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Queen Camilla is seen during Trooping the Colour on June 17, 2023 in London, England. Trooping the Colour is a traditional parade held to mark the British Sovereign’s official birthday. It will be the first Trooping the Colour held for King Charles III since he ascended to the throne.

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Queen Camillais riding in style at the firstTrooping the ColourofKing Charles' reign.

While the Queen, 75, took horse-drawn transport, her husband saddled up! King Charles, 74, rode on horseback in the birthday parade —a first for a British sovereign in 37 years, as Queen Elizabeth opted to stop riding in the event after 1986.

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Queen Camilla and Catherine, Princess of Wales are seen during Trooping the Colour

An epic display of military precision, equestrian pageantry and fanfare, Trooping the Colour has been held in honor of the monarch’sofficial birthdayfor over 260 years, and over 1,500 soldiers, 300 horses and 400 musicians have come together today. The first Trooping for King Charles is especially meaningful for Queen Camilla as her first parade asColonel of the Grenadier Guards, one of the seven regiments of the Household Division of the British Army on display.

Royal roles were reshuffled followingQueen Elizabeth’s death in September, and King Charles took over as Colonel-in-Chief of all seven regiments. In the shift,Prince Williambecame Colonel of the Welsh Guards,Kate Middletonwas named Colonel of the Irish Guards and Queen Camilla received her colonelcy of the Grenadier Guards. Queen Elizabeth strippedPrince Andrewof the ceremonial role in January 2022 along with his other military titles and patronages in thewake of the scandalsurrounding his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

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King Charles III during the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade, central London, as King Charles III celebrates his first official birthday since becoming sovereign.

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Members of the Household division on The Mall before the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade, central London, as King Charles III celebrates his first official birthday since becoming sovereign.

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