Horse Guards

LondonLife – Trooping the Colour…

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More than 1,000 soldiers and 200 horses from the Household Division took part in the King’s Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Colour, on Saturday.

Members of the Household Division are seen here as they make their way down the Mall to Horse Guards Parade in London on Saturday. PICTURE: Sgt Donald C Todd/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2025.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla, along with Catherine, the Princess of Wales, are seen here at Horse Guards. PICTURE: Sgt Donald C Todd/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2025
The Blues and Royal of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment ride off after riding past King Charles III at Horse Guards. PICTURE: Sergeant Rob Kane/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2025
The Coldstream Guards are seen here on parade at Horse Guards. PICTURE: Sgt Donald C Todd/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2025
Members of the Household Division flank King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they make their way down the Mall to Buckingham Place. PICTURE: Cpl Christian P Delice/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2025.
The Royal Family are seen here on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as they watch the flypast of military aircraft. PICTURE: Sgt Donald C Todd/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2025
The crowds watch as the Red Arrows fly over the Mall and Buckingham Palace. PICTURE: Sgt Anil Gurung/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2025.

LondonLife – Dress rehearsal…

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Members of the Household Division in London rehearse for the King’s Birthday Parade, known as Trooping the Colour. The Colonel’s Review is held one week before and saw some 250 musicians, 20 pipers, 240 military working horses, and almost 1,000 dual role soldiers of the British Army’s Household Division run through their paces on Saturday. Trooping the Colour will take place on 15th June.

Members of the Household Division are seen here in London today (08/06/2024), rehearsing for the King’s Birthday Parade. PICTURE: Sgt Donald C Todd © MoD Crown Copyright 2024
Members of the Household Division, including the regimental mascot Turlough Mor, an Irish Wolfhound, rehearse for the King’s Birthday Parade in The Mall. PICTURE: Sgt Donald C Todd
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The Irish Guards slow marching back to their positions after marching past Lieutenant General James Bucknall who took the salute at the event. PICTURE: Sergeant Rob Kane © MoD Crown Copyright 2024