Royal Family watch Red Arrows flypast on Buckingham Palace balcony

King and Queen cheered by crowds at Trooping the ColourJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDaniela Relph,Royal correspondentandElla KiplingEPACrowds have gathered in central London for the Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark the King's official birthday. The parade is one of the biggest royal and military spectacles of the year, culminating with a Red Arrows flypast watched by the royals from the Buckingham Palace balcony.Alongside the King and Queen were the Prince and Princess of Wales with their children. Prince Louis has, at times, been a scene-stealer but the gap-toothed, eight-year-old was on his best behaviour, chatting to his parents as the aircraft flew overhead.The balcony moment remains a reminder of royal continuity, with King Charles standing with two future monarchs in Prince William and Prince George.Getty ImagesThe King and Queen rode in an Ascot Landau carriageIn bright sunshine, the King and Queen travelled in an open-top carriage, driving past the thousands of people lining the route from Buckingham Palace down the Mall to Horse Guards Parade. The title Trooping the Colour comes from the "Colours" - the name given to the flags representing the different regiments in the British Army.It features more than 1,400 members of the armed forces as well as 200 horses and 400 musicians, Each year, a different regiment's colours are trooped, with this year's being the Grenadier Guards.In pictures: Trooping the Colour marks King's official birthdayTravelling in the first carriage were the Duchess of Edinburgh, wife of the Duke of Edinburgh, and Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, husband of the Princess Royal.The second carriage included the Duke of Gloucester, first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, and his wife, the Duchess of Gloucester.On horseback, in the military parade in formation with two other royal colonels, were the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh, while the Princess of Wales followed in...