The monarch wore a black armband to honor the victims of the Air India crash at his annual birthday celebration.

King Charles III's actual birthday is 14 November - he was born on 14 November 1948 - but the Sovereign's birthday (or HM The King's official birthday) is celebrated on another date, usually in the summer months. Coverage of the King's Birthday Parade begins at 10.30am on Saturday 14 June on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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Trump has long admired the British royal family and his big birthday parade in Washington is the same day as the U.K.’s annual Trooping the Color.

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The event began at 10 a.m, with the soldiers marching and the royal family arriving at Buckingham Palace. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were not in attendance for this year's King Charles' birthday parade. The couple had previously appeared for the celebrations in 2022.

A minute’s silence for victims of the Air India plane disaster was held on Saturday at a London birthday parade for King Charles III.

The King has asked for some poignant last-minute amendments to the Trooping the Colour programme amid the tragic events of the Air India crash

King Charles led the Royal Family out at Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Color and appeared to make a sweet remark to Prince Louis before the Red Arrows flypast