who turned out to Front Street yesterday morning for the annual Queens' Birthday Parade ceremonies.

This year's parade featured soldiers from the Bermuda Regiment's Training Company, the Bermuda Police cadets, members of the Bermuda Fire Service and the Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps under the command of Bermuda Regiment second-in-command Major Patrick Outerbridge.

Leading two of the four Bermuda Regiment guards of honour were newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenants Mr. Remy Colmet and Mr. Vernon Hassell who received the Governor's commission on June 8.

As with previous years, yesterday's parade drew a host of local dignitaries including Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan, Chief Justice the Hon. Mr. Austin Ward and Senate President the Hon. Albert Jackson.

But for newly-appointed Police commissioner Mr. Colin Coxall and deputy commissioner Mr. Michael Mylod, yesterday was their first Queen's Birthday parade at the helm of the Bermuda Police Service.

United States Navy commander Capt. Tim Bryan, together with a small coterie of senior officers, were also present for what was their last Queen's Birthday Parade because the US Navy will no longer have a military presence in Bermuda after September 1, 1995.

Despite the haze, spectators, who thronged both sides of Front Street and Burnaby Hill, bobbed their heads to the music of the Bermuda Regiment band and corps of drums under the direction of Sgt. Major Ellsworth Bean.

His Excellency, dressed in a white uniform with a blue sash, and Lady Waddington, arrived by horse drawn carriage with a Police escort at the foot of the flagpole.

Together with his aide-de-camp Capt. Brian Gonsalves, Bermuda Regiment commanding officer Lt. Col. David Burch, Major Outerbridge, Mr. Coxall and Bermuda Fire Services chief Mr. Reginald Rawlins, His Excellency inspected the units.

Lord Waddington then led the official ceremony in honour of the Queen. This involved the unfurling of the Royal Standard.

The Bermuda Regiment soldiers performed the symbolic "feu de joie'' or the fire of joy, sequentially, in concert with a thunderous 21-gun salute from Number five dock.

Then the Governor led the three cheers for the Queen.

Anne Aldrich and her fiance Andrew Ansaldi were among several visitors at yesterday's parade.

The couple, who hail from Connecticut, arrived in Bermuda last Wednesday.

"It's been very good,'' Ms Aldrich said of the parade. "It's very organised and full of tradition.'' Photos by Tamell Simons GOVERNOR'S INSPECTION -- Governor Lord Waddington inspects the members of the Bermuda Regiment's Training Company, who formed the guard of honour during the annual Queen's Birthday Parade cermonies held yesterday.

ROYAL SALUTE -- Bermuda Regiment soldiers performed the Royal salute when Lord Waddington arrived by horse-drawn carriage.

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