditionally is held at Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's official birthday. AFP
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II watches as members of the royal guard march at Windsor Castle. Reuters
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The servicemen and women on parade numbered almost 275, with 70 horses, compared with the 85 soldiers who took part in the ceremony last summer. Reuters
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The Queen appeared to be in good spirits, fresh from welcoming world leaders at the G7 summit in Cornwall. Reuters
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Dubbed a mini Trooping the Colour, it featured soldiers in ceremonial scarlet coats and bearskin hats. Reuters
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends a military ceremony in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle to mark her official birthday. Reuters
Queen Elizabeth II enjoys 'mini Trooping the Colour' birthday parade in Windsor, fresh from welcoming G7 leaders
The parade, which featured a fly-past from the Red Arrows, took place to mark the Queen's official birthday
Associated Press
13 June, 2021
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