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Trooping the Colour Marks King Charles’s Birthday With Solemn Air India Crash Tribute

Charles watched the parade from a carriage on doctors’ advice during his cancer treatment

Königin Camilla (v.l.), König Charles III., Prinz Louis, Prinz William, Prinz George, Kate, Prinzessin von Wales und Prinzessin Charlotte auf dem Balkon des Buckingham-Palastes in London.
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Overview

  • Royals held a minute of silence and wore black armbands to honour more than 240 victims of the Air India crash
  • King Charles observed the parade from a carriage rather than riding horseback because of his ongoing cancer treatment
  • Princess Kate made her first full participation since her cancer remission, arriving in a turquoise Catherine Walker ensemble
  • The ceremony involved over 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians and concluded with a Royal Air Force flypast
  • Princes George, Charlotte and Louis joined the pageantry, greeting spectators from the royal carriage and later the Buckingham Palace balcony