Queen marks 100 years of Britain's RAF ahead of flypast

Updated: 2018-07-10 18:54
Share
Share - WeChat
Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrives at Westminster Abbey for a service to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force (RAF), in central London, Britain July 10, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth and senior members of her family were attending celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of Britain's Royal Air Force on Tuesday, ahead of a flypast of almost 100 aircraft over Buckingham Palace in central London.

World War Two Spitfires will be joined by the country's newest stealth fighter, the Lightning F-35, along with helicopters and spy planes in London's skies at 1200 GMT.

The tribute to the RAF, which became the world's first independent air force when it was founded as a separate entity from the British Army and Royal Navy in 1918, began with a service at Westminster Abbey.

Some 1,300 serving RAF men and women were then due to parade down The Mall, the main approach to Buckingham Palace, before the Queen and heir to the throne Prince Charles host a ceremony to present the RAF with a new Queen's Colour.

The flypast planes were gathering off the coast of eastern England. After cruising towards London and flying over the Olympic Park and the capital's financial centre, they will roar past the royal family, who will be watching from the palace balcony.

Prince Charles and his elder son Prince William both served as RAF pilots.

Later on Tuesday, Charles, his wife Camilla, William, and brother Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, will host a reception at Buckingham Palace for RAF servicemen and women.

Reuters

1 2 3 4 Next   >>|

Related Stories

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 2020天堂中文字幕一区在线观| 久久久久国产精品免费免费搜索| 老子影院午夜精品无码| 国内精品国语自产拍在线观看55| 久久久亚洲欧洲日产国码农村| 毛片色毛片18毛片美女| 国产一级黄色毛片| 6080一级毛片| 尤物久久99热国产综合| 久热这里只有精品视频6| 浮力影院国产第一页| 国产一区二区三区久久精品 | 国产成人午夜高潮毛片| AV羞羞漫画在线观看| 日产亚洲一区二区三区| 亚洲啪啪AV无码片| 福利网站在线观看| 国产乱子伦农村xxxx| 色吧亚洲欧美另类| 天天色天天操综合网| 久久99国产精品久久99小说| 欧美丰满白嫩bbxx| 伊人久久大香线蕉电影院| 色一情一乱一伦一区二区三区日本| 国产真实乱子伦精品视频| a级毛片100部免费观看| 无码AV免费毛片一区二区| 亚洲av无码一区二区三区电影| 激情欧美一区二区三区| 吃奶摸下激烈视频无遮挡| 麻豆精品一区二区综合av| 国产精品视频公开费视频| www亚洲视频| 扒丝袜永久网址pisiwa| 久久精品道一区二区三区| 欧美日韩中文国产一区| 体育生开房互操| 精品视频一区二区三区四区五区| 国产国产人免费人成免费视频 | 一级毛片一级毛片免费毛片| 久久综合丝袜日本网|