This year, the honour falls to the Welsh Guards, of which the King was Colonel for more than 50 years before he handed over the responsibility to his son in December 2022. This tradition is where the word ‘trooping’ originated. This display was performed by young officers who marched in between ranks of troops with the Colours held high. The colours were displayed regularly so that troops knew what they looked like. The principal role of a regiment’s colours was to provide a clear rallying point on the battlefield for their troops, because it was easy for soldiers to become separated from their unit during conflict. The parade route extends from Buckingham Palace along The Mall to Horse Guards Parade, and then back again. Trooping the Colour will be held on Saturday, June 17, beginning at 10am. It is set to take place on June 17, but is also preceded by two other reviews in the proceeding weeks one reviewed by The Major General, and the second reviewed by The Colonel of the Regiment. It is a military event which involves over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians in a procession from Buckingham Palace to the Horse Guards Parade in St James’s Park. Trooping the Colour is a ceremony that has marked the official birthday of the British sovereign for the last 260 years. Here, The Telegraph outlines everything you need to know ahead of the ceremony later this month. The impressive display of pomp and pagentry will feature hundreds of soldiers, horses and musicians, as they file down The Mall to Horse Guards Parade in a ceremony dating back over 200 years. The annual event to mark the monarch’s official birthday will feature every regiment of the Household Division for the first time in more than 30 years.
Trooping the Colour in June will be the King’s first as sovereign and will be especially large this year.
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