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Trooping the Colour Parade Scheduled for June 13 at Horse Guards Parade
Over 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians will mark King Charles III's official birthday. The ceremony begins at 10:20 a.m. and ends with an RAF flypast at 1 p.m.
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Trooping the Colour will take place on June 13, with more than 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians taking part in the ceremony at Horse Guards Parade. The King's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, will troop its Colour before the King. m.
M. The Massed Bands will include more than 300 musicians. An additional 250 service personnel will line The Mall along the processional route. Royal Family members will accompany the parade on horseback and in carriages from Buckingham Palace down The Mall to Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall.
Upon arrival at Horse Guards Parade, the King will receive a royal salute and inspect the troops. The soldiers will wear scarlet tunics and bearskin hats. The Royal Family will then move to the Palace balcony to watch the flypast.
M. The display typically features around 29 aircraft. After crossing central London, the aircraft will head west through Hounslow and Feltham before continuing north over Windsor towards Northampton.
A 41-gun salute will be fired in Green Park. m. m.
The ceremony has marked the monarch's official birthday for more than 260 years. The tradition is believed to have begun in 1748 during the reign of King George II, whose actual birthday fell in October. King Charles III's actual birthday is November 14.
