Overview
- The Trooping the Colour parade took place in London on June 13 with more than 1,400 military personnel, about 200 horses and roughly 400 musicians performing the traditional ceremony.
- King Charles III appeared by carriage while senior royals — including Prince William and Princess Anne on horseback and the Princess of Wales with the children — held prominent ceremonial roles that emphasized continuity.
- The day ended with the royal family on Buckingham Palace’s balcony and an RAF flypast featuring the Red Arrows to conclude the official birthday pageant.
- Prince Andrew did not attend and remains excluded from public royal duties, and at least one outlet reported developing police inquiries about him that have not been widely corroborated.
- Protesters were visible among the crowd and commentators linked the public optics of the parade to broader questions about the monarchy’s image and political tensions facing the government.