Royal family leaves Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Colour
Royal family leaves Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Colour
India McTaggartSat, June 13, 2026 at 9:37 AM UTC
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The Princess of Wales in an Ascot Landau carriage with Prince Louis - Kelvin Bruce
The Royal family has set off from Buckingham Palace for the annual Trooping the Colour parade.
The King and Queen have left the palace in a Ascot Landau carriage to mark Charles's fourth birthday as monarch, as thousands of spectators watched and cheered.
The Princess of Wales also is also travelling in an Ascot Landau with her three children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – while the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Duke of Edinburgh follow on horseback.
The Wales children sat up straight and quietly in the carriage, waving to members of the public along the Mall.
The Prince and Princess of Wales arriving at Buckingham Palace with her three children - Samir Hussein
The Duchess of Edinburgh is in the No 1 Barouche carriage, accompanied by Sir Tim Laurence. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester are following in the No 2 Barouche.
The procession is travelling down the Mall to the Horse Guards Parade, which has celebrated the official birthday of the sovereign for more than 260 years.
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Trooping the Colour has been used to celebrate the official birthday of the sovereign for more than 260 years - Samir Hussein/Wire Image
Once they arrive, the King will be greeted by a royal salute before inspecting hundreds of lined-up guardsmen from his personal Household Division.
The annual display of pomp and pageantry will close with an RAF flypast watched by senior members of the Royal family from the Buckingham Palace balcony.
King Charles will be greeted by troops from the Household Division - Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Last year, the aerobatic display team used sustainable fuel and vegetable oil for the first time ever to complete the flypast.
Vegetable oil was used to produce their trademark red, white and blue trails, while the display team engines were powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Crowds gather along the Mall ahead of the ceremony - Chris Jackson
It followed trials by RAF engineers and logistic teams to align with the King's own policy of using SAF when possible on his travels.
At the time, an aide said the monarch was not directly involved in the decision but would "obviously be delighted" to hear about the RAF's use of the fuel.
There was a sombre tone at last year's annual parade as a minute's silence was held to honour the 250 people killed in the Air India plane crash, which had happened just two days earlier.
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
