国际英语资讯:Annual British monarchs birthday celebrations sees latest royal Meghan Markle on parade
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 9-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="monarch">monarch</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="Meghan">Meghan</span> <span word="Markle">Markle</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span>, <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="throne">throne</span>, <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Duchess">Duchess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sussex">Sussex</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ceremonial">ceremonial</span> <span word="uniforms">uniforms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="cavalry">cavalry</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="horseback">horseback</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Trooping">Trooping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Color">Color</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regiment">regiment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Household">Household</span> <span word="Division">Division</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="flags">flags</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="regiment">regiment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1<span word="st">st</span> <span word="Battalion">Battalion</span>, <span word="Coldstream">Coldstream</span> <span word="Guards">Guards</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trooping">Trooping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Color">Color</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monarch">monarch</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="for">for</span> 260 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="II">II</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parade">parade</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> 92<span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1952 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span>-<span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="monarch">monarch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="April">April</span> 21, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="formal">formal</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="salutes">salutes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p>
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