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

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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.

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, in which some members of the royal family also wore black arm bands.

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

The royal siblings accompanied their parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton, at the annual celebration Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis joined the royal family at the 2025 Trooping the Colour event The royal siblings waved from the Buckingham Palace balcony and watched an aerial flypast that served as the day's finale The trio have been taking part in Trooping the Colour since they were babies Trooping the Colour may be a celebration of King Charles,