Queen Elizabeth2 officially celebrated her 83rd birthday on 13th June. There has been a norm of celebrating the monarch's official birthday in the summer so that the subjects can greet her without the harsh winter wet conditions to dampen the celebrations. Called 'Trooping the Colour Parade’, these photographs were in front of Buckingham Palace, London, where the ceremonial guards marched past in their royal finery. It was a bright, sunny and warm day and people had gathered in hordes all around the Palace grounds along the Mall Road to greet the Queen.

1. The Queen inspects the Parade.

2. The Guards filing past.

3. The artillery was brought out too.

4.The carriage used to bring in the royalty.

5. And the cavalry regiment march past in its royal finery.

6. Standing in attention to play the band for the Queen.

7. The Royal Family by the Queen's side enjoys the celebrations.

8. The Royal Air Force also flies past in celebration.

9. The flag line the Mall Road from the Trafalgar Square towards Buckingham Palace.

10. The journalists report on the morning's event from under the shade of their jackets.

Place-Buckingham Palace, London, UK

Bright sunny and warm day with a large crowd

Date-13th June, 2009

Time-12.15pm onwards