- King Charles Makes Historic Entrance on Horseback
- Prince Louis’ Playful Gesture Delights Crowds
- Spectacular Flypast and Royal Balcony Appearance
The monarch rode a horse throughout the duration of Trooping the Colour, which has not occurred since 1986. During the carriage journey to the ceremony, Prince Louis amused onlookers with his playful gesture of pointing to the sky.
The King participated in the first Trooping the Colour ceremony of his reign to commemorate his official birthday.
He is the first monarch to participate in the ceremony on horseback in more than three decades.
During the King’s approach on Horse Guards Parade, the national anthem was played as he paraded down the Mall from Buckingham Palace.
During the ceremony, the King took the regal salute as Colonel in Chief of the seven regiments of the Household Division in front of the regal Family and 8,000 onlookers.
The 1st Battalion Welsh Guards’ King’s Colour was paraded before hundreds of Guardsmen and officers.
Since 1989, all five Foot Guard regiments—Welsh, Scots, Irish, Coldstream, and Grenadier—paraded together for Trooping the Colour.
The Queen, Princess of Wales, and her children were driven to the ceremony in a carriage, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales, and Princess Royal, who were mounted.
Prince Louis’s nose-pointing and carriage ride to the event amused observers.
Trooping the Colour is a ceremonial and social event involving approximately 1,500 soldiers and hundreds of guardsmen.
After the ceremony concluded, the royal family returned to Buckingham Palace. After the display on coronation day had to be scaled back due to inclement weather, they congregated on the balcony to view an extended military flypast.
Participating were approximately 70 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force, including aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the C-130 Hercules on its final ceremonial flight, and modern Typhoon fighter jets with a red, white, and blue finale from the Red Arrows.
Approximately 18 Typhoon fighter aircraft formed the initials ‘CR’ for King Charles Rex.
Queen Elizabeth II rode Burmese for the last time during the ceremonial in 1986.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police gave the horse and Charles’ horse Noble.
Instead of training another steed after the mare’s retirement, Her Majesty decided to use a carriage for Trooping the Colour.
