The Independent Trooping the Colour 2023 – Live: King Charles on Buckingham Palace Balcony for Military Flypast The Return of Horseback Riding Monarchs For the first time in over three decades, a reigning monarch has participated in the Trooping the Colour ceremony on horseback. King Charles, the current King of the United Kingdom, rode through […]
King Charles III Makes Majestic Debut at Trooping the Colour on Horseback A Symbolic Return to Tradition In a momentous occasion, King Charles III has ridden on horseback at Trooping the Colour, the annual military parade that celebrates the monarch’s official birthday. This marks the first time in three decades that a British monarch has […]
King Charles Celebrates First “Trooping the Colour” Parade A Traditional Ceremony Honoring British Monarchs On June 17, 2023, Britain’s King Charles celebrated his first official birthday parade as sovereign with the traditional ceremony of “Trooping the Colour.” The parade, which has been an annual event since 1760, involves soldiers marching in scarlet coats and bearskin […]