{"id":8135,"date":"2023-06-17T19:04:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T18:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=8135"},"modified":"2023-06-17T21:04:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T20:04:39","slug":"king-charles-participates-in-trooping-the-color-parade-on-his-birthday-making-history-as-monarch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/politics\/king-charles-participates-in-trooping-the-color-parade-on-his-birthday-making-history-as-monarch\/2023\/06\/17\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles Participates in Trooping the Color Parade on His Birthday, Making History as Monarch"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/span>London<\/span> (AP)–<\/span> King<\/span> Charles<\/span> III.<\/span> He<\/span> attended<\/span> the<\/span> famous<\/span> Trooping<\/span> the<\/span> Color<\/span> ceremony<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday,<\/span> accompanied<\/span> by<\/span> an<\/span> entourage<\/span> of<\/span> soldiers<\/span> and<\/span> horses,<\/span> becoming<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> reigning<\/span> monarch<\/span> to<\/span> attend.<\/span> A<\/span> grand<\/span> military<\/span> show<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Horse<\/span> Guards<\/span> Parade<\/span> in<\/span> central<\/span> London<\/span> showcased<\/span> the<\/span> British<\/span> Army’s<\/span> most<\/span> prestigious<\/span> regiments<\/span> and<\/span> paid<\/span> tribute<\/span> to<\/span> King<\/span> Charles<\/span> III.<\/span> on<\/span> his<\/span> official<\/span> birthday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> a<\/span> historic<\/span> moment,<\/span> 74-year-old<\/span> Acting<\/span> Colonel<\/span> Charles<\/span> III<\/span> was<\/span> greeted<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> royal<\/span> salute<\/span> as<\/span> he<\/span> watched<\/span> a<\/span> procession<\/span> of<\/span> soldiers<\/span> and<\/span> horses.<\/span> It<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> time<\/span> in<\/span> over<\/span> 30<\/span> years<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> British<\/span> monarch<\/span> had<\/span> ridden<\/span> a<\/span> horse<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> grand<\/span> ceremony.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>before<\/span> the<\/span> arrival<\/span> of<\/span> Charles<\/span> III.<\/span> His<\/span> eldest<\/span> son<\/span> Prince<\/span> William<\/span> and<\/span> his<\/span> brothers<\/span> Prince<\/span> Edward<\/span> and<\/span> Princess<\/span> Anne<\/span> also<\/span> rode<\/span> horses<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Horse<\/span> Guards<\/span> Parade.<\/span> Dressed<\/span> in<\/span> red<\/span> and<\/span> gold<\/span> tunics<\/span> and<\/span> distinctive<\/span> tall<\/span> black<\/span> bearskin<\/span> hats,<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> royal<\/span> family<\/span> matched<\/span> the<\/span> uniforms<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 1,400<\/span> soldiers<\/span> taking<\/span> part<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> parade.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Meanwhile,<\/span> other<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> royal<\/span> family,<\/span> including<\/span> Queen<\/span> Camilla,<\/span> Kate,<\/span> the<\/span> Princess<\/span> of<\/span> Wales<\/span> and<\/span> their<\/span> three<\/span> young<\/span> children,<\/span> headed<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> procession<\/span> in<\/span> elegant<\/span> carriages.<\/span> The<\/span> Mall,<\/span> the<\/span> boulevard<\/span> in<\/span> front<\/span> of<\/span> Buckingham<\/span> Palace,<\/span> was<\/span> filled<\/span> with<\/span> thousands<\/span> of<\/span> spectators<\/span> eager<\/span> to<\/span> catch<\/span> a<\/span> glimpse<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> enchanting<\/span> splendor.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Here<\/span> are<\/span> some<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> highlights<\/span> of<\/span> this<\/span> colorful<\/span> spectacle.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Parade<\/span> to<\/span> celebrate<\/span> the<\/span> King’s<\/span> birthday:<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Trooping<\/span> the<\/span> Color<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> grand<\/span> birthday<\/span> parade<\/span> honoring<\/span> the<\/span> reigning<\/span> monarch.<\/span> With<\/span> a<\/span> history<\/span> of<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 260<\/span> years,<\/span> this<\/span> annual<\/span> ceremony<\/span> draws<\/span> large<\/span> crowds<\/span> each<\/span> June.<\/span> The<\/span> event<\/span> begins<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> lively<\/span> procession<\/span> of<\/span> horses,<\/span> musicians<\/span> and<\/span> hundreds<\/span> of<\/span> soldiers<\/span> in<\/span> ceremonial<\/span> attire<\/span> marching<\/span> from<\/span> Buckingham<\/span> Palace.<\/span> The<\/span> monarch<\/span> then<\/span> scrutinizes<\/span> his<\/span> army<\/span> of<\/span> infantry<\/span> and<\/span> horse<\/span> guards.<\/span> Celebrations<\/span> traditionally<\/span> culminate<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> gun<\/span> salute<\/span> and<\/span> an<\/span> impressive<\/span> military<\/span> flight<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> palace.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>During<\/span> Charles<\/span> III’s<\/span> actual<\/span> birthday.<\/span> This<\/span> date<\/span> is<\/span> his<\/span> November<\/span> 14,<\/span> 1948,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> British<\/span> monarch<\/span> traditionally<\/span> celebrates<\/span> his<\/span> second<\/span> birthday.<\/span>
\n<\/span>her<\/span> real<\/span> legal<\/span> date<\/span> of<\/span> birth.<\/span> This<\/span> tradition<\/span> leads<\/span> to<\/span> public<\/span> celebrations<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> warm<\/span> summer<\/span> weather.<\/span> Charles’<\/span> late<\/span> mother,<\/span> Queen<\/span> Elizabeth,<\/span> regularly<\/span> hosts<\/span> a<\/span> Trooping<\/span> the<\/span> Color<\/span> birthday<\/span> parade<\/span> in<\/span> June,<\/span> and<\/span> has<\/span> reserved<\/span> her<\/span> actual<\/span> birthday<\/span> in<\/span> April<\/span> for<\/span> private<\/span> family<\/span> gatherings.<\/span> rice<\/span> field.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cColor\u201d<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> symbolism:<\/span>
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\n<\/span>An<\/span> important<\/span> element<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> parade<\/span> revolves<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> hoisting<\/span> of<\/span> battle<\/span> flags<\/span> called<\/span> ‘colors’<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> parade.<\/span> This<\/span> memorial<\/span> reenactment<\/span> commemorates<\/span> a<\/span> time<\/span> when<\/span> the<\/span> regimental<\/span> flag<\/span> served<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> vital<\/span> rallying<\/span> point<\/span> for<\/span> soldiers<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> battlefield,<\/span> guiding<\/span> soldiers<\/span> when<\/span> disorientated<\/span> or<\/span> separated<\/span> from<\/span> their<\/span> unit.<\/span> These<\/span> flags<\/span> were<\/span> called<\/span> “colors”<\/span> because<\/span> they<\/span> featured<\/span> the<\/span> uniform<\/span> colors<\/span> and<\/span> insignia<\/span> of<\/span> various<\/span> military<\/span> units.<\/span> A<\/span> different<\/span> flag<\/span> is<\/span> hoisted<\/span> each<\/span> year.<\/span> In<\/span> 2023,<\/span> ‘Collar’<\/span> became<\/span> the<\/span> Royal<\/span> Collar<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 1st<\/span> Battalion<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Welsh<\/span> Guards.<\/span> A<\/span> monarch<\/span> on<\/span> horseback:<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Saturday’s<\/span> Trooping<\/span> the<\/span> Color<\/span> ceremony<\/span> marked<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> time<\/span> in<\/span> over<\/span> 30<\/span> years<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> British<\/span> monarch<\/span> rode<\/span> a<\/span> horse<\/span> during<\/span> a<\/span> ceremony,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> tradition<\/span> was<\/span> maintained<\/span> until<\/span> 1986<\/span> by<\/span> Queen<\/span> Elizabeth<\/span> II.<\/span> The<\/span> Queen’s<\/span> horse,<\/span> Burmese,<\/span> accompanied<\/span> her<\/span> on<\/span> 18<\/span> Trooping<\/span> the<\/span> Color<\/span> ceremonies<\/span> before<\/span> retiring<\/span> in<\/span> 1986.<\/span> Queen<\/span> Elizabeth<\/span> II<\/span> then<\/span> chose<\/span> to<\/span> use<\/span> her<\/span> carriage<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> event.<\/span> Last<\/span> year,<\/span> as<\/span> heir<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> throne,<\/span> Prince<\/span> Charles<\/span> also<\/span> rode<\/span> horses<\/span> when<\/span> he<\/span> toured<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> on<\/span> behalf<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> mother,<\/span> who<\/span> sadly<\/span> died<\/span> in<\/span> September<\/span> 2022<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> age<\/span> of<\/span> 96.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Great<\/span> flyby:<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Birthday<\/span> parades<\/span> are<\/span> usually<\/span> highlighted<\/span> by<\/span> events<\/span> such<\/span> as:<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

London (AP)– King Charles III. He attended the famous Trooping the Color ceremony on Saturday, accompanied by an entourage of soldiers and horses, becoming the first reigning monarch to attend. A grand military show at the Horse Guards Parade in central London showcased the British Army’s most prestigious regiments and paid tribute to King Charles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280],"tags":[6636,6637,6638,6639,6640,1415,6641,2019,6642,3070,6643,6021,6644,6629,6645,6630,6646,6631,6647,6632,6648,6633,6649,6634,6635],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SH.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8135"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8135"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8148,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8135\/revisions\/8148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}