The Royal Family will be out in force on Saturday, June 17 as they celebrate the Trooping the Colour parade in honour of King Charles’ birthday.
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Indeed it will be the first for King Charles, who is bringing back an age-old tradition for the big day. Prince William has been doing rehearsals and checks for Saturday as the Colonel of the Welsh Guard.
The Prince of Wales has made a very small change to his uniform, and fans would only notice if they look very closely. The change he has made seems to be very meaningful as it commemorates his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and his father, King Charles.
Prince William prepares for the Trooping the Colour
Prince William has taken on the role of Colonel of the Welsh Guards, as such, he is tasked with checking the final preparations for Saturday’s parade.
The day will feature hundreds of horses and soldiers as they do difficult battlefield drills and manoeuvres to military music.
As Colonel of the Welsh Guards, Prince William inspects his troops on horseback in full uniform. While he carried out this task, it was noticed that the Prince of Wales altered his uniform.
Prince William, The Prince of Wales, Colonel of the Welsh Guards, seen with the Royal Cyphers of both Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III on his shoulder epaulettes, signifying he was/is a Personal Aide-de-Camp to the late Queen and to King Charles III pic.twitter.com/Oc7xgQQtvW
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Prince William makes a small change to his military uniform
Prince William will be in full uniform on Saturday, with his red dress uniform and a bearskin cap. On the shoulder of his uniform, he has altered it slightly to pay tribute to his grandmother and father.
On his epaulette, he has embroidered his late grandmother’s royal cypher, as well as his father’s royal cypher. It is interesting to note that Prince William has not included Queen Camilla’s royal cypher on his uniform.
The meaning behind having both the late Queen's royal cypher and his father's cypher is that he has served as personal aide de camp to both monarchs. Indeed Prince William received the role in 2013 from his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, as reported by The Guardian.
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Sources used:
Daily Record: ‘Prince William makes small yet touching change to uniform before Trooping the Colour’
The Guardian: 'Prince William given new royal role as 'personal aide de camp' to the Queen'
