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Photograph of the Trooping the Colour parade in celebration of King George V’s birthday, Horse Guards Parade, 14th June 1912. It shows various groups from the Household Brigade formed up in rows, along with the band. A large crowd watches from behind the railings. Image taken from higher up, probably inside Horse Guards itself, also showing the trees around Green Park and the buildings beyond with Nelson’s Column in the far right. The image was possibly taken by Christina Broom (1862-1939) who is credited as being the UK’s first female press photographer. She taught herself photography and set up a stall in the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, selling postcards of photographs that she had taken from 1903 until 1930, operating under the professional name of Mrs Albert Broom. She was appointed official photographer to the Household Division from 1904 to 1939 and had a darkroom in the Chelsea Barracks. From an album of 212 photographs (including archives) compiled by or presented to Lt Col Wadham Heathcote Diggle, 1910-1912 (c). It includes many portraits, group portraits and other images, many taken at the Guards Depot in Caterham and Pirbright, plus images of parades, sports, dogs and horses.

Trooping the Colour (Ceremonial Events)