2001 Trooping the Colour

The 2001 Trooping the Colour ceremony was held on 16 June 2001 to celebrate the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. It was the 50th anniversary of Elizabeth's first Trooping acting in behalf of her father King George VI and was showered by heavy rain.^[1] Over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses, and 400 musicians came together in the traditional parade to mark the Queen's Official Birthday, which usually takes place on the third Saturday of June.^[2] It was the final Birthday Parade attended by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother before her death on 30 March 2002.

2001 Trooping the Colour
Date(s)	16 June 2001; 24 years ago (2001-06-16)
Location(s)	Horse Guards Parade, London, England
Country	United Kingdom
Previous event	2000
Next event	2002
Activity	Queen's Birthday Parade Royal balcony appearance

The parade

Balcony appearance

• The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
  • The Prince of Wales, the Queen's son
  • The Princess Royal and Commodore Timothy Laurence, the Queen's daughter and son-in-law
  • The Earl and Countess of Wessex, the Queen's son and daughter-in-law
• Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the Queen's mother
• The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Queen's first cousin and his wife
• The Duke and Duchess of Kent, the Queen's first cousin and his wife
• Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the Queen's first cousin and his wife