London: The Queen & Trooping The Colour

Trooping the Colour is watched by millions every year.

It marked the official birthday of the British Sovereign and its ceremony is performed by regiments of the British and Commonwealth armies. 

It is difficult to smell the intensity of patriotism without being there in real life.

I was very lucky that my husband took me back to England just in time to experience this event.

This is Buckingham Palace (The Queen's Palace) on the day before the parade.

The Grenadier Guards outside the palace.

Overlooking the busy traffic on The Mall and the majestic Admiralty Arch.

Saturday, 11th June 2016. Trooping the Colour.

Outside Buckingham Palace at about 8am. Another overcast sky with no rain.

The crowd thickened as time went past. By 10am, there was at least several hundred thousands of people gathering around St James Park and along The Mall.

Admiralty Arch at the other end of The Mall.

The Queen's Life Guards marched past.

The Grenadier and Coldstream Guards along The Mall.

Mounted bands of the Household Cavalry and the piebald drum horse at the front.

Sitting in this carriage were Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (left), Kate, Duchess of Cambridge (right) and Prince Harry (opposite the duchesses). The carriage went by so quickly. I couldn't spot the presence of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Not his father, Prince Charles, Duke of Cornwall either.

Here comes the monumental moment!

Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburg (waving in our direction). The Queen looked resplendent in her bright green outfit. 

After inspecting her troops, The Queen now made her way back to the Buckingham Palace.

The glimpse of The Queen remains the most unforgettable moment in my life.

The Queen's on her 90th birthday also celebrates her becoming the longest reigning monarch in British history. Duke of Edinburg, 5 years older than The Queen, looked just as fabulous.

After the ceremony, The Queen stopped on the balcony with the rest of her Royal family members.

(Photo: telegraph.co.uk)

On the ground, the King's troop fired 41-gun royal salute in Green Park.

The fearful pigeons stayed away from the air.

Then the flypast event by Royal Air Force followed.

Here came the mighty Red Arrows! 

Whoops! The Red Arrows were too fast for me!

Well, this was how it supposed to look like (Photo: Telegraph.co.uk).

As soon as the event was over, the pouring rain began. It was so weird but we were all so lucky!

That's the end of my memorable event in London, seeing The Queen with my very own eyes and witnessing the majestic march-past and the spectacular flypast.

We then made our way to the Oxford Street and continued our shopping at Liberty (where another exciting highlight took place).