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All the pageantry and spectacle of the King's Birthday Parade held in London during June each year (including other London military ceremonial events)

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Corps of Royal Engineers@Proud_Sappers
Sep 21
26 Engineer Regiment honoured to mount the king’s Guard at Buckingham palace today, do stop by to support our sappers if you are in the area
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The Army in London@ArmyInLondon
Sep 11
Change is coming. Today The @KingsTroopRHA takeover King’s Life Guard duties at Horse Guards so the @HCav1660 can carry out essential military operational training. New uniforms. Same duty. Same excellence of delivery. @BritishArmy
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The Army in London@ArmyInLondon
Sep 8
Grey skies. Gun smoke. Centuries of tradition. The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and The Honourable Artillery Company fired Royal Salutes in Hyde Park and at the Tower of London today, marking 4 years since the accession of His Majesty The King. @HACRegiment @KingsTroopRHA
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Anniversary of HM The King's Accession: Gun Salutes will take place on Tuesday 8th September 2026. 41 Guns will be fired by @KingsTroopRHA in #HydePark at 12 noon and 62 Guns will be fired @TowerOfLondon by @HACRegiment at 1pm #RoyalGunSalute #AccessionDay
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The Army in London@ArmyInLondon
Aug 17
A reminder that there will be no horses on duty at Horse Guards until 29 August. This is to allow for infrastructure related works to be carried out in the stables area. Guard Mounts will commence again at 1100 on 29 August on Horse Guards Parade Square. – at London, England
A white stone 18th century mounted sentry box stands empty at Horse Guards Parade

ALT A white stone 18th century mounted sentry box stands empty at Horse Guards Parade

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Changing Guard
@Guards_Info
Aug 8
UPDATE; From the 17-28 August, daily ceremonial operations involving the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment will not take place at Horse Guards and there will be no mounted sentries on Whitehall This is to allow essential infrastructure works to be carried out to the 18th-century stables.
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Johanna Kaschke
@KaschkeJohanna
Aug 5
Live in Hyde park 6. September 2016 see booking link facebook.com/share/p/18CaMm3…
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Celebrating HM The Queen's Birthday: Gun Salutes will take place on Friday 17th July 2026. 41 Guns will be fired by #KingsTroopRHA in #TheGreenPark at 12 noon and 62 Guns will be fired #TowerOfLondon by #HACRegiment at 1pm #RoyalGunSalute #HappyBirthdayYourMajesty! #HappyBirthday
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BFBS Forces News
@ForcesNews
Jul 9
Precision. Pageantry. Perfection🎺 More than 200 Royal Marines musicians were putting the finishing touches to Beating Retreat, rehearsing intricate routines in the summer heat

Beating Retreat Rehearsal

The Massed Bands of the Royal Marines are fine-tuning Beating Retreat with precision drills, music and marching.

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RAF Music@RAFMusic
Jun 23
Come and join the #RoyalAirForce #Squadronaires for an afternoon of #BigBand classics featuring our very own Cpl Hartley on vocals🎙 @RegentHallSA, London 👏 Free entry! 🎟️ #RAFMusic 🎺✈️🥁 #FindYourForce
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Just to let you know that the Band of The Royal Yeomanry's Concert on Wednesday 24th June has been postponed due to the expected weather conditions.
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The Army in London@ArmyInLondon
Jun 23
Due to extreme heat this week, Ceremonial Operations in London & Windsor will be changed or cancelled. The wellbeing of our soldiers, horses and the public will always come first. Full details 👉 householddivision.org.uk – at London, England
The Guards in red tunics and bearskin caps march through the gates of Buckingham Palace to carry out their duties

ALT The Guards in red tunics and bearskin caps march through the gates of Buckingham Palace to carry out their duties

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in tunics and silver armoured breastplates and plumed helmets march stand at Horse Guards Parade ready to carry out their duties

ALT The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in tunics and silver armoured breastplates and plumed helmets march stand at Horse Guards Parade ready to carry out their duties

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Victory Services Club@VictoryServices
Jun 20
🎶A wonderful FREE summer concert for #VSC Members in Guildhall Yard!🌆Enjoy military marches, film music and light classics from @RYband_ & HAC Regimental Band. 📅 Wednesday 22nd July 2026 🕕6:00pm–7:00pm 🎟️Free tickets: bit.ly/4v2MaiA ⚠️Not a VSC event. #MilitaryBands
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The Royal Family
@RoyalFamily
Jun 15
The King and Queen, joined by members of the Royal Family, have attended a Service for the Most Noble Order of the Garter at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. 📜 Established by King Edward III nearly 700 years ago, The Order of the Garter is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain. Companions of the Garter are chosen personally by the Sovereign to honour those who have held public office, who have contributed in a particular way to national life or who have served the Sovereign personally.
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Crewkerne Man
@CrewkerneMan
Jun 13
This is Britain at its best, and something we should be very proud of. 🇬🇧
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Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧
@DefenceHQ
Jun 13
Today we celebrate His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday, as the Armed Forces come together for the historic tradition of Trooping the Colour 🇬🇧
Guardsman marching down the Mall towards Horse Guards.

ALT Guardsman marching down the Mall towards Horse Guards.

His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Queen, and HRH The Princess of Wales watching the parade on Horseguards Parade Ground.

ALT His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Queen, and HRH The Princess of Wales watching the parade on Horseguards Parade Ground.

The Honourable Artillery Company on the Gun Park, located on Tower Wharf facing the River Thames at the Tower of London fire a 62 Gun Salute.

ALT The Honourable Artillery Company on the Gun Park, located on Tower Wharf facing the River Thames at the Tower of London fire a 62 Gun Salute.

His Majesty the King's Birthday flypast over Buckingham Palace. Nine Hawk jets from the Red Arrows.

ALT His Majesty the King's Birthday flypast over Buckingham Palace. Nine Hawk jets from the Red Arrows.

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The Royal Family
@RoyalFamily
Jun 13
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 🫡
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APTS Archive
@APTSArchive
Jun 9
#OTD - 9 June 1938 Trooping the Colour first was televised for the first time with cameras overlooking Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall. Commentators for the event were John Snagge & Major JBS Bourne May. Presentation by Philip Dortè
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The Army in London@ArmyInLondon
Jun 6
Rain couldn't stop them: Britain's finest complete final dress rehearsal ahead of The King's Birthday Parade. Not a step was missed. Not a note was wrong. The rain didn't stand a chance. @BritishArmy @GrenadierGds @HCav1660
LT Gen Sir James Bucknall salutes the Grenadier Guards from his horse at Buckingham Palace on the Colonel’s Review

ALT LT Gen Sir James Bucknall salutes the Grenadier Guards from his horse at Buckingham Palace on the Colonel’s Review

The Grenadier Guards march on parade on the Colonel’s Review

ALT The Grenadier Guards march on parade on the Colonel’s Review

The Ensign carries the colour through the rain as The Grenadier Guards march beside him on parade on the Colonel’s Review

ALT The Ensign carries the colour through the rain as The Grenadier Guards march beside him on parade on the Colonel’s Review

The Household Cavalry rides down the Mall in ceremonial uniform on the Colonel’s Review

ALT The Household Cavalry rides down the Mall in ceremonial uniform on the Colonel’s Review

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Royal Marines
@RoyalMarines
Jun 5
Today, in a historic ceremony at Windsor Castle, His Majesty The King presented the Royal Marines with new Colours – the banners and insignia steeped in the history and traditions of the Corps. Read more: royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/j…
His Majesty The King presents the Royal Marines with new Colours in historic ceremony.

ALT His Majesty The King presents the Royal Marines with new Colours in historic ceremony.

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