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===Arrival of the sovereign=== [[File:190608-D-PB383-026 (48024991393).jpg|thumb|Carriage carrying the then [[Queen Camilla|Duchess of Cornwall]], [[Catherine, Princess of Wales|Duchess of Cambridge]] and the [[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex|Duke]] and [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex|Duchess of Sussex]], June 2019]] Preceding the sovereign, senior members of the [[royal family]] arrive in [[barouche]]s to view the ceremony from a central first floor window in the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]]'s former office in [[Horse Guards (building)|Horse Guards]] Building. This procession turns at the [[Guards Memorial]], and No. 3 Guard has opened ranks to allow their carriages to pass through. [[Image:ElizabethIItroopingcolour.jpg|thumb|left|[[Elizabeth II]] riding to Trooping the Colour for the last time in 1986 on her horse [[Burmese (horse)|Burmese]]. She travelled in a carriage of the [[Royal Mews]] for the remainder of her reign.]] Preceded by the [[Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment|Sovereign's Escort]], the King (Colonel-in-Chief) will journey from Buckingham Palace down [[The Mall (London)|the Mall]], on horseback. Directly behind the King in the Royal Procession ride the [[Royal Colonels]]β [[William, Prince of Wales]] (Welsh Guards), [[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh]] (Scots Guards),<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Victoria Ward |user=victoria_ward |number=1668509202271330306 |title= The Duke of Edinburgh to ride on horseback in Trooping the Colour parade as Royal Colonel of the London Guards}}</ref> [[Anne, Princess Royal]] (The Blues and Royals). In a carriage behind the procession ride [[Queen Camilla]] (Grenadier Guards) and [[Catherine, Princess of Wales]] (Irish Guards){{snd}}who are followed by the non-royal Colonels of Regiments (those of the Coldstream Guards and The Life Guards). Other officers of the [[Household Division]] and of the [[Royal Households of the United Kingdom|Royal Household]] follow, all mounted, including the [[Master of the Horse]], the [[Major-General commanding the Household Division]] with his [[chief of staff]] and [[aide-de-camp]], [[Silver Stick]]-in-Waiting, the regimental [[adjutant]]s and a number of the King's [[Equerry|equerries]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} As the King passes by the Colour of the unit being trooped, he salutes it. As the King arrives, the Royal Standard is prepared to be released and flown from the roof of [[Horse Guards (building)|Horse Guards]]. The King then will alight at the Saluting Base to start the ceremonies. The field officer commences the parade with the command: "Guards β Royal Salute β Present Arms!" and the [[national anthem]] ([[God Save The King]]) is played by the Household Division's Foot Guards Massed Bands, led by the senior director of music of the Household Division. Simultaneously, the Royal Standard is formally released and flies from the Horse Guards flagpole.
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