King Charles's celebrates official birthday with Trooping the Colour

Crowds have gathered in central London for the Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark King Charles III's official birthday.

Thousands of spectators lined the capital's streets for the annual ceremony on Saturday, which was attended by King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Also in attendance were Prince William, Princess Catherine and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, who greeted crowds from the Buckingham Palace balcony.

The monarch and Queen Camilla travelled in an open top carriage, driving past thousands of people lining the route from Buckingham Palace down The Mall to Horse Guards Parade.

The 31 aircraft flyover left a trail of red, white and blue smoke — a show of colour from the pilots of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows.

The aircraft of the armed forces have a long and proud history of taking part in the occasion, with the first King's Birthday fly-past taking place in 1913.

Among the supporters, protesters from the Not My King movement attempted to disrupt the event.

Demonstrators chanted "not my king" and "down with the crown" while holding pictures of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles by King Charles.

ABC with wires

Posted Sun 14 Jun 2026 at 10:51am

Sun 14 Jun 2026 at 10:51am