British Forces Gibraltar celebrates King's first official birthday

British Forces Gibraltar personnel have held a parade, led by The Royal Gibraltar Regiment, to celebrate King Charles' first official birthday since he became monarch.

The event is partly modelled on the Trooping the Colour at Horse Guards in London, but because of the size and confines of Grand Casemates Square, Colours are not 'trooped'.

Trooping the Colour – the annual ceremonial celebration of the current British monarch's birthday – is the highlight of the British military's ceremonial calendar.

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This year, the King is to ride on horseback, alongside his son the Prince of Wales, for his Birthday Parade – the first time the reigning monarch has ridden at Trooping the Colour since 1986 when Queen Elizabeth II last rode.