Trooping The Colour: Major General's Review 2023: Troops arriving and Departing. 

Superb! I always look for your list. Just spotted a tiny typo though that you might want to correct in 15) I'm pretty sure you meant On the "Square."

Thank you very much Delvin. Think it's the first time I have ever heard Death or Glory played by a military band though, maybe the DM for the Household Cavalry had a brass band background. 🙂

@@e.chambers2973 You're most welcome! Thanks for pointing that out! Yes! It should be "On the Square"! 😂 I don't think it'll allow me to edit it as it's pinned!

@@MrBaton74 You're most welcome! He must have! It sounded fantastic!!

​@@delvinrodriguez3341 In that case, consider it a trick entry to see who is paying attention! Your very helpful lists and @MrBaton74's delightful vids are a winning combination.

Yes yes yes..thank you so much. Xx

Thank you, I really appreciate your kind comments, did look forward to a good lie-down later though. 😂

Me too, I live in Saigon so these recordings are just what is needed, can’t wait for Trooping the Colour on the 17/6. ❤

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

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It’s on the 10th of June

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@@MrBaton74 hello MrB! I’m gratefully watching this with eager anticipation as I shall be attending the Major Generals review next week🥳 It’s videos like yours that have inspired me to do so. So I thought who better to ask than you as what is the best time to be at the parade ground in order to see the bands and troops arriving please? That, to me, is very much a part of the whole occasion which, according to the tickets starts at 10.30 but I think everybody would be in place then?🤔 I hope you don’t mind my asking😌

@@AnnofWales21 Hi, the bands should be leaving Wellington barracks at about 10am or so, from what i've been told and seen on other videos this year the arrival of the bands will be slightly different to previous years, but I would think if you're sat down by 10.00/10.15 you should not have long to wait. Fingers crossed for a dry day, I'll be on Horse Guards for the Major Generals Review as well. You do need to allow a little time to get through security but in my experience they do get you through quite quick. Hope you have a great time on Saturday.

@@MrBaton74 Thank you ever so much for the advice MrB, I really appreciate it it😘 I shall look out for you ( although I have no idea where you’ll be nor what you look like so I’ll probably wave cheerily to everyone with a fancy looking camera😋) You mention fingers crossed for a dry day, I’ve been looking at the ever changing forecast and it’s a case of “raincoat/no raincoat/raincoat/ no raincoat” so it’ll probably be a case of looking out of the window on the day😌 I’m so looking forward to this all the same 😃 Many thanks again.

@@AnnofWales21 You are very welcome, I'm sure you will enjoy it, if you think the sound is great on these videos, the actual sound of the Massed Bands and Mounted Band in real life is awesome.

Thank you, glad to know that the videos are enjoyed so much.

Totally agree. I want to watch the parades and am not interested in the interviews of Broadcasters with someone's aunt who was related to someone who was not there.

@@missread7781 Eggsactly! The Military side is the best part, Marching Soldiers who perform intricate movements, Massed Bands who also perform intricate movements of a different kind & provide the Soundtrack to it all, The King's Artillery & the magnificence of the Mounted Band & all those Horses & the sight of polished Cuirasses & Plumed Helmets of the Cavalry! I'm not even interested in the Royal Contingent & I certainly am not interested in watching the Queen Consort following the King round the inspection of the Troops in a carriage forsooth, not only is it a break from Tradition, she's probably a better Horsewoman than most mounted Officers & Troopers on Parade. I don't like breaks with Tradition, solely to pander to someone's ego & insecurities. I don't recall ever seeing Queen Consort Mary, Elizabeth Bowes-Lion or Prince Consort Philip ever Inspecting the Troops with the King or Queen at Trooping the Colour, not that I'm old enough to remember George V or Queen Mary.

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LoL, you are not Wrong!

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Glad you enjoyed it, thank you.

You are very welcome thank you , I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Can someone tell me the title of the very last march that was being played as the household calvary entered the palace?

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Yes this happens every year. If you do a google search for Trooping The Colour it will bring up a lot of information for you. Hope you get to see it in person some time.

Don’t know the name but I think the first part is a traditional Welsh tune arranged for march time. The second part is the famous Welsh hymn Cwm Rhondda.

It’s called My Strength and Shield

If you listen carefully, it is a different arrangement of the Welsh hymn, Cwm Rhondda or if you are English, it was translated from William Williams original Welsh in 1905 & is the hymn known as, Guide me, o thou great Redeemer. You can definitely pick out the Melody in the first part & the second part is the Traditional Arrangement. Both are played in Quick March time, but the piece is just as good in Slow March time, a special trait of Welsh Music & Bloody Brilliant.

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@@theguitarjammer73 You're Most Welcome. You'll never hear a better Rendition, than the Welsh Spectators at Cardiff Arms Park, watching an International Rugby Game.

Well you know what you can do then……….. go watch my other video of the Colonel’s Review, you’ll see all the troops on that one.

I was wondering that about the household calvary too

Only one band!

Yep! No pipers on parade this year because it is the Welsh Guards trooping.

@@michaelfox263 Thanks Michael! I said one Band just mounted at times, or when they're Accompanying the Foot Guard for Changing the Guards, they March. Because they had no Drum & I recognised the Blues & Royals Conductor. My Husband argued that there were 2 separate Bands. Yippee... I don't have to cook this week lol.

​​​@@vickyRoyalHistory Hello Vicky! Hope all is well! I think it must since you don't have to cook! 😂 Anyways, The Band of the Household Cavalry is just one Band, they are trained to ride horses and march on foot. They're the same musicians, the Snare Drummer and the Bass Drummer that march on foot are the Kettle Drummers when the Band is mounted. The Band when on Foot is lead by the Band Corporal Major (BCM) and when Mounted by their Director of Music (DOM), when on Foot the Director of Music is either Behind the Band or in the Ranks. His position in the Band changes depending on the Number of Musicians on Parade. If the Band is on Foot and all the Ranks are full the (DOM) Will march behind the band. Some more info which you might already know, but it's always nice to have. The Band of the Household Cavalry is made of two Regiments. If you look at the Band half is wearing Blue Tunics and the other is wearing Red Tunics. The Blue is for the Blues and Royals and the Red is for the Life Guards. They used to be two separate Bands but the government cutbacks sadly made them into one band. They decided to keep the uniforms of both Bands and thus we have the half the Band wearing Blue and the other Red. They used to come together as we see them now for Trooping the Colour in the past. But, other than that they were separate Bands. Hope this helps you in winning the argument even more!! 😂

That Fife and drums

To be fair, to the uninitiated, Nijmegen could be difficult, it's not spelt phonetically & with a 'j' could throw people. Having said that, professional Broadcasters are supposed to check out unfamiliar words & spellings, that's just sheer laziness & unprofessional if they don't. Unfortunately more & more Americanisms are creeping in to every English speaking Country in the World. Personally, I hate it, in my world, I still go to the Shops, Stores are the place Shops keep their stock. I walk to said shops on a footpath, I have no idea how to walk to the side, unless I was a crab I suppose. I get my letters from the Postie, in my Letter Box. My letter Box is not sexed so I don't know if it's a Male Box or a Female Box. My Alphabet ends with the Letter Z as Zed, Zee makes me think of Foreigners who don't have English as their first language, trying to say 'The'. I'm of the opinion that Americans Speak American English, not proper English & raise my eyebrows when they complain Brits don't speak English, I mean Brits have been speaking English for longer than USA has been a Country. They also can't weigh stuff, measure stuff or count he number of floors a house has accurately. I'll just stay in my own little world thank you & ignore Pseudo English Americanisms.