They enthusiastically celebrate the first official birthday of King Charles III of England
King Charles became the first new monarch to join Trooping The Color in more than 30 years for his official birthday parade.
King Charles, who attended the Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall, attended the ceremony on horseback. The King’s eldest son Prince William, his children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, his mother Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, and his wife Queen Consort Camilla also attended the Queen’s Day Parade. Horse Guard for Trooping the Colour.
As King Charles and his son Prince William rode on horseback, they enthusiastically waved to the thousands of onlookers gathered outside Buckingham Palace and on the field.
The late Queen II. It is the first time a monarch has ridden a horse at Trooping the Color since Elizabeth’s horse, Burmese, carried her at the 1986 ceremony.
Eight-year-old Princess Charlotte wore a white dress with red details and her hair was in braids that were gathered in a low bun.
His brothers, nine-year-old George and five-year-old Louis, wore matching navy suits, white shirts, and red ties, their hair neatly parted to one side.
After the King’s Birthday Parade, the royal children took to the balcony of Buckingham Palace for an airplane show that was expected to last around six minutes.
Around 70 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force took part in the demonstration.
Prince Harry, who left his official duties in the British Royal Family with his wife Meghan Markle in 2020, was not invited to this special day by his father, King Charles.