For the first time in 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II will not deliver the royal salute during the Trooping the Color parade, which takes place on Thursday, June 2. This is believed to be due to the 96-year-old monarch’s ongoing mobility issues.
The Queen traditionally salutes her personal troops known as the Household Division on Horse Guards Parade, but this year she has delegated the task to son and heir to the throne Prince Charles, grandson Prince William and daughter Princess Anne. they all join the parade in their roles as royal colonels from the Welsh Guards, Irish Guards and Blues and Royals.
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The annual parade is usually held to mark the Queen’s birthday, but this year will be an extra special celebration as the world also celebrates its Platinum Jubilee to celebrate her 70th anniversary on the throne. This isn’t the first job the Queen has delegated this year, as earlier this month she missed the opening of parliament for the first time in 59 years and asked Prince Charles to take it over. She also missed Easter celebrations at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in April, and grandson Prince William, his wife Kate Middleton and their two eldest children, eight-year-old Prince George and six-year-old Princess Charlotte. took her place.
Although the Queen will not salute, she is still expected to be on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the Trooping of the Color, along with several other senior members of the Royal Family, including Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William and Kate Middleton, along with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, the Earl and Countess of Wessex with their children Louise and James, Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester , the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra.
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The palace previously announced that although they have officially confirmed their presence, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not be on the balcony as they are no longer senior members of the royal family. Reports also suggested it was actually Prince Harry who made the decision not to appear on the balcony, allegedly telling his grandmother that he and Meghan “never wanted this”. Prince Andrew is also not expected to make an appearance on the balcony, having lost his military ties and royal patronage following Virginia Giuffre’s sexual assault charges against him.
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