As the memories of the breathtaking coronation procession of King Charles and Queen Camilla linger, regiments are gearing up to unite once again for His Majesty.
Although King Charles’s 75th birthday is still a few months away in November, his official birthday will be celebrated on June 17 with the iconic Trooping the Color parade. Prior to this momentous occasion, Prince William expressed profound gratitude for the unwavering commitment of the Welsh Guards during his Colonel’s Review.
While the Royal Family is sure to experience great joy during Trooping the Color, there will also be a poignant sense of heartbreak as it marks the first parade since the passing of Queen Elizabeth and King Charles’s ascension to the throne. This year’s Trooping the Color promises to be an event where emotions run high, and King Charles may use the occasion to make a bold statement.
As His Majesty prepares for his milestone event, he may keenly feel the absence of his beloved mother, who had been closely associated with this occasion for 70 years. Speculation suggests that Prince Harry and Meghan may not be present for the event, adding to the bittersweet atmosphere.
Additionally, there is anticipation surrounding a potentially dramatic statement that King Charles could make, adding an intriguing element to the occasion.
The upcoming Trooping the Color holds particular interest as it will be King Charles’s first as the reigning monarch. All eyes will be on the Buckingham Palace balcony to see who will join him. Throughout Queen Elizabeth’s reign, the immediate and extended Royal Family often gathered on the balcony to witness the impressive RAF flypast.
However, for her final Trooping the Color appearance, only working royals and their children were present. It remains to be seen who will join King Charles on the balcony, adding an element of curiosity to this special event.
So far the Palace has so far simply declared that “members of the Royal Family” will be on the balcony. So it’s possible His Majesty could bring back Queen Elizabeth’s traditional approach and have most of his nearest and dearest joining him.
If King Charles decides just to have working royals that could be very telling following months of speculation that he’s keen to “streamline” the monarchy. It might signal that the days of seeing the likes of Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie and Zara Tindall on the balcony are sadly over if he sets this as a new Trooping the Color precedent.
A huge amount of attention is paid to choices like this – something shown last year when a a source claimed to The Mirror that Queen Elizabeth’s final balcony appearance at the end of the Jubilee weekend could’ve sent a conscious message.
“Her Majesty believes it will send a strong message to the world, that despite the family’s trials and tribulations over the past few years, those at the very top are united in getting on with the job, sharing her sense of duty and dedication to serving the people of this country and the Commonwealth,” they alleged.
The same amount of thought could have also gone into her final Trooping the Color appearance and King Charles will likely be just as carefully considering his choice. Fans will just have to wait until the day to find out but it’s expected that at least working royals like the Prince and Princess of Wales, Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence will be joining him on the balcony.
