Trooping the Colour Features Tributes, Sustainable Flypast

The 2025 Trooping the Colour marked King Charles III’s official birthday, featuring the full royal family—except Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who were not invited for the third consecutive year. The ceremony included a historic flypast powered by sustainable aviation fuel for the first time. King Charles and senior royals honored victims of the recent Air India plane crash with a minute's silence and by wearing black armbands. The Princess of Wales made her public return after cancer treatment, dressed in a Catherine Walker aquamarine coat reminiscent of Princess Diana, with Princess Charlotte wearing a brooch from the late Queen Elizabeth II. The Wales children were commended for their poise, and Prince Louis delighted the crowd with his waving. The event combined royal tradition with tributes and new milestones in sustainability.