Live coverage from Horse Guards Parade, London, of this annual ceremony celebrating the monarch's official birthday. Julian Tutt describes the scene as the First Battalion Irish Guards troop their Queen's Colour. Then, in the presence of the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Kent and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, the Queen takes the salute.
Highlights can be seen at 7.05pm on BBC2
Producer Stephen Moms Stereo