The Queen came out on to the balcony to take a salute from the Household CavalryThe Queen made her first appearance at the Platinum Jubilee celebrations as she came out on to the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the flypast of RAF planes. As the first British monarch to mark 70 years on the throne, the Queen let the younger generation take the spotlight for the Trooping the Colour ceremony this morning. The noise from the flypast proved too much for Prince Louis MAX MUMBYThe royal family watch the flypast and opening celebrationsThe royal children watch the crowds from Buckingham Palace MATT DUNHAM/APThe Prince of Wales took the salute in place of his 96-year-old mother for what is known as the Queen’s Birthday Parade. The prince, colonel of the Welsh Guards, was joined by the Duke of Cambridge, colonel of the Irish Guards and the Princess Royal, colonel of The Blues and Royals. The Prince of Wales took the salute in place of his mother DANIEL LEAL/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGESAnd for the crowds in their thousands lining The Mall, there was the sight of the

Source: The Times June 02, 2022 15:59 UTC