In pictures: Trooping the Colour marks King's official birthday

In pictures: Trooping the Colour marks King's official birthday8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleElla KiplingReutersCrowds have gathered for the annual Trooping the Colour parade to mark King Charles III's official birthday.The parade set off from Buckingham Palace, with King Charles and Queen Camilla making their way in a carriage along The Mall to Horseguard's Parade. As royal colonels, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh rode on horseback, while other attendees included the Princess of Wales and her three children and the Duchess of Edinburgh travelled by carriage.The festivities each year end with a Red Arrows flypast, watched by the Royal Family from the balcony at Buckingham PalaceGetty ImagesThe Massed Bands of the Household Division makes up part of the 400 musicians involved in the eventGetty ImagesThe Princess of Wales, wearing a pale blue Catherine Walker jacket and a Philip Treacy hat, travelled in a carriage alongside her childrenGetty ImagesPrince George and Princess Charlotte sat opposite their motherGetty ImagesPrince William (left) rode on a horse called Darby, Prince Edward (centre) was on Sir John, and Princess Anne (right) was on NobleGetty ImagesThe King and Queen rode in an Ascot Landau carriage, purchased during the reign of Queen Victoria. The King wore the uniform of the Grenadier Guards featuring the cypher of his mother, Queen Elizabeth IIGetty ImagesSir Keir Starmer and Lady Victoria Starmer were among dignatories watching the annual eventGetty ImagesThe Duchess of Edinburgh, wife of the Duke of Edinburgh, and Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, husband of the Princess Royal, rode in the first carriage in the processionUK Royal FamilyKing Charles IIIQueen Camilla