The Royal Family and Buckingham Palace are busy preparing to celebrate the King’s birthday in style, with the annual Trooping the Colour celebrations kicking off in a matter of hours

Senior working royals including Prince William, Kate Middleton, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Queen Camilla will reportedly take part in the king's birthday parade.

As per the British Army website, the ceremony of Trooping the Colour is thought to have first taken place during the reign of King Charles II in the 17th century. In 1748 it was decided that it would be used to mark the Sovereign’s official birthday.

The Royal Family assembled on the Buckingham Palace balcony following the Trooping the Colour parade marking King Charles III's official birthday. The monarch and Queen Camilla took centre stage as they awaited an aerial display featuring the Red Arrows,

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla ride a carriage as part of the Trooping the Colour parade which honours King Charles on his official birthday, in London, Britain,. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles and other senior royals wore black armbands at the "Trooping the Colour" military parade on Saturday as a mark of respect for the victims of the Air India plane crash.