RN Makes a Splash in Trooping Ceremony

Last weekend witnessed the Trooping the Colors at St James’s Park, which saw 30 aircraft, 200 horses, the Massed Bands of the Household Division, and 1,400 service personnel of the armed forces mark The King’s Official Birthday. An Army-led event staged annually since 1760, the Trooping has been in its current format since 1889, and has been held in the summer since Edward VII was on the throne. This year saw the King’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, Troop their colors on London’s Horse Guards Parade while a 41 Gun Royal Salute was also held within The Green Park by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery. It all makes for stirring photos. Members of the Household Cavalry, the Life Guards (front) and the Blues and Royals (back) ride along The Mall as members of the royal family return to Buckingham Palace, London, following the Trooping the Colour ceremony in central London, as King Charles III celebrates his official birthday. Picture date: Saturday June 13, 2026. Grenadier…