The royals are currently gearing up for one of their biggest celebrations of the year.
Trooping the Colour - also known as the King's Birthday Parade - will see the royals come together to watch the parade and an RAF flypast.
King Charles, who has returned to public duties while continuing his cancer treatment, will attend the big day filled with pomp and pageantry, but unlike last year he will appear in a carriage rather than riding on horseback. The occasion has also been previously marked with a bank holiday, but what's happening this year?
We break down everything you need to know about the set-piece royal event.
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This year there won't be a bank holiday to mark Trooping the Colour, but when it was part of the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the public were lucky enough to get a special day off so they could make the most of the festivities. The usual end-of-May Spring bank holiday was moved to the first weekend of June as well, which gave the British public an incredible four-day weekend.
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The next bank holiday will be the summer on 26 August and then after that, the public will have to wait until Christmastime to enjoy another one, with both Christmas Day and Boxing Day - a Wednesday and Thursday respectively - being bank holidays.
Last year, to mark King Charles' Coronation, there was another extra bank holiday slipped into our calendars on 8 May, after the ceremony itself took place on Saturday 6 May. This meant that May saw three bank holidays altogether, and that this year going back to the usual two was maybe somewhat of a disappointment for the public.
Trooping the Colour this year will see over 1400 soldiers take part in a parade from Buckingham Palace down the Mall to Horse Guards Parade. There, Charles will receive a royal salute and inspect the troops, before travelling back to Buckingham Palace.
From the balcony the King, alongside other members of the Royal Family, will watch the RAF flypast, a dramatic and exciting display known to animate the royal children in particular.
Around 200 horses take part in the parade, alongside 400 musicians, and while tickets are no longer available to watch the proceedings from Horse Guards Parade itself, the public can still join in the fun by watching from public viewing positions in St. James's Park and along the Mall. It's recommended to get there from around 9 am to ensure you get a good spot. The ceremony will also be aired on BBC One, for anyone who would prefer to watch from home.
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