Earlier today, The Queen gave the Scots Guards their new colours at Buckingham Palace, as their Colonel, The Duke of Kent looked on.
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The Queen inspects the Scots Guards with their Colonel, The Duke of Kent (3R), at Buckingham Palace (Sgt Rupert Frere RLC / MoD Crown Copyright)
The rain – reminiscent of the Highlands – did not hinder the engagement; The Queen stood under a clear Fulton umbrella, trimmed with blue to match her outfit as she gave the new flag, featuring the battalions tours of duty – quite a change from the first garden party of the year on Tuesday.
FIRST GARDEN PARTY OF THE YEAR: THE QUEEN JOINED BY CAMBRIDGES AND BEATRICE
Her Majesty, the regiment’s Colonel-in-Chief, inspected the 1st Battalion Scots Guards and F Company Scots Guards on the lawns in front of the Bow Room, with her cousin Prince Edward at her side.
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The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Guards, presented new Colours to the regiment. (Sgt Rupert Frere RLC / MoD Crown Copyright)
2,200 guests watched the ceremony, where the guards were awarded new colours, the first since 2002. The presentation of new Colours is a rare honour for all soldiers and officers involved.
Soldiers cheered for The Queen, taking off their bearskins and making a round motion with their hat, as is tradition, before a reception took place inside Buckingham Palace, where the Monarch spoke with the men, wearing her regimental badge.
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The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief Scots Guards meets some of the unit after presenting them with new colours (Sgt Rupert Frere RLC / MoD Crown Copyright)