New military titles announced for the Royal family
Buckingham Palace has announced new military titles for members of the Royal Family alongside the announcement of the King's first Trooping the Colour.
The Princess of Wales has become Colonel of the Irish Guards, a role previously held by her husband.
This comes as the Palace revealed that the King's Birthday Parade, known as Trooping the Colour, will be held on 17 June in central London.
The King and the Prince of Wales will ride on horseback during the display, while other members of the Royal Family, including Kate and The Queen Consort, who is patron of Forces News' parent company BFBS, will watch from carriages and the Buckingham Palace balcony.
Buckingham Palace said three members of the family have been appointed colonels within the Foot Guards, including Camilla as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards.
This role was previously held by the Duke of York and has been vacant since he was stripped of his royal titles.
Meanwhile, Princess Kate will become Colonel of the Irish Guards, a role previously held by Prince William, who will take the Colonel of the Welsh Guards title from his father.
There will be no change to the existing Colonelcies of the other Regiments within the Household Division, the Palace said, which will remain as below:
- Colonel, Blue and Royals - The Princess Royal
- Colonel, Scots Guards - The Duke of Kent
- Colonel, Life Guards - Lieutenant General Sir Ed Smyth-Osbourne
- Colonel, Coldstream Guards - Lieutenant General Sir James Bucknall
Trooping the Colour has marked the monarch’s official birthday for more than 260 years, and 2023 will mark Charles' first appearance at the event as King, and follows his coronation which is due to be held on 6 May.
More than 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians take part in the display of military precision, horsemanship and fanfare.
The parade travels from Buckingham Palace down The Mall to Horse Guards Parade and closes with a Royal Air Force fly-past.
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