Overview

• The ceremony will begin with a procession from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade and conclude with the Royal Family’s appearance on the palace balcony and an RAF flypast.
• More than 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses, and 400 musicians will participate, upholding the centuries-old display of military precision and horsemanship.
• King Charles III will travel in a carriage instead of riding horseback as he continues treatment for cancer, following Queen Elizabeth II’s later practice.
• Prince William will ride on horseback as Colonel of the Welsh Guards, joined by the Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh in the mounted parade.
• President Donald Trump will hold a military parade in Washington, D.C., on the same day, drawing comparisons with the British pageantry.