Trooping Colour Parade Marks King Charles Birthday with Royal Attendance London

Trooping the Colour 2025, held on June 14, is a cherished British royal tradition marking King Charles’s official birthday with a military parade, a 41-gun salute, and a royal balcony appearance featuring an RAF flypast. Despite ongoing cancer treatment, King Charles will participate by carriage, while Prince William is expected to ride horseback alongside the Duke of Edinburgh. Princess Catherine, the Princess of Wales, is making her first appearance at the event following her cancer diagnosis, continuing her tradition of wearing elegant outfits and accessories, including a likely Philip Treacy hat, and serving as Colonel of the Irish Guards. The event is also notable for the presence of the royal children, with Princess Charlotte playing a role in keeping her younger brother Prince Louis in check during the celebrations. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will again be absent, marking their fifth consecutive year away from the ceremony since stepping down as senior royals in 2020. Trooping the Colour’s name originates from the historical practice of displaying regimental flags, or 'Colours,' to rally troops on the battlefield, a tradition that has evolved into this grand annual pageant.