Turks and Caicos Queen's Birthday celebrations
The arrangements for the two celebrations to mark Her Majesty the Queen's birthday in Turks and Caicos have been published.
The Turks and Caicos Guides and Brownies.
His Excellency Governor Peter Beckingham, is pleased to announce the arrangements for Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Parade celebration that will take on Saturday 14 June 2014 at 10am in Grand Turk at the Parade Ground, and at 5pm on Monday 16 June 2014 in Providenciales at the Rugby Field in Grace Bay respectively.
Both parades will last for approximately 60 minutes and it will conclude with a royal salute taken by His Excellency the Governor.
The parades in both Grand Turk and Providenciales, will feature participants from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, staff from HM Prison, Customs and Immigration officials, fire fighters, the ex-Serviceman Legion, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Pathfinders and children from various Schools, all accompanied by music from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force band.
Following the parade the Governor will present long service awards to key members of the uniformed services in recognition of their 18, 25 or 30 years of service to the Crown.
As is traditional in the TCI, the Governor’s Office will provide refreshments to all participating in the parade.