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Trooping the Colour
June 12 , 2018
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- A 22-year-old Sikh Coldstream Guard created history by becoming the first to wear a turban instead of a bearskin hat during an annual parade that marks the birthday of Britain's longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II.
- Charanpreet Singh Lall of the Coldstream Guards marched among 1,000 British soldiers who took part in the Trooping the Colour parade.
- Ceremony marks the Queen's official 92nd birthday held at London.
- Trooping the Colour, staged every June by London’s Horse Guards Parade, has commemorated the birthday of the sovereign for more than 250 years.
- It originated from traditional preparations for battle.
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