The annual display of British military might serves as a seasonally tweaked birthday celebration for the sitting monarch.

King Charles led a moment of silence and changed his uniform to pay tribute at the centuries-old Trooping the Colour parade.

The monarch’s annual birthday parade, known as Trooping the Colour, is a historic ceremony filled with pageantry and military bands in which the king reviews his troops on Horse Guards Parade adjacent to St.

The first is a black-and-white image of a young Charles and his sister, Princess Anne, being pushed on a wooden swing by their father, Prince Philip. The second shows Camilla with her father, Bruce Shand, on her wedding day to Charles in 2005. “To all Dads everywhere, we wish you a happy Father’s Day today,” the caption of the post read.

King Charles has made a somber change to the Trooping the Colour Parade to be held on Saturday, June 14, in honor of the victims of the deadly Air India plane crash. He and Prince William will wear a black armband on their military uniforms.

King Charles III and other members of the royal family in uniform wore black armbands during his annual birthday parade Saturday as the monarch commemorated those who died in this week’s Air

King Charles led the Royal Family out at Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Color and appeared to make a sweet remark to Prince Louis before the Red Arrows flypast

The royal siblings accompanied their parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton, at the annual celebration Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis joined the royal family at the 2025 Trooping the Colour event The royal siblings waved from the Buckingham Palace balcony and watched an aerial flypast that served as the day's finale The trio have been taking part in Trooping the Colour since they were babies Trooping the Colour may be a celebration of King Charles,