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The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41 Gun Royal Salute from midday in The Green Park to mark King Charles III’s 77th birthday on Friday 14 November 2025.

The soldiers, horses and Guns of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery rode out from their forward mounting base in Wellington Barracks shortly after 11 am and made their way up Birdcage Walk, past the Queen Victoria Memorial, up Constitution Hill to Hyde Park prior to positioning for the salute in The Green Park.

The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery is a British Army mounted ceremonial unit that fires Royal Salutes on Royal Anniversaries and State Occasions, such as State Visits and Royal birthdays, and they provide a Gun Carriage and a team of black horses for State and Military Funerals.