Sick King Will Skip Horseback Tradition at Trooping of the Colour as Kate Misses Rehearsal

King Charles III is set to be present next month for Trooping the Colour—a military parade marking his official birthday—but he won’t be on horseback for the occasion, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

The 75-year-old monarch, who is currently being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer, is instead expected to inspect soldiers at the ceremony from a carriage alongside Queen Camilla. A military official will carry out the role supposed to be filled by Kate Middleton, who is undergoing preventative chemotherapy after she was also diagnosed with cancer, the BBC reports.

Trooping the Colour traditionally involves the Royal Family assembling on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. In 2023, Charles rode on horseback for the ceremony—the first time a British sovereign had done so since 1986.

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