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Britain celebrates queen's official birthday
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-06-14 16:03
Guards march during the Trooping the Colour ceremony, attended by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in London June 13, 2009. Trooping the Colour has honoured the sovereign's official birthday since the 17th century, and dates back to the earliest times of armed conflict when each leader needed his own flag or colours to stand out clearly amid the smoke and dust of battle, which led to regular trooping allowing soldiers to recognise the colours around which they should rally. [Agencies]
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