As aircraft approached, the Queen could be seen looking ahead and smiling.placeholder image
As aircraft approached, the Queen could be seen looking ahead and smiling.

In Pictures: Military pomp on show as Trooping the Colour starts celebrations

Historic celebrations to mark the Queen’s 70-year reign have started in central London.

Celebrities and the public are gathering in their millions in tribute to the monarch across the special bank holiday weekend.

The young Cambridges and the duchesses’ carriage, known as a barouche, was followed by another carrying the Earl and Countess of Wessex and their children Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount Severn.

The Prince of Wales stood on the Queen’s right-hand side and the pair could be seen chatting and smiling ahead of the flypast.

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