The King's official birthday is celebrated with Trooping the Colour - but why does the Monarch have two birthdays and what is the significance of the iconic parade?
Trooping the Colour returns to London on Saturday, 15 June, with the Royal Family set to take to the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the Flypast.
Trooping the Colour, marking the sovereign's official birthday, has been a consistent tradition for over 260 years. It became an annual event during King George II's reign and has undergone several changes since then. As per tradition, the parade is meticulously timed, with the first guards departing Buckingham Palace at precisely 10am. Each year, the six regiments of the Foot Guards are bestowed the honour of presenting their Colour to the sovereign, and this year, it's the turn of the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards.
Kate was instead be replaced by Lieutenant General James Bucknall at the Colonel's Review, which is the official rehearsal for Trooping The Colour, scheduled to take place on 15 June. The Irish Guards shared a photograph of the letter Kate penned to them on their official X account.
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