The Princess of Wales has taken a leading
role at this year’s Trooping The Colour, with the 43-year-old royal
accompanying The King and Queen on the Dais in Horse Guards Parade.
For the first time, Catherine sat alongside both the Monarch and
Queen Consort as she watched the military parade. Her husband, the
Prince of Wales, took part in the parade on horseback, riding a
horse called…
King Charles and Prince William wear black armbands at Trooping as mark of respect after Air India crash
14th June 2025
The King has ordered all members of the
Royal Family in uniform for this year’s Trooping the Colour to wear
black armbands as a mark of respect for those lost in the Air India
crash earlier this week. King Charles, who will lead Trooping, has
asked that mounted…
While a knighthood from King Charles for
Sir David Beckham has kept everyone talking, the inclusion of the
former England football captain on the King’s Birthday Honours List
is just one of the reasons this list has shown how important sport
is to national life.
For decades, Queen Elizabeth II rode at
Trooping the Colour and for many of those years, her choice of
horse was simple. Trooping the Colour meant another appearance of
Burmese, the striking mare presented to her by the Canadian Mounted
Police. And their bond was so strong that one of the most famous
statues of Elizabeth II shows her with Burmese. There’s a good
reason for that. It was…
The history and ceremony of Trooping the Colour, one of the biggest royal events of the year
12th June 2025
It’s an occasion many look forward to
every year, when we see the Royal Family come together on the
balcony of Buckingham Palace. But there is far more to the history
and ceremony of Trooping the Colour. For centuries, it’s marked the
Sovereign’s official…
In a year that has brought many
challenges for the Royal Family. one member has taken on an even
more important role. Throughout 2024, the Duchess of Edinburgh has
embraced big engagements – including become the first member of the
family to travel to Ukraine since the…
Horses injured in an April London bolt likely to take part in Trooping the Colour
7th June 2024
After several royal horses were injured
during a bolt through London in April, The Household Cavalry
Mounted Regiment (HCMR) announced the horses are continuing to make
progress in their recovery. Three of the five horses injured are
now back on duty and are likely to take their place in The King’s
Birthday Parade on 15th June, Trooping the Colour. Two are still
recovering in the…
Queen Camilla chose a very specific look
for her first Trooping the Colour as Queen in 2023, donning a
military inspired gown rather than a standard day dress. The Queen
wore a striking scarlet silk coat dress from designer Fiona Clare
Aldridge. The floor-length silk…
Trooping the Colour takes place on 15
June 2024 to celebrate the Monarch’s official birthday. King
Charles will attend this spectacular celebration and this year, His
Majesty will participate in a carriage rather than on horseback.
The decision has been made as The King…
A new tradition as King Charles rides out for Trooping the Colour for the first time as Sovereign
15th June 2023
Since the 18th century, Trooping the
Colour has been a tradition of the British Infantry Regiments and
marked the official birthday of the British sovereign. For the last
70 years, it was a celebration of Queen Elizabeth II. Now, it’s
time for her son, King Charles III as he marks his first Trooping
the Colour as sovereign. Taking place on a Saturday in June, the
pageantry includes The…