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Royal Family watch Red Arrows flypast on Buckingham Palace balcony
Key takeaways
- Daniela Relph,Royal correspondentand Ella Kipling EPACrowds have gathered in central London for the Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark the King's official birthday.
- The parade is one of the biggest royal and military spectacles of the year, culminating with a Red Arrows flypast watched by the royals from the Buckingham Palace balcony.
- Alongside the King and Queen were the Prince and Princess of Wales with their children.
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Daniela Relph,Royal correspondentand Ella Kipling EPACrowds have gathered in central London for the Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark the King's official birthday.
The parade is one of the biggest royal and military spectacles of the year, culminating with a Red Arrows flypast watched by the royals from the Buckingham Palace balcony.
Alongside the King and Queen were the Prince and Princess of Wales with their children. Prince Louis has, at times, been a scene-stealer but the gap-toothed, eight-year-old was on his best behaviour, chatting to his parents as the aircraft flew overhead.
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