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King Charles III is celebrating his official birthday for the very first time.
While the actual birthday of Britain’s newly crowned king won’t be rolling around until November, People reports that on Saturday he attended the annual Trooping the Colour event, a ceremony that has marked the official birthday of each British monarch for more than 250 years.
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Charles was outfitted in the tunic of the Guard of Honour Order, also known as the Welsh Guards, honouring the tradition in which the monarch’s uniform is taken from the regiment whose colour is being trooped.
— AP Photo/Alastair Grant
Charles also sported the traditional bearskin hat with Blue Garter Sash, and revived a tradition by riding on horseback during the ceremony; his predecessor, Queen Elizabeth II, last rode during Trooping the Colour back in 1986.
Charles rode a horse named Noble as he embraced his ceremonial role as Colonel in Chief of the seven regiments of the Household Division of the British Army.
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Charles’ first Trooping the Colour ceremony as king featured 1,500 soldiers, 300 horses and 400 musicians.
As People noted, Charles first attended the Trooping the Colour ceremony back in 1951, when he was just three years old, which then celebrated the birthday of his grandfather, King George VI.
The King, when a young Prince Charles, together with his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and aunt, Princess Margaret returning to Buckingham Palace after #TroopingTheColour in 1951. https://t.co/1d0Rmms3WR pic.twitter.com/iQBxDg4MPX
— Royal Collection Trust (@RCT) June 17, 2023
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