With thanks to the 1,400 members of the Armed Forces took part in today’s Trooping the Colour, and with special mention to the Grenadier Guards who trooped their new Colour. We salute you 🫡

Members of the Royal Family watch the fly-past from the balcony of Buckingham Palace following The King’s Birthday Parade.

Members of the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace this morning ahead of Trooping the Colour.

The King and Queen leave Buckingham Palace for The King’s Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Colour.

Congratulations to everyone recognised in His Majesty The King's Birthday Honours 2026 🎊 Find out more: gov.uk/government/news/uk-ce…

💂🐎🎺 With over 1000 soldiers, 200 horses and 300 musicians on parade to mark the official birthday of The King, Trooping the Colour returns on Saturday. 🎥 Watch to find out more about the annual parade, and follow along today on @TheRoyalFamily.

Earlier today, The King popped in to wish the Grenadier Guards well, ahead of Trooping the Colour tomorrow. 💂 At their Company’s base in Aldershot, His Majesty spent time with some of the troops who will be on parade for The King’s official Birthday in London.

‘My wife and I were greatly saddened to learn of the death of David Hockney O.M., a giant of the world of art and painting, a Yorkshireman through and through and a dear friend and inspiration to so many. David was one of life’s true originals; one who wore his genius as lightly as those beloved yellow Crocs of his that helped brighten Palace occasions. I trust they will see him tread safely into the hereafter as we mourn a man whose irrepressible charm, talent and constant innovation will be most sorely missed, but whose dazzling creativity lives on in galleries and museums around the world.’ Charles R

Horizon Youth Zone, which His Majesty visited today, provides a safe and inspiring place for young people. The centre offers activities including sports, cooking, creative and performing arts, media and employability support.

Great to see the fantastic opportunities on offer for young people at Horizon Youth Zone in Grimsby! 🧗🥊👏

Hello Grimsby! 👋   The King has spent the day in Grimsby, meeting local leaders, organisations and businesses helping to shape the future of the town and create opportunities to benefit the community.   🧗At Horizon Youth Zone, His Majesty spent time with young people and heard about the afterschool activities provided to build confidence and social skills.   🤝 The King later visited The CARE hub, a community care and housing organisation designed to provide support to members of the town.   ⚽️ At Blundell Park, home of @OfficialGTFC and one of England’s oldest professional football clubs, The King joined members of the Our Future collective. The national charity works with people across Grimsby to build relationships, support leadership and create the conditions for citizen-led change.

The Queen has visited one of St Mungo’s accommodation services in South East London to meet some of the incredible individuals involved in a vital new project, exploring how reading can support the wellbeing and recovery of people experiencing homelessness. 📚 Initiated by Her Majesty during the pandemic, The Queen’s Reading Room believes in the transformative power of books to make life better. 📖 Over the past eighteen months, the charity has been partnering with St Mungo’s to develop a pioneering programme designed to build confidence and social connection through reading.

🐎 Celebrating 50 years since The Princess Royal competed in the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. 📸 Anwar Hussein / @GettyVIP

Ahead of Trooping the Colour this weekend, The King, as Colonel-in-Chief, and The Queen, as Colonel, have presented two new Colours to the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. 💂‍♀️ Since their formation, the Grenadier Guards have fought in every major war, including Waterloo, the Crimean War, the battles of the 1st and 2nd World Wars, and most recently in Afghanistan. Today, they serve a dual role as specialists in light role infantry operations, and the delivery of high-profile ceremonial duties. Addressing today's parade, The King said:  “The contemporary world presents new and evolving challenges, complex in nature and often unpredictable in form – yet I have every confidence that the adaptability, professionalism and steadfast resolve for which the Grenadier Guards are renowned will ensure that you remain as effective and indispensable in meeting these demands as you have been in every age before.”

Congratulations to everyone who received honours at today’s Investiture ceremony, hosted by The Princess Royal at Windsor Castle. 🎖️🎉 Amongst recipients were... 🦿 Dr. Mark Williams OBE for services to prosthetics. 🤝 Dr. Nasser Kurdy OBE for services to community interfaith reconciliation. 👩‍🎨 Solange Azagury-Partridge MBE services to design.

🇺🇦 The President of Ukraine visited The King this afternoon at Windsor Castle

The Duchess of Edinburgh, joined by The Duke of Edinburgh, unveiled ‘The Plants with Purpose Garden’ at The Royal Windsor Flower Show this week. 🌳 Co‑designed by Her Royal Highness and Alan Williams, the garden showcases the importance of healthy soil, planting for pollinators, and encouraging people to consider more thoughtfully how food is grown. The Duchess joined dedicated volunteers to help build the garden in the days before the show. 🌻This summer, the plants and garden features will be repurposed for local schools participating in a new RWHS Nature Studies Programme, extending the garden’s impact into outdoor learning. 📸 PA/ Sarah Legge/ Jason Ingram

For the first time in history, The King, as Sovereign and Captain General of the @RoyalMarines, has presented new Colours to 40, 42, 43 and 45 Commando Royal Marines at Windsor Castle. It is the first time that four Commando units have received new Colours concurrently. Addressing troops on parade and their guests, His Majesty said: “It is now twenty-five years since my father, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, presented new Colours to the Royal Marines, and so it gives me immense pride and pleasure to be able to do so once again today.”

The Princess Royal has officially launched Challenger 5, the newest addition to the @TallShipsYT fleet! ⚓️ Designed as a ‘floating classroom’, Challenger 5 will give even more young people the chance to develop new skills, build confidence, and realise their potential at sea. ⛵️During a visit to Portsmouth, HRH met staff, volunteers, and young people involved with Tall Ships Youth Trust, a youth development and outdoor learning charity, and toured the new vessel before it sets sail on its first adventures.