Trooping the Colour

**JSFMACLJR** · 24th June 10, 12:16 PM

It's amazing what one can find online! I stumbled across the complete recording of the Trooping the Colour in 1995--the one and only time I have been fortunate to attend-- at which the Queen's Colour of the Scots Guards was trooped. I am enclosing a link to the departure of The Queen, so you can hear a fine medley of Scottish tunes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWQo8...eature=related

**creagdhubh** · 24th June 10, 12:47 PM

Wonderful video, thank you Sandy!

**Lallans** · 24th June 10, 01:42 PM

It happens daily in the summer, on the lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Free to everyone. And the Queen herself will be arriving here shortly. God Save The Queen.

{The preceeding has been an unpaid tourist advisory courtesy of a citizen of Ottawa.}

**JSFMACLJR** · 24th June 10, 02:25 PM

Well, Changing of the Guard happens daily; Trooping the Colour is a once a year event to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen's Birthday.

It's a shame that in The Queen of Canada's Capital of Ottawa, the Guard isn't changed daily all year, instead of just a tourist show in the summer.

(from a scion of Ottawa)

**Woot22** · 24th June 10, 04:19 PM

It reminds of Pass and Review ceremonies we did in the US Army.

**Kenneth** · 24th June 10, 04:39 PM

I wonder if they had medics on standby ready to stick any fall-outs with a saline drip. (The thought of that horror always helped me remember to keep my knees slightly bent).

**BoldHighlander** · 24th June 10, 05:19 PM

**davidlpope** · 24th June 10, 07:25 PM

Nice video. Bit of a shame, though, that the Pipes and Drums didn't get to play.

David

**DeWayne Ross** · 24th June 10, 08:16 PM

Still preety neat to watch though, even with out pipes and drums.

**JSFMACLJR** · 24th June 10, 09:12 PM

The Pipes and Drums make an appearance earlier:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xtr9...eature=related

Go to the 4:59 mark!

Sorry I don't know how to "embed" the video!