How King Charles III’s 1st Trooping the Colour Will Differ From Queen Elizabeth II’s Events

The British royal family stepped out in style to celebrate King Charles III’s official Scotland coronation ceremony.

The King and Queen have unveiled a plaque at Holyrood Palace marking the Jubilee Gates which were installed last year as a gift to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Idris Elba, Olivia Colman, Woody Harrelson Lead King Charles III Environmental Short

King Charles III “loves his son” Prince Harry but his relationship with the prince and his wife, Meghan Markle, remains strained, a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly.

Princess Kate gave King Charles III and Queen Camilla a perfect curtsy during the annual Garter Day procession.

Trooping the Colour's pomp and ceremony seemed to be a little too lengthy for one young royal, as Princess Charlotte appeared to get impatient during the event. Charlotte, eight, was one of the important guests at Saturday's occasion, but according to the Daily Star a lip reading expert spotted her asking questions about when it would be over.

Welp, he’s done it again!

Prince Louis stole the show at Trooping the Colour as he saluted crowds who came out to watch King Charles III's first birthday parade.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry weren't in attendance Saturday during King Charles III's Trooping the Cololur celebration.While the monarch was joined by other immediate members of the royal family for the occasion — which marks his official birthday celebration — the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were home in California. A source told ET that the couple «were not invited» to the festivities. On Saturday, the monarch celebrated his official birthday with the Trooping the Colour ceremony. For the occasion, which has been celebrated for 260 years, Charles rode horseback.

King Charles III's official birthday celebration was a family affair! On Saturday, the monarch celebrated his official birthday with the Trooping the Colour ceremony. For the occasion, which has been celebrated for 260 years, Charles rode horseback.

King Charles III is celebrating his official birthday for the very first time.

Prince Louis is no stranger to stealing the limelight at royal events and the cheeky five-year-old has once again lived up to his reputation at Trooping the Colour. As well as pulling faces like he did at last year’s event, this time he also gave crowds a respectful salute.

Trooping the Colour — once again stealing the show.Accompanied by siblings Prince George and Princess Charlotte, the royal trio waved to spectators from their carriage while en route to the Horse Guards Parade with their mother, Kate Middleton, 41, and Queen Camilla, 75.Audiences were captivated by the animated faces of Louis, 5, who, at one point, held his nose and grimaced.Meanwhile, King Charles, 74, and Prince William, 40, traveled on horses, marking the first time a monarch has ridden horseback since the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1986.After the parade, the royal family gathered on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch a flypast, and Louis saluted onlookers.While the newly coronated king won’t turn 75 until November, the summertime celebration is a royal tradition.This isn’t the first time Louis has become the star of the show with his playful behavior. At the queen’s Platinum Jubilee last year, Louis’ stunts were a welcome distraction for audiences at home.And at Charles’ coronation last month, Louis stole the limelight while letting out a few yawns during the ceremony.Charles was not only competing with Louis’ adorable antics Saturday, but also daughter-in-law Meghan Markle’s “Suits.”The USA Network series became available to watch Saturday on Netflix, which is also home to Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell docuseries.Markle, 41, plays lawyer Rachel Zane in “Suits,” her final acting project before becoming a royal in 2018.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did not make the trip across the pond to celebrate King Charles III’s first Trooping the Colour parade.

King Charles III may have been the person of honor at this year’s Trooping the Colour, but Prince William and Princess Kate’s kids managed to steal the show.

The royal family stepped out in style at the first Trooping the Colour celebration in honor of King Charles III.

King Charles has received the official birthday wishes of the nation during his first Trooping the Colour ceremony as monarch.

King Charles will become the first monarch in more than 30 years to take part in Trooping the Colour on horseback when he rides in his inaugural Birthday Parade. Charles will take the royal salute as Colonel in Chief of the Household Division’s seven regiments during the ceremony, staged on Horse Guards Parade, as members of the royal family and 8,000 spectators watch.The colour, or regimental flag, that will be trooped in front of hundreds of Guardsmen and officers will be the King’s Colour of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.

This year's Trooping the Colour is one for the history books, with King Charles III celebrating his first official birthday as the monarch. While the King will celebrate his 75th birthday on November 14, the monarch's official birthday is a centuries-old tradition to celebrate with the public in the summer during the Trooping the Colour ceremony.

King Charles III’s first-ever Trooping the Colour as monarch is rapidly approaching — but what exactly does the tradition commemorate?