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A Complete Guide to Every Royal Who Took Part in King Charles’ Birthday Parade
King Charles was joined by members of the royal family for his first Trooping the Colour as monarch.
The 74-year-old king was celebrated on Saturday at Trooping the Colour, an annual public celebration of the British monarch’s birthday that is a staple on the royal calendar.
This year marked the first time the festivities were held in honour of King Charles following the death of Queen Elizabeth in September.
King Charles rode through London in the parade on a horse named Noble while sporting the traditional bearskin cap and tunic of the Guard of Honour Order, the Welsh Guards.
The Sovereign wears the uniform of whichever regiment’s colour is being trooped or presenting their flag that year.
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This marked the first time since 1986 that the British monarch rode in the procession.
Queen Elizabeth last rode during Trooping the Colour 37 years ago before opting to take part in the pageantry in a carriage in the years that followed.
King Charles was accompanied on horseback by his son and heir Prince William, his sister Princess Anne, and his youngest brother Prince Edward.
Prince William took over the role of Colonel of the Welsh Guards from his father after King Charles became monarch.
The position is fitting with William becoming the Prince of Wales, the traditional title for the British heir to the throne.
Princess Anne is Colonel of the Blues and Royals, and she supported her older brother at a Buckingham Palace event when the regiment was presented with the new Sovereign’s standard.
While King Charles, Prince William, and Princess Anne all participated in Trooping the Colour on horseback before, this year marked a first for Prince Edward.
The newly minted Duke of Edinburgh participated in the procession on horseback in his role as Colonel of the London Guards, the Army Reserve Battalion of the Guards Division.
The new battalion was formed as a product of the military reforms in May 2022.
Other members of the Royal Family took part in the Trooping the Colour procession in horse-drawn carriages.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis rode in a coach for the second time at the annual birthday parade.
They shared the Ascot Landau with Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla.
When the procession reached Horse Guards Parade, Queen Camilla and Princess Kate hopped out of the carriage and joined the other Royal Colonels as the Welsh Guards presented their flag or colour to the King.
It marked a royal first for the Royal Women, in past years, both Camilla and Kate would watch the ceremony from a building overlooking the parade grounds with other royals.
The first carriage of the procession carried Prince Edward’s wife Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh and Princess Anne’s husband Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Lawrence.
Following them were the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, while the Duke of Kent and the Earl of St Andrews took part in the parade in a car.
According to the Household Division, the tradition of the British Monarch having both an actual birthday and official birthday dates back to the reign of the current Sovereign’s namesake predecessor, King Charles II, who ruled from 1660 to 1685.
In 1748, it was decided that this parade would be used to mark the official birthday of the monarch, and Trooping the Colour became an annual event during the reign of King George III.
King Charles’ actual birth date is the 14th of November, but he will also be celebrated each year with public festivities of his birthday in June as British Monarch.
The parade is a symbol of the country’s respect for its monarch and the long-standing traditions that have been upheld for centuries.
The participation of all members of the Royal Family in the parade shows the unity and support they have for each other, especially during important occasions such as this.
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