The ceremony, staged by some of the military’s most prestigious regiments, saw much of the royal family in attendance
The ceremony, staged by some of the military’s most prestigious regiments, saw much of the royal family in attendanceKing Charles, Queen Camilla, Catherine and William arrived in central London on Saturday as the King celebrated his official birthday with the annual Trooping the Colour.
The ceremony, staged by some of the military’s most prestigious regiments, saw the royal family in attendance, as the King join thousands of spectators and well-wishers in Whitehall for the annual event. Riding in the formation will be the royal colonels – the Prince of Wales, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guards; the Princess Royal, Colonel of the Blues and Royals; and the Duke of Edinburgh as Colonel of the Scots Guards.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in the Ascot Landau carriage for the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade, central London, in celebration of King Charles III's official birthday. Guardsmen in their scarlet tunics and bearskin caps will deliver a display of precision marching on Horse Guards Parade, honed over weeks of practice and part of their ceremonial duties when not fighting soldiers.
The national celebration is one of the highlights of the royal calendar and later will feature the royal family assembled on Buckingham Palace’s balcony for the traditional fly-past of RAF aircraft. Prince Harry and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not be attending this year's event, but other members of the family might be at Buckingham Palace for the occasion.
King Charles III in the Ascot Landau carriage travelling to the Trooping the Colour ceremony in central London, as King Charles III celebrates his official birthday. The colour – regimental flag – being trooped this year is the King’s Colour of the Grenadier Guards presented by the King earlier this week during a Buckingham Palace ceremony and it will be escorted during Saturday’s spectacle by guardsmen from the King’s Company.
The new Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis was expected to be among the spectators with other senior cabinet members, including the Prime Minister, after his predecessor John Healey quit on Thursday over a dispute about long-term funding for the military. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Princess Royal riding to the Trooping the Colour ceremony in central London, as King Charles III celebrates his official birthday.
The Duchess of Edinburgh and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence in the No.1 Barouche carriage travelling to the Trooping the Colour ceremony in central London, as King Charles III celebrates his official birthday. The Grenadier Guards were raised in 1656 in Bruges, Belgium, by the exiled King Charles II to protect him during the period Olive Cromwell ruled England.
Charles, Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards, visited his King’s Company at their barracks in Aldershot on the eve of Trooping and wished them “great success” for the big day. The Princess of Wales, The Prince of Wales, Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis taking part in Trooping The Colour.
He told the company: “Since Easter you’ve been practising rigidly and I can hear from Buckingham Palace the sound of the drums thumping away regularly so I know you’re all marching up and down trying to get ready for the parade. ” The King went on to say: “…ever since the last 370 years of your existence you have made us all in this country so incredibly proud of your effort, your service and your sacrifice over all those years and I feel very proud and privileged to be here. ”
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