The ‘Trooping the Colour’ parade will take place in June next year.
King Charles III has been alternating the roles of members of the Royal Family. Buckingham Palace announced that Prince and Princess of Wales William and Kate Middleton have received new titles from the King, along with Queen Consort Camilla. sky News,
Prince William has been appointed Colonel of the Welsh Guards, a prestigious position previously held by King Charles for 47 years. Princess Kate will take over her husband’s former position as colonel of the Irish Guards, which he held for a decade.
The rank of colonel of the Grenadier Guards, which was stripped of Prince Andrew over his controversial relationship with convicted child abuser Jeffrey Epstein, has been given to Queen Consort Camilla, the king’s wife, Sky News said.
According to Mahal the existing colonels of other regiments within the Household Division would remain unchanged.
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It was also noted that London would host a ‘Trooping the Colour’ parade on June 17, 2023, in honor of the first public celebration of the new monarch’s birthday. Although the king was born in November, the procession will be held in June next year. , a few weeks after his coronation ceremony on 6 May, to take full advantage of the British summer. The monarch appears to have followed in the footsteps of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, by deciding to do just that.
Every year, more than 1400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians come together in a spectacular display of military precision, horsemanship and fanfare to celebrate the occasion, the outlet further said. The parade travels from Buckingham Palace down the Mall to Horse Guards Parade and ends with a Royal Air Force fly-past.
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