Malta’s High Commissioner meets British PM David Cameron

The newly elected British Prime Minister David Cameron and Mrs Samantha Cameron invited the High Commissioner of Malta Joseph Zammit Tabona and Mrs Susan Zammit Tabona to 10 Downing Street for Tea before the Parade. Together with all the High Commissioners of the Commonwealth and the Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland, HE and Mrs Zammit Tabona proceeded to watch Trooping the Colours from the Prime Minister’s Stand.

As the clock on the Horseguards Building struck 11am, the Royal Procession comprising of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, Colonel Grenadier Guards, arrived in Queen Victoria’s 1842 ivory-mounted phaeton drawn by a pair of matching grey horses.

The Sovereign’s Escort, consisting of the troops of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and the Mounted Bands, accompanied Her Majesty. Upon the arrival of the Royal Carriage, the Royal Standard was released and flown from the roof of the Horse Guards building.

Her Majesty and His Royal Highness received a Royal Salute, inspected the troops and followed the trooping The Colour through the ranks. Her Majesty The Queen, together with other members of the Royal Family, returned to Buckingham Palace and appeared on the balcony, as aircraft from the Royal Air Force, including the Red Arrows aerobatic display team, flew past. This was preceded by a 41 gun salute in Green Park and a second salute of 62 guns fired at the Tower of London.

After the Parade, the Prime Minister invited the High Commissioners and their spouses back to 10 Downing Street for light refreshments. The High Commissioner of Malta and Mrs Susan Zammit Tabona were formally introduced to the newly elected Prime Minister and Mrs Samantha Cameron and they all augured the strengthening of the excellent relations already existing between Malta and the United Kingdom.