The King has become the first monarch in more than 30 years to take part in Trooping the Colour on horseback during his inaugural Birthday Parade
Burmese, a gift from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was the Queen’s favourite steed for ceremonial occasions and she rode it for 18 years until its retirement in 1986, when she decided to use a carriage in her advancing years rather than train another charger.
The King was joined on horseback by the royal Colonels – the Prince of Wales, Colonel, Welsh Guards and the Princess Royal, Gold Stick in Waiting and Colonel, The Blues and Royals. The massed bands of the Household Division provided musical backing during the day and also taking part is the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery who, following the parade, were due to fire a 41-gun salute in Green Park to mark the King’s official birthday – while from the Tower of London, the Honourable Artillery Company was due to fire 62 volleys.
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