The Royal Family and Buckingham Palace are busy preparing to celebrate the King’s birthday in style, with the annual Trooping the Colour celebrations kicking off in a matter of hours

King Charles III, Queen Camilla and senior royals waved to crowds in central London Saturday for the monarch's annual birthday parade, known as Trooping the Colour.

Senior working royals including Prince William, Kate Middleton, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Queen Camilla will reportedly take part in the king's birthday parade.

Ahead of Saturday's festivities, King Charles III also honored a handful of celebrities and public figures, including David Beckham, Gary Oldman and Elaine Paige.

The king, queen and other senior royals are celebrating the monarch’s official birthday with the Trooping of the Color in London, while his actual birthday is in November.

When does Trooping the Colour 2025 start and end, and what is the order of events? Here is the full schedule and parade route revealed.

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla ride a carriage as part of the Trooping the Colour parade which honours King Charles on his official birthday, in London, Britain,. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles and other senior royals wore black armbands at the "Trooping the Colour" military parade on Saturday as a mark of respect for the victims of the Air India plane crash.