Editing Trooping the Colour (section)

==List of regiments trooping the colour==
{{Main|List of Trooping the Colour by event from 1890}}

Since only one colour can be trooped down the ranks at a time, each year a single battalion of the five [[Foot Guards]] regiments is selected to troop its colours.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Battalion !! Regiment !! Colonel !! Comments
|-
|2025
|2nd Battalion
|[[Coldstream Guards]]
|Lt Gen Sir [[James Bucknall]]
|First time that the Coldstream Guards will troop their colour in front of the King. 2025 marks the 375th Anniversary of the Coldstream Guards. Non-participating Guards: Welsh Guards.
|-
|2024 || 2nd Battalion{{refn|group=note|name=nine|2nd Battalion represented by No. 9 Company}}  || [[Irish Guards]]
|[[Catherine, Princess of Wales]]
(Colonel's review salute taken by Lt Gen Sir [[James Bucknall]])
| First time that colour of 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards trooped. First time the Princess of Wales will be taking the Salute as Colonel of the Irish Guards. All five Guards regiments participating.
|-
|2023 || 1st Battalion  || [[Welsh Guards]] 
|[[William, Prince of Wales]]|| First for King [[Charles III]] to take the salute as sovereign and the commander in chief of the Armed Forces, while also marking the Household Division's appreciation for the [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla]]. His Majesty the King when he was Prince of Wales was Colonel of the Welsh Guards from [[Saint David's Day]] 1975 to September 2022. [[Queen Camilla]] took her place as Colonel of the [[Grenadier Guards]], William, Prince of Wales as Colonel of the Welsh Guards, and Catherine, Princess of Wales as the Colonel of the Irish Guards. First parade since 1988 with all five Guards regiments participating. Additionally, 1st Battalion, [[London Guards]], the foot guards' reserve unit, served as street liners for the first time,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forces.net/king-charles/how-will-trooping-colour-change-kings-first-birthday-parade |title=How will Trooping the Colour differ for the King's first birthday parade? |last=Perreira |first=Julian |date=8 June 2023 |website=www.forces.net |publisher=Forces News |access-date=10 June 2023 }}</ref> with their colonel, [[Edward, Duke of Edinburgh]], riding in the parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2023-06-17/the-kings-first-trooping-the-colour-as-sovereign |title=The King's first Trooping the Colour as Sovereign |author=<!--Not stated-->  |date=17 June 2023 |website=www.royal.uk |publisher=The Royal Household |access-date=18 June 2023 }}</ref>
|-
|2022 || 1st Battalion  || [[Irish Guards]] 
|[[William, Prince of Wales|The Duke of Cambridge]]|| Held as part of the national celebrations for the [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II]]. The [[Charles III|Prince of Wales]] took salute on behalf of the Queen in Horse Guards while the Queen saluted the parading formations in Buckingham Palace. Non-participating Guards: Welsh Guards. 
|-
|2021 || 2nd Battalion{{refn|group=note|name=F|2nd Battalion represented by F Company}} || [[Scots Guards]]
|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]]|| Public event cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|coronavirus outbreak]], reformatted as a private televised parade of the Household Division at [[Windsor Castle]].<br />Marked the official 95th birthday of the Queen. 70th anniversary of Elizabeth's first Trooping acting in behalf of her father King [[George VI]]. The Queen was joined by the Duke of Kent for the salute.
|-
|2020 || 1st Battalion  || [[Welsh Guards]] 
|[[Charles III|The Prince of Wales]]|| Public event cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, reformatted as a private parade at Windsor Castle
|-
|2019 || 1st Battalion || [[Grenadier Guards]] 
|[[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]]|| Parade was held on 8 June 2019. Coincided with the centennial year of the conclusion of the First World War and the anniversary of the Victory Parade of 1919, as well as the historic Hyde Park trooping of that year, the largest ever held. Non-participating Guards: Irish Guards and Welsh Guards.
|-
|2018 || 1st Battalion || [[Coldstream Guards]] 
|Lt Gen Sir [[James Bucknall]]|| Parade was held on 9 June 2018. The Queen was flanked at the Saluting Base by the [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent|Duke of Kent]], for the 96-year-old [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Duke of Edinburgh]] who withdrew during 2017 from royal public duties.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Frost |first=Katie |title=What does Prince Philip's retirement mean for the Royal Family? |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/news/a41295/prince-philip-retirement-the-queen-royal-family/ |date=2 August 2017 |magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref><br />Non-participating guards: Irish and Welsh Guards.<!--Coldstream Guards provided Nos. 1 to 4 Guards, Grenadier Guards No. 5 and Scots Guards No. 6-->
|-
|2017 || 1st Battalion || [[Irish Guards]] 
|[[William, Prince of Wales|William, Duke of Cambridge]]|| Parade was held on Saturday, 17 June 2017, part of the national celebrations of the Sapphire Jubilee of the accession of the Queen. <br />Non-participating guards: Welsh Guards. 14th row/rank was added in the massed bands. 
|-
| 2016 || 2nd Battalion{{refn|group=note|name=7company|2nd Battalion represented by No. 7 Company}}
|[[Coldstream Guards]]
|Lt Gen Sir [[James Bucknall]]
| Parade was held on Saturday, 11 June 2016, part of the national celebrations for the official 90th birthday of the Queen.<br />Non-participating guards: Irish and Welsh Guards.
|-
| 2015 || 1st Battalion  || [[Welsh Guards]] 
|[[Charles III|Charles, Prince of Wales]]|| Parade was held on Saturday, 13 June 2015.<br />Coincided with the Welsh Guards centennial year of foundation<br />Non-participating guards: Irish Guards.
|-
| 2014 || 2nd Battalion{{refn|group=note|name=nijmegen|2nd Battalion represented by Nijmegen Company}} || [[Grenadier Guards]] 
|[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]|| Non-participating guards: Irish and Welsh Guards.<br />
|-
| 2013 || 1st Battalion  || [[Welsh Guards]] 
|[[Charles III|Charles, Prince of Wales]]|| Non-participating guards: Irish Guards<br />
|-
| 2012 || 1st Battalion || {{nowrap|[[Coldstream Guards]]}} 
|Lt Gen Sir [[James Bucknall]]|| First trooping of the battalion since 1999.<br />Held as part of the nationwide celebrations of the [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II]]<br /> Non-participating guards: Welsh Guards
|-
| 2011 ||1st Battalion || [[Scots Guards]] 
|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]]|| First time a battalion not stationed as part of London District has trooped.<br />60th anniversary of Elizabeth's first Trooping acting in behalf of her father King George VI<br> Non-participating guards: Irish Guards.
|-
| 2010 || 1st Battalion || [[Grenadier Guards]] 
|[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]|| Non-participant guards: Irish and Welsh Guards.
|-
| 2009 || 1st Battalion || [[Irish Guards]] 
|Sir [[Sebastian Roberts]]|| Non-participating guards: Welsh Guards<br />First trooping to feature 7 foot guards since 1993.
|-
| 2008 || 1st Battalion || [[Welsh Guards]] 
|[[Charles III|Charles, Prince of Wales]]|| Non-participating regiment: Irish Guards
|-
| 2007 || 2nd Battalion{{refn|group=note|name=7company|2nd Battalion represented by No. 7 Company}} || [[Coldstream Guards]] 
|Sir [[Michael Rose (British Army officer)|Hugh Rose]]|| Non-participating guards: Irish Guards and the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, which were originally scheduled to troop their Colour but an operational deployment prevented this.
|-
| 2006 || 1st Battalion || [[Welsh Guards]] 
|[[Charles III|Charles, Prince of Wales]]|| Non-participating guards: Irish Guards
|-
| 2005 || 1st Battalion || [[Irish Guards]] 
|[[James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn]]|| Non-participating guards: Welsh Guards
|-
| 2004 || 1st Battalion || [[Grenadier Guards]] 
|[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]|| Inkerman Company trooping the colour.<br />Non-participating guards: Welsh Guards
|-
| 2003 || 1st Battalion || [[Grenadier Guards]] 
|[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]||
|-
| 2002 || 1st Battalion || [[Scots Guards]] 
|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]]|| Held as part of the national celebrations of the [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II]]. <br />Last time Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards were present before being disbanded to move into their permanent combat role.<br />Non-participating guards: Irish and Welsh Guards.
|-
| 2001 || 2nd Battalion{{refn|group=note|name=nijmegen|2nd Battalion represented by Nijmegen Company}} || [[Grenadier Guards]] 
|[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]|| Non-participating guards: Irish and Welsh Guards<br />Showered by heavy rain<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnfynFd7Yjo&t |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/rnfynFd7Yjo |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Escort for the Colour 2001.mpg|last=Drum Major|date=3 April 2010|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br>50th anniversary of Elizabeth's first Trooping acting in behalf of her father King George VI
|}

The 2nd Battalions of the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards are in "suspended animation" - they are represented in the parade by three [[British Army incremental infantry companies|incremental companies]]. In 2022, two new incremental companies were formed following the conversion of the 1st Battalion, Irish Guards to the specialised infantry role. These new units, No. 9 Company and No. 12 Company, continue the traditions of the 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards, which was placed in suspended animation in 1947.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/09/irish-guards-form-two-new-companies-with-historic-links-for-future-role/ | title=Irish Guards form two new Companies with historic links for future role }}</ref>

The number of soldiers participating in Trooping the Colour in London has declined over the years due to defence budget cuts in Household Division [[battalion]]s as well as the battalions' commitments to military and peacekeeping operations overseas.{{efn|group=note|For example, the Welsh Guards, prior to trooping their colour in 2006 had returned from Iraq and were scheduled to redeploy to Bosnia later that year.}} This gives some of the units little time to practise ceremonial functions. However, the format of the ceremony has remained the same over the centuries following routines of old battle formations used in the era of musket warfare. The 1988 parade was the last until 2023 to have all five regiments in participation, and in 1993 the parade was reduced from eight guards companies to six companies.