Editing Trooping the Colour (section)

===Preparing for march-off===

[[File:King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery.JPG|thumb|Members of King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, returning along [[The Mall, London|the Mall]]]]

Their director of music turns inwards on his horse as a signal to the Field Officer that the Household Cavalry and the King's Troop are now in position to formally end the proceedings under the command of the Field Officer.

During the final Royal Salute, as the parade renders their birthday wishes from all 7 regiments of the Household Division to their colonel-in-chief, the colour of No. 1 Guard is lowered to the ground by the Ensign while "God Save the King" is played by the Massed Bands. Forming divisions once more, accompanied by the Corps of Drums, the guards prepare to march off, and the Household Cavalry and the King's Troop leave the field. The Field Officer, after forming the parade for the march-off, then rides towards the saluting base, informing the King that the guards are ready to march off the field while the RSM of the Escort returns his sword into his scabbard as an orderly returns to him his pace stick.

The [[King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery]], leaves Horse Guards Parade and proceeds to [[Green Park]] (adjacent to Buckingham Palace) to formally commence the royal 41-gun [[Gun salute|salute]]. At the same time in the Tower of London, the [[Honourable Artillery Company]] (HAC) takes its positions in the tower grounds for the special 62-gun salute that will be happen when the King arrives. This gun salute is only done by the HAC during royal anniversaries.