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Trooping of the Colour 

The British Royal Family celebrated the King’s Official Birthday at the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony in London on June 14th. The annual event of Trooping of the Colour has marked the official birthday of the Sovereign for more than 260 years, and this is the third of King Charles’ Reign.

The Prince and Princess of Wales and their Family and the Duke of Edinburgh and Duchess of Edinburgh and their Family were pictured arriving at Buckingham Palace ahead of the Trooping the Colour Ceremony.

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King Charles III, the Head of the Armed Forces, will be joined by Queen Camilla, (Colonel of The Grenadier Guards), the Prince of Wales, (Colonel of The Welsh Guards), the Princess of Wales, (Colonel of The Irish Guards), the Princess Royal, (Gold Stick in Waiting and Colonel of The Blues and Royals, Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), and the Duke of Edinburgh, (Colonel of the Scots Guards), to view the 1st and 2nd Battalion (Number 7 Company) the Coldstream Guards troop their Colour, while the Sovereign’s Escort was provided by The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals.

Following the Parade, members of the Royal Family will return to Buckingham Palace on horseback or in carriages, escorted by the The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals, with the King taking the salute upon arrival back at the Palace. Members of the Royal Family will then appear on the Balcony of Buckingham Palace to view the Royal Air Force Flypast.

 



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