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Thousands of spectators joined the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh at the annual military spectacle that has been performed for decades at Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall.

The event marked the Queen's 82nd birthday but had an added poignancy coming the week the death toll of British military personnel killed in Afghanistan passed 100.

The Guardsmen who took part on Saturday are fighting soldiers when not performing ceremonial duties and many have either served in Iraq or Afghanistan or will be deployed to the Middle East countries in the coming months.

The Queen's grandson Prince Harry - an officer in the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals like his older brother William - also served in Afghanistan for ten weeks at the beginning of the year.

Bright summer sunshine bathed Horse Guards Parade as the Queen arrived to play her important role in a ceremony she has attended every year since her accession to the throne in 1952, except in 1955 when there was a national rail strike.

Her first duty was to inspect the long line of troops - wearing their famous red tunics and bearskin hats -from the four Foot Guards regiments of the Household Division taking part - the Welsh, Grenadier, Scots and Coldstream Guards.

As she travelled in a 1842 ivory mounted phaeton carriage behind her on horseback and wearing ceremonial military uniform were the Prince of Wales, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Princess Royal, Colonel Blues and Royals, and the Duke of Kent, Colonel Scots Guards.

The Duchess of Cornwall, and William and Harry - both in military uniform - watched from a room in Horse Guards building that used to be the Duke of Wellington's office.

They were joined by the Earl and Countess of Wessex and Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. Other guests watching the spectacle were Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah.