Post World War II
After the Second World War, the Tournament once again moved to a larger stage and opened its doors to the public at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in 1950. With the exception of the war years, the Tournament was staged every summer from 1880 to 1999. The Royal Tournament had entered the history books as the First, Oldest and Biggest Military Tattoo in the World. Towards the end ticket sales were insufficient to cover costs; the 1998 Royal Tournament made a loss. On Monday 2 August 1999 the Royal Tournament closed for the final time to reduce military costs, following the 1998 Strategic Defence Review.
Other military events such as Trooping the Colour, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo and Royal International Air Tattoo remain an active part of British military pageantry as of 2009, together with the various events organized by the Armed Forces and its three branches.
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