The Princess of Wales has sent a touching letter to the Irish Guards ahead of rehearsals for Trooping the Colour. Princess Catherine apologised for missing the Colonel’s Review today and wished the troops good luck. The Irish Guards shared a video of the heartfelt letter being read out on social media. Catherine took over from her husband, Prince William, as Colonel of the Regiment last year. The ceremonial military event is held a week ahead of the Trooping the Colour Parade which has marked the monarch’s birthday for decades. Report by Bangurak. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 I wanted to write to you to let you know how proud I am of the entire regiment ahead of
00:04 the colonels review and Trooping the Colour.
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00:32 I appreciate everyone Trooping the Colour this year has been
00:35 practicing for months and dedicating many hours to ensuring their uniforms
00:38 and drill are immaculate. Being your Colonel remains an honour and I'm very
00:42 sorry that I'm unable to make the salute at this year's colonels review.
00:46 Please pass on my apologies the whole regiment I do hope that I'm able to
00:51 represent you all once again very soon. Please send my very very best wishes and
00:56 good luck to all involved.
00:58 Quis Zabrabet, Colonel Catherine. [Applause]
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