Twice a year the monarchs of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth celebrate their birthdays. This is the reason why today’s parade attendees of Trooping the Colours they will be able to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Carlos III, despite having been born in November.
It is a tradition established by King George II in the 18th century.and later made official George III, since the latter was born on November 9, 1683 and at that time the weather was very bad to celebrate with his subjects.
In November, specifically on the 14th, he was also born Carlos III, who will continue the custom of publicly celebrating the birthday making it coincide with Trooping the Colors (the Day of the Banner), and in private it will do so on the day that corresponds to it by calendar.
Su primer Trooping the Colours
For Carlos III, today is the first time that he has been honored during the parade on the Day of the Banner after being crowned, after seeing him for seven decades at the side of his mother, Elizabeth II. Thus, she presides over and will later witness from the balcony of Buckingham Palace the military parade and the exhibition of the Royal Air Force.
A parade that will be made up of 1,500 soldiers from five regiments and that will have up to 300 horses. It will be his firstborn, Prince William of Wales, who in his capacity as Colonel of the Welsh Guards oversees the parade.
