Trooping the Colour

Trooping the Colour was traditionally part of the military's preparations for battle, but in1748 it was announced that it would also be held to mark the sovereign's birthday.

王室阅兵庆典是传统的军事准备打仗的一部分，但在1748年曾宣布它也将举行庆祝女王的生日。

During last year's Trooping the Colour flypast, Kate ensured there was no risk of an outfit clash as she dressed Charlotte in a pink number that perfectly matched her Alexander McQueen pleated skater dress and hat.

去年，在观看皇家阅兵庆典空中分列表演时，为避免衣服不搭配，凯特王妃给夏洛特公主穿了一件粉色小花裙，与她所穿戴的亚历山大-麦昆品牌褶边溜冰裙和帽子完美相称。

Traditionally, the royal family tends to keep their celebrations private and intimate ( besides Her Majesty, who gets a parade during the Trooping of the Colour), and they often take the day off from formal engagements as well.

按照传统，王室倾向于保持庆祝活动的私密性（除了女王陛下会出席王室阅兵庆典游行），而且他们通常会取消正式活动，休一天假。

She has attended Trooping the Colour every year throughout her reign, except in1955 when it was cancelled due to a national rail strike.

在她的统治内，她每年都出席了王室阅兵庆典，除了在1955年，当它被取消，由于全国铁路罢工。

He turned 96 last June, and a week later helped the Queen celebrate her official 91st birthday at the annual Trooping the Colour parade.

去年6月，菲利普迎来了96岁生日，一周后又和女王在军旗敬礼分列式上庆祝了她91岁的生日。

While the technique is popular with child development experts, the Duke of Cambridge was famously scolded by his grandmother The Queen during the trooping of the colour when he too squatted down to speak to his son.

儿童教育专家格外喜欢这种教育方式，不过威廉王子倒曾因此受到女王训斥，当时正是王室阅兵庆典，他却蹲下和乔治说话。

This weekend, the mother and daughter duo wore matching shades of ice blue as they watched the Trooping the Colour ceremony from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

刚刚过去的这个周末，凯特王妃和夏洛特公主在白金汉宫阳台上一起观看皇家阅兵庆典时都穿了冰蓝色的裙子。

Mr Hoey told The Daily Telegraph:' We were talking about Trooping the Colour and how the Queen always notices if anything is not quite right, such as one young officer she spotted wearing his medals in the wrong order not long ago 。

霍伊先生告诉《每日电讯报》记者：“我们谈到了英国皇家军队阅兵仪式，还有女王是如何能常常发现众多不妥之处，例如不久前，女王就注意到一个年轻军官徽章顺序戴错了。”

Earlier, thousands lined The Mall in the sweltering heat to watch the traditional Trooping the Colour, made even more special this year because of the Queen's milestone anniversary.

此前，成千上万的人在酷暑中站在林荫大道两旁，观看皇家军队阅兵，由于女王的80岁寿辰意义非同寻常，所以今年的阅兵仪式更为隆重。