Overview

• King Felipe and Queen Letizia will preside from Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo, with TVE and the Defence Ministry channel broadcasting live.
• The schedule runs 11:00–14:00 along the Prado–Recoletos–Colón axis, with extensive early-morning road closures and public-transport diversions across central districts.
• A total of 3,847 personnel, 162 vehicles, 74 aircraft and 229 horses will take part, with the UME marching two battalions to mark its 20th anniversary.
• The aerial finale shifts to the Formación Mirlo, which will draw the national colors in the sky in place of Patrulla Águila.
• PAPEA’s Sgt. First Óscar Marsal Hernández and Sgt. First José Carlos González Herrera will parachute in a 24‑square‑meter, 15‑kilogram flag before the tribute to the fallen.