If you didn’t make it to the UK for the royal wedding, don’t worry – there are lots of other ways to glimpse London’s most famous family,
The wedding of the year is done and dusted, but if you fear that you’ve missed the chance to indulge your inner royalist, don’t worry: the royal family’s calendar bursts at its golden seams with events. June is the monarch’s official birthday month (Elizabeth II’s real birthday was on 21 April), so it’s a busy time of year for HRH. Here are the key events to put in your diary.
BEATING RETREAT, 6-7 JUNE
A chance to witness the full military clout of the Queen’s personal troops, the Household Division’s annual show combines music, regimental drills, cannons and fireworks. Beating Retreat forms a part of the Queen’s official birthday celebrations and the salute is taken by a member of the royal family. It takes place across two evenings on Horse Guards Parade, marking the 400-year-old military practice of beating drums at nightfall to call troops back from battle. This is a spectacular display of pomp and pageantry. Book online. www.householddivision.org.uk
TROOPING THE COLOUR, 9 JUNE
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