Flags, exultant crowd and the real family almost complete: in London it is the day of Trooping The Colorthe parade that celebrates the birthday of King Charles III, one of the most important events on the calendar for the British royal family.
For the second consecutive year, the sovereign parades in the carriage together with Queen Camilla, while the son William, whom the gossip would always like to get closer to the throne is his place. Everything you need to know about the flag fashion show, one of the most important events for the British Royal Family
At 10.45 (local time) the king left Buckingham Palace and then went to the Infantry and Cavalry review, and then paraded together with the approximately 1350 soldiers who took part in the parade, which as tradition was articulated from the palace to The Wall to the Horse Guard Parade and then back again to Buckingham Palace. Before returning, the Kingsd Troop Royal Artillery, positioned in Green Park, shot 41 shots of blank cannon in honor of Carlo III.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Trooping The Color. It is the second year that the king parades in a carriage.
John Phillips/Getty ImagesUnlike what was seen in recent years, the king has not paraded on horseback at the head of the troops, but in a carriage. A choice due to the health conditions of Charles III, who is being underwent a series of therapies to treat cancer diagnosed at the beginning of 2024. In a carriage with him, Queen Camilla, while the firstborn William was the sovereign of the sovereign in the saddle. In his arm, as well as that of the other participants in the parade, a black band, as a sign of respect for the accident of the plane Air India precipitated shortly after take off from Ahmedabad airport and headed to London. For years now, Prince Harry (the last Trooping The Color in which he participated in 2019) has been absent for years), but now no one expects to see him on official occasions, the break with the family appears incurable.
Kate Middleton and daughter Charlotte at Trooping The Color 2025.
Neil Mockford/Getty ImagesGreat expectations, however, for the presence of Kate Middleton, who came by car together with her husband and three children, George, Charlotte and Louis, and who then participated in the parade together with the princes. In white and aquamarine, en pendant with her daughter, the princess of Wales appeared radiant and as often happens, the whole scene has taken.
George and Louis of Wales.
Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesThe Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (he on horseback, she in the carriage together with Sir Timothy Lawrence, husband of Princess Anna), and Anna herself, who returned to the saddle on the occasion of the parade of the flag, after a bad accident on horseback in June 2024.
Sophie of Edinburgh and Sir Timothy Lawrence.
John Phillips/Getty ImagesAfter the parade, as usual, the members of the Royal Family greeted the crowd from the Buckingham Palace balcony, from where they witnessed the passage of the Raf. A moment always full of emotion for everyone, crowning a day of celebration.
Princess Anna, younger sister of King Charles III.
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