Trooping of the Colour began during the reign of King Charles II, in 1748 it was used to mark the King’s birthday and became an annual event in 1760 during the reign of George III.

The Trooping of the Colour tradition has celebrated the birth of the British Sovereign for more than 260 years, according to the palace. It usually falls on the second Saturday in June.

King Charles and his royal staffers have bid farewell to a longtime companion that had worked for the Firm for 14 years.

King Charles and Queen Camilla led the Royal Family at Trooping the Colour outside Buckingham Palace today. The 76-year-old monarch and his 77-year-old wife were seen beaming and waving from the ...

- During this year's Trooping the Colour ceremony, King Charles III, Prince William, Princess Kate, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis gathered on the balcony at Buckingham Palace ...

The brothers Wales— Prince George, 11, and Prince Louis, 7— stole the show at Trooping the Colour on June 14, and a lip reader has shared the conversation the brothers had in the carriage as ...

Kate also recently attended the Trooping the Colour, the annual birthday celebration for King Charles, on Saturday, June 14.

Kate Middleton at Trooping the Colour on June 14, 2025. John Phillips/Getty After an intensely challenging year — one that brought a devastating diagnosis and relentless speculation about her ...