Sunday 13 November 2022 07:26 PM Charles III will celebrate his first birthday as monarch 'privately' tomorrow trends now
The King will celebrate his first birthday as monarch tomorrow and is expected to mark the occasion privately after an eventful start to his reign.
Charles became king after the death of the Queen on September 8 and has since had a busy period.
As Prince of Wales, he was sometimes away on official foreign tours during his birthday and would celebrate it overseas with a cake.
Charles spent the day ahead of his 74th birthday leading the nation in honouring its war dead during the annual Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph.
His floral tribute to the fallen left at the memorial in Whitehall featured the words 'In memory of the glorious dead. Charles R'.
King Charles III leads today's honouring of the war dead at the Sunday Remembrance Service at Whitehall, followed by the Prince of Wales and Princess Royal
King Charles III acceeded to the throne after the death of the Queen on September 8 and has since had a busy period, already with a second Prime Minister
Charles III attends a vigil at St Giles' Cathedral, in Edinburgh, on September 12 following the death of the Queen
On Wednesday Charles was targeted with four eggs during a visit to unveil a statue in honour of the late Queen at York Minster.
The King's milestone will be marked by the Band of the Household Cavalry performing Happy Birthday during the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Monday.
Gun salutes will be fired across the capital in honour of his birthday for the first time, with the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery firing 41 volleys from midday at London's Green Park, and immediately afterwards the Band of the Scots Guards will perform Happy Birthday in the park.
The King's Troop is a mounted ceremonial unit in the British Army that fires salutes on royal anniversaries and major events like state visits, and provides a gun carriage and a team of black horses for state and military funerals.
An hour after the Troop, the Honourable Artillery Company will fire a 62-gun salute at the Tower of London.
The Army's oldest regiment has a demanding operational reconnaissance role in addition to its ceremonial responsibilities.
Big Ben chimed eleven times at 11am, as it returns to service after years of maintenance and repair.
As Charles leads the nation at the Cenotaph for the first time as King, the service is a poignant moment for the royal family. On Friday, the late Queen and her commitment to war veterans was remembered in an evening attended by members of the royal family including the Prince and Princess of Wales and Princess Anne.
Today's service also marks the 40th anniversary of the war in the Falklands, in which 255 British personnel lost their lives. Similar services were held across the country, including at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
King Charles III salutes the Cenotaph after laying his wreath as monarch for the first time, taking over from his late mother
The King was clearly emotional as he stepped into the role the late Queen Elizabeth II counted as one of her most important public duties
King Charles III led other members of the royal family, including the Prince of Wales and Princess Royal, out to attend the Cenotaph service
The Prince of Wales was the second person to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph, which bore the feathers of the heir apparent
The Queen Consort (left), Camilla, and Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, stand on the Whitechapel balcony to watch the ceremony
It was not the first time King Charles has led Prince William (left) and Princess Anne (right) to the ceremony - but it is the first time he has done so as a monarch
A wreath is carefully laid at today's cenotaph, the first in the reign of King Charles III
Sophie, Countess of Wessex and wife of Prince Edward, attends the ceremony from the spouse's balcony alongside Kate Middleton and the Queen Consort
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak bowed his head after laying his wreath in a mark of respect for those who lost their lives
The Princess of Wales (left) and Queen Consort watch on and join in the emotional service, the first since the death of the late Elizabeth II
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (left) and Prince Timothy Laurence (right) watch the ceremony to honour the war-dead on Sunday
Sir Keir Starmer looks solemnly at the other wreaths as he steps forward to lay his down on behalf of the Labour Party
The Prince and Princess of Wales arrive at the service at the Cenotaph, at which Prince William laid a wreath
Flowers and tributes across the UK and its overseas territories paid tribute to those lost in the Falklands war on its 40th anniversary
Kate Middleton looks reflective and the picture of grace ahead of today's Remembrance service, which featured prayers and hymns
Ian Blackford, Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak (L-R) hold their wreaths in preparation as they wait for the arrival of King Charles III
Seven former Prime Ministers lined up at the Cenotaph on Sunday, the most ever to watch the current PM lay his wreath
Huge crowds gathered along the streets of Westminster to watch the military parade on Sunday morning
Prince William laid his wreath, featuring the new Welsh red ribbon, on the left-hand side of his father's, before bowing his head respectfully during the ceremony
People from all walks of life were involved in Remembrance Sunday, from religious leaders to Scout organisations
(Left to right) British former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair's wife Cherie Blair, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's his wife Akshata Murty, British former Prime Minister Theresa May's husband Philip May and British former Prime Minister Liz Truss' husband Hugh O'Leary attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony
The Cenotaph in London, pictured moments before the arrival of King Charles III and the two-minute silence
Crowds lined the streets of London, with war veterans including Chelsea Pensioners preparing to take part in the march.
At around 10:40am, the march past the Cenotaph paused temporarily while Scottish members of the UK's armed forces, the Fourth Battalion of Highlanders, played the bagpipes, accompanied by drums.
At 10.58am, the military parade was brought to attention as King Charles III arrived.
Big Ben rang eleven times to mark the beginning of the two minutes of silence, and a somber hush fell over the crowd.
After the two minutes of prayer and reflection had ended, in an emotional tribute to those killed during the wars of the last century, members of the military played the Last Post.
King Charles III then laid his wreath and saluted to the Cenotaph on behalf of the nation. A wreath was then laid on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen Consort.
The Queen Consort's assistant equerry, Captain Edward Andersen, laid her tribute, the first laid on behalf of Camilla alone.
The Prince of Wales then proceeded to lay his wreath, complete with the feathers of the heir apparent. This was the wreath previously laid by his father. The wreath, bearing the colours of the Prince of Wales, also bears a brand-new ribbon in Welsh red.
Deputy Labour Party leader Angela Rayner leading a parade for Remembrance Sunday in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester on Sunday
A veteran was brought to tears during the Remembrance Sunday service at at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon lays a wreath during a Remembrance Sunday service and parade in Edinburgh
