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Magnificent parade: King Charles III. celebrate with 1,400 soldiers!
Experience the Trooping the Color parade celebrating King Charles III's birthday. on June 14, 2025 live on ORF 2.
Magnificent parade: King Charles III. celebrate with 1,400 soldiers!
On June 14, 2025, the traditional “Trooping the Color” parade will take place in honor of King Charles III. broadcast live on ORF 2, as [OTS] reports. The celebrations begin at 9:50 a.m. and last approximately four and a half hours. Before that, the preliminary program “Universum History: Charles III – From Outsider to King” will be broadcast from 9:05 a.m.
The annual event has marked the official birthday celebrations of the British monarchs for over 260 years. King Charles III is experiencing its third Trooping the Color celebration. Around 1,400 soldiers, 400 musicians and 200 horses will take part in the event, which traditionally runs from Buckingham Palace via “The Mall” to the “Horse Guards Parade”.
Accessibility and studio debates
In order to accommodate all viewers, the broadcast will be barrier-free. There are subtitles in the ORF TELETEXT on page 777 as well as an audio commentary for blind and visually impaired people, which is available on a second sound channel and ORF ON. In addition, a video-on-demand option is offered on on.ORF.at.
During the broadcast, ORF correspondents and guests, including Patrick Budgen, Marion Nachtwey, Ansgar Gersmann and Christoph Hatschek, will discuss the parade and the royals in the studio.
News and traditions
In addition to the celebrations, King Charles III announced. new officer positions within the royal family. Kate, Princess of Wales, has been appointed Colonel of the Irish Guards, while Prince William has taken on the title of Colonel of the Welsh Guards. Queen Consort Camilla received the title of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, previously held by Prince Andrew. These changes come from an announcement reported by [Fox News] that the family made six weeks after the coronation of Charles III. discussed in Westminster Abbey.
Even if King Charles III. Since his birthday is November 14th, “Trooping the Color” will not be celebrated on this date. This tradition as an official birthday celebration was originally introduced by King George II in 1748 and has since become an important part of British royalty, as [The Royal Observer] explains in detail.
The parade will end with an impressive Royal Air Force fly-past, with the Royal Family watching and presenting themselves to spectators from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.