Editing Trooping the Colour (section)

===Commanding officers and parade coordination===
Three mounted officers drawn from No. 1 Guard give drill commands during the parade. The most senior is the [[Field Officer in Brigade Waiting]] (rank of Lieutenant Colonel), assisted by the Major of the Parade. The Field Officer occupies a central position on the parade ground. The third mounted officer is the [[Adjutant]].

The [[Garrison Sergeant Major]] of [[London District (British Army)|London District]], who is not mounted, coordinates the whole event on the parade ground and the approach road from [[The Mall, London|The Mall]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Ceremonial for the Army 2008 Amdt 2|year=2008|publisher=British Army}}</ref>