Overview

• King Charles, 76, will travel by carriage for the June 14 Trooping the Colour procession during his weekly cancer treatments.
• His decision ends the brief revival of the ‘monarch in the saddle’ tradition he reinstated in 2023 and rules out future horseback appearances.
• Princess Anne will resume public riding as gold stick and colonel of the Blues and Royals for the first time since her suspected riding injury last year.
• Prince William will ride as colonel of the Welsh Guards alongside the Duke of Edinburgh leading the Scots Guards and London Guards.
• Trooping the Colour will proceed with its traditional parade from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade, maintaining its pageantry despite adaptations for the king’s health.