Queen Elizabeth II’s Health Concerns Prompt Changes to Trooping the Colour Parade for Platinum Jubilee

The Queen’s health has been a concern for some time now, and it seems that her mobility issues may affect her participation in the upcoming Trooping the Colour parade.

The parade is a royal tradition that has been observed for over 250 years, and it is one of the key events on the Royal Family Calendar.

However, according to Ian Lloyd, the author of The Queen, 70 chapters in the life of Elizabeth II, the demands of the parade will be reimagined with tremendous thought for the Queen’s age.

The Trooping the Colour parade involves an hour-long horse guards parade, which typically features appearances by senior royals in carriages or on horseback.

Her Majesty previously made the ceremonial journey on horseback, before switching to the comforts of a carriage.

However, Mr Lloyd predicted that if she attends that particular event, she will stay in the carriage and not get in and out.

He added that there could be a shortened version of the parade where she goes around the arena.

Members of the royal household will then watch from a balcony in Buckingham Palace as an RAF fly past whizzes over the royal residence.

Mr Lloyd claimed that the Queen would likely remain seated in her carriage for the parts of the celebration where she would typically exit and greet the public.

The Trooping the Colour parade will take place on Thursday, June 2, 2022, as one of the first events of the extended bank holiday weekend to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

According to Mr Lloyd, things will be adapted in this hectic running order of events to make sure the Queen is included in her own celebrations.

He said, “there will be tremendous thought going into it to make sure the Queen can fully participate.”

The Queen’s reported mobility issues and concerns over her health will likely mean the key event of the Royal Family Calendar will be tweaked for Her Majesty’s benefit.

In addition to changes to the Trooping the Colour parade, a massive sculpture made up of 350 British native trees will be erected outside Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen’s historic Platinum Jubilee.

The sculpture, called the Tree of Trees, will tower over the palace gates during the four-day bank holiday weekend in June.

It will form a centrepiece of celebrations at the palace, which will include a live pop concert to be held in front of 10,000 people.

The Tree of Trees sculpture, created by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, reflects the planting of more than a million Jubilee trees as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative.

The initiative has already seen thousands of people planting Jubilee saplings across the UK to create a canopy of green in tribute to the monarch’s 70 years of service to the nation.

The trees that make up the sculpture will be gifted to community groups and organisations at the start of the next planting season in October.

Royal tree-planting has long been a staple duty for the Windsors and is usually used to commemorate official visits.

During her reign, the Queen has planted more than 1,500 trees across the world.

The Tree of Trees sculpture, created from 350 British native trees and recycled steel, is coming together from workshops and nurseries across the country as one part of an incredible community campaign that’s literally changing the landscape of our nation.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations will take place from Thursday, June 2, to Sunday, June 5, 2022.

The Trooping the Colour parade will be one of the first events of the extended bank holiday weekend, followed by a service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral and the derby at Epsom Downs.

The Queen’s health concerns have prompted changes to the traditional parade, but there will still be tremendous thought going into making sure she can fully participate in her own celebrations.

The Tree of Trees sculpture is a fitting tribute to the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative, which has already seen thousands of people planting Jubilee saplings across the UK.

The sculpture will tower over the palace gates during the four-day bank holiday weekend and will form a centrepiece of celebrations at the palace.