King Charles III this Saturday will, for the first time, lead the Royal Guard’s traditional annual parade, “Trooping the Colour”, which celebrates the birthday of the United Kingdom’s head of state.
Although Charles III’s birthday is only on November 14, the third Sunday in June is traditionally reserved for this celebration to take advantage of the good weather experienced in the British capital.
Dressed in a ceremonial red uniform, Charles III, 74, left Buckingham Palace, the royal family’s residence, on horseback, accompanied on horseback by his eldest son, the Prince of Wales, William, heir to the British crown, and Princes Anne and Edward, the sovereign’s brothers.
Behind followed the coach with Queen Camilla, Colonel of the Grenadiers, Catherine, Princess of Wales, wearing a red uniform with green, the color of the Irish Guards, of which she was a colonel, and three of the princesses’ children. Wales, George, Charlotte and Louis.
Thousands of people watched as the Royal Horse Guards marched, draped in British flags, to the Royal Horse Guards Parade Ground, where Charles III saluted the assembled guards before the “God” anthem. Save the king”.
“Trooping the Colour” was a colorful parade during the reign of Charles II (1660–1685) as a way of celebrating the official birthday of the King of the United Kingdom, in which each of the various regiments was presented. Different color.
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