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King Charles III was treated to an extended military flypast following Trooping the Colour after his Coronation day display was scaled down due to bad weather.

Around 70 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, some of which date back to the Battle of Britain memorial flight, took part in His Majesty’s first official birthday celebrations.

The King, Queen and other members of the Royal family watched from the Buckingham Palace balcony as the aircraft flew over The Mall in a six-minute display.

In one memorable moment, 18 Typhoons formed the shape of a “CR” - standing for “Charles Rex” - which drew applause from the family members on the balcony.

The aircraft took off from 15 locations across the UK before meeting in the south-east of England to fly over the Palace.

SKB wrote: ↑17 Jun 2023, 16:31 Trooping The Colour 2023

(The Telegraph) 17th June 2023

King Charles III was treated to an extended military flypast following Trooping the Colour after his Coronation day display was scaled down due to bad weather.

Around 70 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, some of which date back to the Battle of Britain memorial flight, took part in His Majesty’s first official birthday celebrations.

The King, Queen and other members of the Royal family watched from the Buckingham Palace balcony as the aircraft flew over The Mall in a six-minute display.

In one memorable moment, 18 Typhoons formed the shape of a “CR” - standing for “Charles Rex” - which drew applause from the family members on the balcony.

The aircraft took off from 15 locations across the UK before meeting in the south-east of England to fly over the Palace.

Flypast coverage @ 2:52:20 ^

Over 70 aircraft & helicopters fly over London and other parts of the UK to mark the end of the Trooping the Colour parade & the official birthday of King Charles III.

This was near enough the flypast that was supposed to happen on his Coronation last month, however it was hampered by poor weather & was decided by the MoD to try again for June's Trooping the Colour parade.

It's also the last sortie of the RAF's C-130J Hercules which have now officially been retired.

SKB wrote: ↑18 Jun 2023, 10:02 View of flypast from Waterloo Bridge.

(BluelightTV) 17th June 2023

Over 70 aircraft & helicopters fly over London and other parts of the UK to mark the end of the Trooping the Colour parade & the official birthday of King Charles III.

This was near enough the flypast that was supposed to happen on his Coronation last month, however it was hampered by poor weather & was decided by the MoD to try again for June's Trooping the Colour parade.

It's also the last sortie of the RAF's C-130J Hercules which have now officially been retired.

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