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King Charles Aiming to Attend Trooping the Colour in June

King may arrive for the event in a carriage rather than on horseback

It’s the biggest day in the royal calendar, and King Charles wants to be there. According to a report in the Daily Mail, the cancer-stricken king’s team are exploring ways for him to safely attend this year’s Trooping the Colour, his official birthday celebrations. He may adopt a strategy used by the queen in her later years of watching from a podium instead of on horseback, and being driven to the event from Buckingham Palace in a carriage instead of riding. A firm decision will be taken nearer the event in June. Tickets for Trooping the Colour advertising the presence of the king have gone on sale, leading to optimism he will find a way to be there. The palace have not said what type of cancer he is afflicted with, but his doctors have advised him to avoid crowds during treatment. The king has been keen to emphasize that he is still working, and his aides have released several videos and still images of him in recent weeks.