Overview
- The annual Trooping the Colour parade proceeded as planned on Saturday, June 13, with a traditional carriage procession to Horse Guards Parade and a multi-wave RAF flypast led by the Red Arrows.
- King Charles III and Queen Camilla rode in the state carriage and watched from the balcony while Prince William, Princess Catherine and their three children joined other senior working royals for the public appearances.
- Anti-monarchy demonstrators, including the group Republic, staged visible protests along The Mall using umbrellas spelling “Stop The Reign” and chanting as the royal carriage passed, prompting audible jeers from some onlookers.
- Video released by the Prince and Princess of Wales showed relaxed behind-the-scenes family moments after the parade, and lip-reading reports circulated about brief balcony exchanges though those readings carry limited independent verification.
- Coverage framed the event as further evidence of King Charles’s plan for a leaner working monarchy, a change that concentrates public duties on a smaller group of royals and increases focus on how protests and family optics shape the institution’s public standing.