Trooping the Colour is steeped in tradition, but His Majesty made an interesting choice this year, which could suggest one custom is coming to an end - for now, at least. The parade is held in June to celebrate the monarch’s official birthday and King Charles did so many of the things we’ve come to expect.
He took the salute of the regiment whose colours were being trooped, he travelled back to Buckingham Palace waving to the crowds, and watched the fly-past on the balcony with his family. However, unlike the first Trooping the Colour parade of his reign in 2023, King Charles didn’t ride on horseback at the head of the soldiers.
