King Charles was caught on camera telling Queen Camilla he was 'in a right mess' during Trooping the Colour in central London on Saturday 13 June 2026, according to a professional lip reader who studied the royal carriage procession. The claimed comments, made as Charles and Camilla travelled along the Mall for the monarch's official birthday celebrations, have added an unexpectedly fraught note to what was intended as a carefully choreographed display of unity.
Trooping the Colour is the annual military pageant that marks the sovereign's official birthday and draws in crowds from across the UK and beyond. The King and Queen led the procession through London, joined by a large contingent of senior royals, including the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Royal with her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence.
