More than one thousand soldiers and several hundred horses took part in the traditional parade which continues for three days.
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Queen Elizabeth II, garbed in green, waves as she and the royal family watches the flypast celebrating her 90th birthday.
In 1970, a soldier passed out onto the ground whilst Queen Elizabeth II riding a horse goes by during the trooping the colour parade held in June, 1970 in London, England.
Princess Charlotte was tickled pink on her Buckingham Palace balcony debut.
Sure, some fashionistas are raising eyebrows over the queen’s choice of a bright lime green color for her birthday outfit, complete with matching hat, but it was Princess Charlotte who stole the show.
Visible in her vibrant ensemble, the Queen smiled and waved to crowds as she was driven with her husband and Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, who wore a ceremonial red military uniform, in an open-top carriage up the flag-lined Mall.
Guardsmen arrive back at Buckingham Palace from Horseguards Parade after the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in central London, Britain June 11, 2016.
But at times during Saturday’s two-hour celebration, the queen looked like she was ready to call it a day.
A royal turn-out: The Queen, clutching the Order of Service tightly in one hand, steadied herself with a handrail outside St Paul’s Cathedral as she left the ceremony.
The Queen will join 10,000 people for the Patron’s Lunch – recognising her patronage of more than 600 organisations in the United Kingdom and around the Commonwealth.
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Even Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country has frosty relations with Britain, sent a message of congratulations to the queen.
