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Bastille Day Parade in Paris
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-07-15 01:27


Nine Hawk jets of the British Red Arrows aerobatics team trail red, white and blue smoke as they fly over the Arc de Triomphe at the end of France's annual Bastille Day military parade, on the Champs Elysees in Paris, July 14, 2004. [Reuters]

British Grenadier guards march on the Champs Elysees during France's annual Bastille Day military parade, in Paris, July 14, 2004. British military marched alongside French forces this year as part of the 100th anniversary of the 'entente cordiale' pact of Franco-British friendship. [Reuters]

Soldiers from Britain's Household Cavalry march during the annual Bastille Day Parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris, Wednesday July 14, 2004. They were guests of the French Government to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, a treaty of friendship between Britain and France, signed in 1904. It is the first time British troops have led the parade. [AP]

Troops walk down the Champs Elysees during the Bastille day parade in Paris. The great and the good who received France's Legion of Honor awards included a sprightly 104-year-old veteran of World War I and a 91-year-old Catholic priest who has led a lifelong struggle on behalf of the poor.[AFP}

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