Trooping The Colour

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Trooping The Colour

Location : London, UK

Venue : Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, London SW1A 2AX

The King’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards will Troop their Colour in the presence of His Majesty The King on Saturday 13th June 2026. Taking part will be over 1350 soldiers of the Household Division and King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, including over 300 musicians from the Massed Bands.

Trooping the Colour reviewed by His Majesty The King also includes 250 Service Personnel who will line the processional route along The Mall.

The ceremony of Trooping the Colour is believed to have been first performed during the reign of King Charles II, who was Monarch from 1660 to 1685. In 1748 it was decided that this parade would be used to mark the official birthday of the Sovereign. It became an annual event after George III became King in 1760. Guards taking part are drawn from the Regiments of the Sovereign’s Household Troops; it has become the practice for Regiments of Foot Guards to troop their Colour in turn.

His Majesty’s actual birthday is 14th November. The Sovereign’s official birthday is marked by the ceremony of Trooping the Colour, which this year falls on Saturday 13th June 2026.