# List of Trooping the Colour by event from 1890

This is a list of the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, from 1890 to the present. The first Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade took place on 4 June 1805. In 1895 two Troopings were performed, on consecutive days, by different battalions of the Scots Guards at Windsor Castle and Horse Guards Parade.

## Date ranges

From 1890 to 1900, for Queen Victoria (born on 24 May), the date was various weekdays from 20 May to 3 June, only one of which was her birthday.
From 1901 to 1909, for King Edward VII (born on 9 November), it was a Friday from 24 May to 28 June.
From 1910 to 1935, for King George V (born on 3 June), it was various weekdays from 27 May to 22 June, most of which were not his birthday.
In 1936, it was on King Edward VIII's actual birthday (23 June).
From 1937 to 1951, for King George VI (born on 14 December), it was from 7 to 12 June.
For Queen Elizabeth II (born on 21 April):
* from 1952 to 1958, it was a Thursday from 31 May to 13 June;
* from 1959 to 1978, it was a Saturday from 2 to 15 June;
* from 1979 to 2017, it was the Saturday from 11 to 17 June (the 2nd Saturday, 8 to 14, of June was a myth);
* from 2018 to 2021, it was the Saturday from 8 to 13 June;
* in 2022 it was Thursday 2 June.
For King Charles III (born on 14 November), his first parade took place on 17 June 2023 and his second took place on 15 June 2024.

## List

| Year | Date | Colour | Salute taken by | Remarks |
| 1890 | Wed 21 May | 1st Battalion Scots Guards | The Prince of Wales | |
| 1891 | Mon 1 June | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | No one | Postponed from 30 May, due to bad weather, and scaled down |
| 1892 | Wed 25 May | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Duke of Cambridge | Other members of the Royal Family were in mourning for the Duke of Clarence |
| 1893 | Sat 3 June | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Duke of Cambridge | |
| 1894 | Sat 26 May | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Prince of Wales | |
| 1895 | Fri 24 May | 1st Battalion Scots Guards | Queen Victoria | Held at Windsor Castle |
| 1895 | Sat 25 May | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards | The Prince of Wales | Held at Horse Guards Parade |
| 1896 | Wed 20 May | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Prince of Wales | |
| 1897 | Wed 26 May | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Prince of Wales | 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards formed |
| 1898 | Sat 21 May | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Prince of Wales | |
| 1899 | Sat 3 June | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Prince of Wales | |
| 1900 | Wed 23 May | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Prince of Wales | Royal Guards Reserve Regiment formed one of the Guards |
| 1901 | Fri 24 May | 3rd Battalion Scots Guards | King Edward VII | Colours presented to the 3rd Battalion Scots Guards |
| 1902 | Fri 30 May | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The King | Colours presented to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards |
| 1903 | Fri 26 June | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The King | |
| 1904 | Fri 24 June | 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Prince of Wales | The King was visiting Germany |
| 1905 | Cancelled due to bad weather | Cancelled due to bad weather | Cancelled due to bad weather | Cancelled due to bad weather |
| 1906 | Cancelled due to bad weather | Cancelled due to bad weather | Cancelled due to bad weather | Cancelled due to bad weather |
| 1907 | Fri 28 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The King | |
| 1908 | Fri 26 June | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | The King | |
| 1909 | Cancelled due to bad weather | Cancelled due to bad weather | Cancelled due to bad weather | Cancelled due to bad weather |
| 1910 | Cancelled due to Court Mourning | Cancelled due to Court Mourning | Cancelled due to Court Mourning | Cancelled due to Court Mourning |
| 1911 | Sat 27 May | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards | King George V | |
| 1912 | Fri 14 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The King | |
| 1913 | Tue 3 June | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards | The King | |
| 1914 | Mon 22 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The King | |
| 1915 | Cancelled due to First World War | Cancelled due to First World War | Cancelled due to First World War | Cancelled due to First World War |
| 1916 | Cancelled due to First World War | Cancelled due to First World War | Cancelled due to First World War | Cancelled due to First World War |
| 1917 | Cancelled due to First World War | Cancelled due to First World War | Cancelled due to First World War | Cancelled due to First World War |
| 1918 | Cancelled due to First World War | Cancelled due to First World War | Cancelled due to First World War | Cancelled due to First World War |
| 1919 | Tue 3 June | 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The King | Held in Hyde Park; the largest ever Parade, with 11 Guards (including the Guards Machine Gun Regiment), all in Service Dress |
| 1920 | Sat 5 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The King | Held in Hyde Park; dressed in Service Dress |
| 1921 | Sat 4 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The King | Return to full dress uniform |
| 1922 | Sat 3 June | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | The King | |
| 1923 | Sat 2 June | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards | The King | |
| 1924 | Tue 3 June | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The King | |
| 1925 | Wed 3 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The King | |
| 1926 | Cancelled due to General Strike | Cancelled due to General Strike | Cancelled due to General Strike | Cancelled due to General Strike |
| 1927 | Sat 4 June | 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The King | Postponed from 3 June, due to the Epsom Oaks race |
| 1928 | Mon 4 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | The King | First time for 1st Battalion Welsh Guards to troop their colour |
| 1929 | Mon 3 June | 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Duke of Connaught | The King was ill |
| 1930 | Tue 3 June | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards | The Prince of Wales | The King was ill |
| 1931 | Sat 6 June | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The King | Postponed from 3 June, due to the Epsom Derby race |
| 1932 | Sat 4 June | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The King | Postponed from 3 June, due to the Epsom Oaks race |
| 1933 | Sat 3 June | 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The King | |
| 1934 | Mon 4 June | 1st Battalion Scots Guards | The King | |
| 1935 | Mon 3 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The King | |
| 1936 | Tue 23 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | King Edward VIII | Edward VIII's only Parade as King |
| 1937 | Wed 9 June | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | King George VI | |
| 1938 | Thu 9 June | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards | The King | |
| 1939 | Thu 8 June | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Duke of Gloucester | The King was in Canada and the USA; six Guards present. First Trooping to be televised live by the BBC |
| 1940 | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War |
| 1941 | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War |
| 1942 | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War |
| 1943 | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War |
| 1944 | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War |
| 1945 | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War |
| 1946 | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War | Cancelled due to Second World War |
| 1947 | Thu 12 June | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The King | All ranks wore battle dress; no officers on parade had swords, except the Regimental Sergeant Major. Last Parade when the King was mounted. Rifle No 4 appears. |
| 1948 | Cancelled due to bad weather | Cancelled due to bad weather | Cancelled due to bad weather | Cancelled due to bad weather |
| 1949 | Thu 9 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | The King | Full dress uniform resumed. The King took the salute in the 1902 State Landau |
| 1950 | Thu 8 June | 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The King | George VI's last Parade; he took the salute again in the 1902 State Landau |
| 1951 | Thu 7 June | 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards | Princess Elizabeth | The King was ill; the princess first wore her red full dress uniform, and rode Winston (chestnut with white left hooves) |
| 1952 | Thu 5 June | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards | Queen Elizabeth II | Five Guards on parade |
| 1953 | Thu 11 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | Eight Guards resume. The Duke of Edinburgh present in field marshal's uniform |
| 1954 | Thu 10 June | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | Five Guards on parade |
| 1955 | Cancelled due to National Rail Strike | Cancelled due to National Rail Strike | Cancelled due to National Rail Strike | Cancelled due to National Rail Strike |
| 1956 | Thu 31 May | 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | Eight Guards resume |
| 1957 | Thu 13 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The Queen | The Queen first rode Imperial (chestnut with white socks) |
| 1958 | Thu 12 June | 1st Battalion Scots Guards | The Queen | |
| 1959 | Sat 13 June | 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | Start of annual Saturday Parades; 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards was later placed in suspended animation |
| 1960 | Sat 11 June | 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | Each Guard reduced from 76 to 70 Guardsmen; 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards was later placed in suspended animation First use of L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle. |
| 1961 | Sat 10 June | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards | The Queen | |
| 1962 | Sat 2 June | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | 10th Trooping by the Queen. The Duke of Edinburgh was in North America |
| 1963 | Sat 8 June | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | Seven Guards on parade; the Queen rode a grey horse named "Doctor" |
| 1964 | Sat 13 June | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | The Queen rode Imperial |
| 1965 | Sat 12 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | The Queen | The Queen rode Imperial for the last time |
| 1966 | Sat 11 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The Queen | The Queen rode Doctor for the 2nd and last time |
| 1967 | Sat 10 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | The Queen rode the brown horse Neill for the only time |
| 1968 | Sat 8 June | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | Eight Guards; the Queen rode a horse with 3 white socks. The Duke of Edinburgh was in Australia |
| 1969 | Sat 14 June | 1st Battalion Scots Guards | The Queen | The Queen first rode the black mare Burmese |
| 1970 | Sat 13 June | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards | The Queen | First Trooping to be aired live in colour on BBC1 |
| 1971 | Sat 12 June | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | |
| 1972 | Sat 3 June | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | 20th Trooping by the Queen. A minute's silence for the late Duke of Windsor |
| 1973 | Sat 2 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | The Queen | All five regiments on parade |
| 1974 | Sat 15 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The Queen | |
| 1975 | Sat 14 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | |
| 1976 | Sat 12 June | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | |
| 1977 | Sat 11 June | 1st Battalion Scots Guards | The Queen | 25th Trooping by the Queen, held as part of her nationwide Silver Jubilee celebrations |
| 1978 | Sat 3 June | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | |
| 1979 | Sat 16 June | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards | The Queen | |
| 1980 | Sat 14 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The Queen | |
| 1981 | Sat 13 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | The Queen | Blanks fired at the Queen by Marcus Sarjeant |
| 1982 | Sat 12 June | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | 30th Trooping by the Queen. Guards reduced from eight to six, and a minute's silence, both due to the Falklands War |
| 1983 | Sat 11 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | Eight Guards resume |
| 1984 | Sat 16 June | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | |
| 1985 | Sat 15 June | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | |
| 1986 | Sat 14 June | 1st Battalion Scots Guards | The Queen | Last Parade when the Queen was mounted (on Burmese) |
| 1987 | Sat 13 June | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards | The Queen | From this Parade onwards, the Queen was driven in a carriage, without uniform |
| 1988 | Sat 11 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The Queen | All five regiments on parade. First trooping using L85A1 (SA80) Rifle. |
| 1989 | Sat 17 June | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | |
| 1990 | Sat 16 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | The Queen | |
| 1991 | Sat 15 June | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | |
| 1992 | Sat 13 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | 40th Trooping by the Queen. Last Parade with eight Guards. Last appearance of Diana, Princess of Wales in the official party |
| 1993 | Sat 12 June | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | Six Guards on parade. The 2nd Battalions of the Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards were later placed in suspended animation; in future parades they would be represented by No. 7 Company and F Company respectively |
| 1994 | Sat 11 June | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards was later placed in suspended animation, represented by Nijmegen Company |
| 1995 | Sat 17 June | 1st Battalion Scots Guards | The Queen | |
| 1996 | Sat 15 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The Queen | |
| 1997 | Sat 14 June | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards (represented by F Company) | The Queen | First appearance of the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery |
| 1998 | Sat 13 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | The Queen | |
| 1999 | Sat 12 June | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | |
| 2000 | Sat 17 June | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards (represented by No. 7 Company) | The Queen | |
| 2001 | Sat 16 June | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards (represented by Nijmegen Company) | The Queen | |
| 2002 | Sat 15 June | 1st Battalion Scots Guards | The Queen | 50th Trooping by the Queen, held as part of her nationwide Golden Jubilee celebrations |
| 2003 | Sat 14 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | First time the Duke of Edinburgh arrived with the Queen in a carriage and not on horseback |
| 2004 | Sat 12 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | |
| 2005 | Sat 11 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The Queen | First appearance of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in the official party |
| 2006 | Sat 17 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | The Queen | The Duchess of Cornwall was not present due to the death of her father Bruce Shand a week earlier. |
| 2007 | Sat 16 June | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards (represented by No. 7 Company) | The Queen | |
| 2008 | Sat 14 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | The Queen | |
| 2009 | Sat 13 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The Queen | Seven Guards on parade |
| 2010 | Sat 12 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | Six Guards resume |
| 2011 | Sat 11 June | 1st Battalion Scots Guards | The Queen | William, Duke of Cambridge rode in escort behind the Queen's carriage as the colonel of the Irish Guards. The Duchess of Cambridge was driven in procession for the first time |
| 2012 | Sat 16 June | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | 60th Trooping by the Queen, held as part of her nationwide Diamond Jubilee celebrations |
| 2013 | Sat 15 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | The Queen | The Duke of Edinburgh was ill, the Duke of Kent taking his place |
| 2014 | Sat 14 June | 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards (represented by Nijmegen Company) | The Queen | |
| 2015 | Sat 13 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | The Queen | |
| 2016 | Sat 11 June | 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards (represented by No. 7 Company) | The Queen | Part of the nationwide celebrations of the Queen's official 90th birthday |
| 2017 | Sat 17 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The Queen | The Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Kent not in uniform |
| 2018 | Sat 9 June | 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | The Queen | The Duke of Edinburgh absent; the Duke of Kent flanked the Queen at the saluting base. The Duke of York's first appearance as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. The Duchess of Sussex first appeared in the official party |
| 2019 | Sat 8 June | 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | The Queen | The Duke of Edinburgh absent |
| 2020 | Sat 13 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | The Queen | A short, private Parade held at Windsor Castle because of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, configured for social distancing |
| 2021 | Sat 12 June | 2nd Battalion Scots Guards (represented by F Company) | The Queen | A short, private Parade held at Windsor Castle because of the 2020–2021 COVID-19 pandemic, configured for social distancing. The Duke of Kent took the place of the recently deceased Duke of Edinburgh |
| 2022 | Thu 2 June | 1st Battalion Irish Guards | The Prince of Wales | The Queen's 70th trooping; moved from 11 June for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. She was represented by the Prince of Wales, and later took the salute from the Buckingham Palace balcony |
| 2023 | Sat 17 June | 1st Battalion Welsh Guards | King Charles III | The King as Prince of Wales was their Regimental Colonel 1975–2022. All five regiments on parade, plus London Guards serving as street liners. First time Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh rode on horseback at the parade. |
| 2024 | Sat 15 June | 2nd Battalion Irish Guards (represented by No. 9 Company) | The King | First time for 2nd Battalion Irish Guards to troop their colour. All five regiments on parade. |