Overview

• The ceremony is scheduled for June 14, 2025, in London, marking the sovereign’s official birthday parade.
• King Charles will review the troops from a carriage alongside Queen Camilla for the second year running instead of riding on horseback.
• Prince William will ride horseback as Colonel of the Welsh Guards alongside Princess Anne and Prince Edward in the procession from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade.
• Palace aides say that medical advances have enabled the King to manage his undisclosed cancer treatment effectively since his diagnosis in 2023 and a brief hospitalization in March.
• Palace planners are already discussing celebrations for the King’s 80th birthday in 2028, and he is unlikely to move into Buckingham Palace full-time after its renovations conclude.