Thousands gather in London to celebrate Trooping the Colour

Thousands of people travelled from far and wide to celebrate King Charles III’s official birthday parade, dubbed the ‘Trooping the Colour,’ in London on Saturday.

The monarch was joined by his wife, Queen Camila, as they greeted the crowds in a horse and carriage. Then, from the balcony of Buckingham palace, the Royal Family gathered to watch the military flyover of Buckingham Palace where four fighter jets left a trail of red, blue and white vapour in honour of the British crown.

Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, did not attend the parade.

As the national anthem was played a group of anti monarchy protesters in front of Buckingham Palace held up posters reading “not my king.”

They also displayed pictures of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the King’s brother, who was stripped of his royal titles over his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

King Charles III’s actual birthday is on 14 November, where he was 77 years old.

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