The Royal Family and Buckingham Palace are busy preparing to celebrate the King’s birthday in style, with the annual Trooping the Colour celebrations kicking off in a matter of hours

Senior working royals including Prince William, Kate Middleton, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Queen Camilla will reportedly take part in the king's birthday parade.

Trooping the Colour is one of the highlights in the royal calendar, where the Firm come out in force to mark King Charles's official birthday.

Britain's King Charles and other senior royals wore black armbands at the "Trooping the Colour" military parade on Saturday (June 14) as a mark of respect for the victims of the Air India plane crash.

King Charles will celebrate his official birthday with the Trooping the Colour parade on Saturday. Military pomp and pageantry will be on display in central London to mark the milestone, with the Queen,

Ahead of Saturday's festivities, King Charles III also honored a handful of celebrities and public figures, including David Beckham, Gary Oldman and Elaine Paige.