Trooping the Colour live updates: Prince William to play starring role as senior royals including Kate Middleton celebrate King Charles’ official birthday
Thousands of spectators are expected to watch the parade which is traditionally followed by the annual RAF flypast and the Royal Family’s iconic balcony appearance.
King Charles, who will mark his third event as monarch, will likely travel in a carriage for the procession from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade while he receives weekly treatment for cancer.
Prince William is poised to play a starring role this year as he rides on horseback along with fellow royals Princess Anne and the Duke of Edinburgh also expected to be mounted.
Live updates below
King Charles orders royals to wear black armbands for Trooping the Colour as mark of respect for Air India crash victims
King Charles has ordered royals to wear black armbands in rememberance of those killed in the Air India plane crash for Trooping the Colour today.
The monarch has requested a minute’s silence in tribute to the 241 passengers and crew killed when a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for Gatwick Airport came down on Thursday in the Indian city of Ahmedabad.
Black armbands will be worn by the head of state and senior royals riding in the ceremony to mark the King’s official birthday.
The King issued a written message soon after the plane crash saying he was ‘desperately shocked by the terrible events’ and expressed his ‘deepest possible sympathy’.
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Welcome to MailOnline’s live coverage of Trooping the Colour.
Anticipation is building as the military ceremony celebrating King Charles’ official birthday takes place on London’s Horse Guards Parade this morning.
Thousands of spectators are expected to watch the parade which is traditionally followed by the annual RAF flypast and the Roya Family’s iconic balcony appearance.
Troops are expected to form up on Horse Guards Parade from around 9.15am today.
So, stick with us and we’ll bring you the latest as it happens.
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Trooping the Colour live updates: Prince William to play starring role as senior royals including Kate Middleton celebrate King Charles’ official birthday
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