AND Carlos III mounted a horse for the first time this Saturday as the British King presided over the “Trooping the color”the colorful annual Royal Guard parade which celebrates the official birthday of the head of state of the United Kingdom.

Although Carlos III’s birthday is November 14, the third Sunday in June is reserved for this celebrationto take advantage of nice weather in the british capital.

Dressed in red robes of ceremony, Charles III, 74, left Buckingham Palace, the royal family’s residence, on horsebackand he was followed by his eldest son, the Prince of Wales, heir to the British crown, and Princes Anne and Edward, the sovereign’s brothers, who also rode.

Behind this royal procession, The carriage went with Queen Camilla; the Princess of Wales, Catherine, and the three children of the Princes of Wales: Princes Jorge, Carlota and Luis.

The Queen wore the red uniform of a Grenadier colonel, while Princess Catherine wore a green dress, the colors of the Irish Guards, of which she is a colonel.

With the pomp reserved for the occasion and in front of thousands of people, a royal procession accompanied by mounted guards passed through The Mallfestooned with British flags, towards the parade ground of the Royal Horse Guards, where King Carlos III greeted the assembled guards before listening to the anthem “God save the King”.

“Trooping the color” is a colorful parade whose origin goes back to the reign of Carlos II (1660-1685), as a way of celebrating the official birthday of the monarch of the United Kingdom. In 1748, it was determined that a parade would be used to mark this celebration, except during periods of national mourning, very bad weather, and other exceptional circumstances.

Today, at the Horse Guards Parade, different regiments paraded in front of Carlos III to greet him on his birthday. The music was provided by the infantry guard orchestra and the cavalry orchestra, as well as the so-called It is estimated that around 400 musicians participated.

As part of the ceremony, 41 cannon shots were fired from Green Park, near Buckingham Palace.

At the end of the event, the Queen and other members of the British royal family they returned in carriages to the palacefrom where the sovereign and some members of his royal family went out to the balcony to greet the public gathered there.

As they saluted, Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft, including World War II aircraft – such as Spitfires or Lancasters – flew low over the palace displaying the colors of the British flag – red, blue and white. (AND)