King Charles III announces first Trooping of the Colour, reveals new titles for royal family - Fox News

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It’s a royal celebration!

Buckingham Palace announced the Trooping of the Colour, King Charles III’s day parade, volition beryllium held connected June 17, 2023. 

Since King Charles III took implicit the throne aft Queen Elizabeth II’s death, the caller British monarch is continuing royal traditions and volition big the Trooping of the Colour not connected his existent birthday.

PRINCE WILLIAM, KATE MIDDLETON BEAM AS THEY HOLD HANDS WITH THEIR THREE CHILDREN IN SWEET CHRISTMAS CARD PHOTO

Charles volition crook 75 connected Nov. 14. 

Buckingham Palace announced the Trooping of the Colour volition  beryllium  held connected  June 17, 2023.

Buckingham Palace announced the Trooping of the Colour volition beryllium held connected June 17, 2023. (Getty Images)

While Queen Elizabeth II looked implicit the United Kingdom passim her 70-year reign, she held her Trooping of the Colour successful June, contempt her day being successful April. 

King Charles' parade volition boast much than "1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians," according to Buckingham Palace.

Queen Elizabeth II held her Trooping of the Colour successful  June, contempt  her day   being successful  April.

Queen Elizabeth II held her Trooping of the Colour successful June, contempt her day being successful April. (Chris Jackson)

The streets of London volition beryllium filled with crowds waving flags arsenic the parade traditionally moves from Buckingham Palace down The Mall to Horse Guard’s Parade. 

Members of the royal household volition beryllium riding connected horseback and successful carriages.

The accepted festivities volition adjacent with a show of the Royal Airforce fly-past, witnessed by the members of the royal household from the Buckingham Palace balcony.

The Trooping of the Colour "has marked the authoritative day of the British Sovereign for implicit 260 years," according to the palace.

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King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla (Samir Hussein)

In summation to the day parade announcement, King Charles III has fixed respective royal household members caller titles. 

The Princess of Wales Kate Middleton was appointed colonel of the Irish Guards. The rubric antecedently belonged to Prince William.

The Prince of Wales present holds the rubric of colonel of the Welsh Guards. 

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The monarch additionally announced that the queen consort volition beryllium switched to the colonel of the Grenadier Guards. This rubric was antecedently held by Prince Andrew. 

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The royal solemnisation is scheduled to instrumentality spot six weeks aft King Charles III’s coronation time connected May 6 astatine Westminster Abbey successful London.

On Dec. 3, the royal household announced King Charles III volition beryllium crowned with St. Edward’s crown during the coronation service. 

St. Edward’s crown was "made for King Charles II successful 1661" and has been removed from the Tower of London to let for resizing enactment to statesman up of the coronation.

Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an Entertainment Writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips tin beryllium sent to stephanie.giang@fox.com and connected Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.

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