King's Birthday Parade and Rehearsals, 2026 Packages

  1. Major General's Review

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    Saturday 30th May 2026

    £129 per person

    £1,250 Table (up to 10)

    • Includes tickets for the King's Birthday Parade dress rehearsal at Horse Guards Parade
    • Take your seats from 9.30AM
    • Enjoy lunch afterwards at the Guards Museum: 2-course buffet lunch and welcome drink included
    • Opportunity to look round the museum and delve into the history of the Guards
    • Available on an exclusive basis for up to 50 guests (bookable until 28/2/2026)

  2. Colonel's Review

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    Saturday 6th June, 2026

    £399 per person

    £3,600 Table (up to 10)

    • Final dress rehearsal; HM The Queen (Regimental Colonel of the Grenadier Guards) takes the salute
    • Includes seats at Horse Guards Parade, arrival from 9.30AM
    • Enjoy lunch afterwards at the Guards Museum: includes welcome drinks reception and 3-course lunch
    • Guest speaker
    • Available on an exclusive basis for up to 50 guests (bookable until 28/2/2026)

  3. Trooping the Colour: King's Birthday Parade

    Limited

    Saturday 13th June, 2026

    Please enquire

    • Includes tickets for the King's Birthday Parade at Horse Guards
    • Very limited availability
    • Special package includes drinks reception, 3-course lunch, and digestif
    • Watch the Fly-past from Chapel Square, Birdcage Walk
    • Guest speaker

  1. Package Details

    Join us for a special day at Horse Guards Parade and The Guards Museum, as we admire the precision, dedication and spectacle on show in a magnificent display of pageantry.

    The Major General Commanding the Household Division, Major General James Bowder OBE, will take the salute.

    You'll see a full dress rehearsal for the 'Trooping of the Colour', as hundreds of Guardsmen and mounted Household Cavalry demonstrate months of intense preparation and hard work, all accompanied by the splendid music of the Household Division Bands.

    Once the parade ends at 12:30pm, make your way across St. James's Park to The Guards Museum.  Enjoy a complimentary welcome drink, followed by a 2-course buffet lunch at a beautifully laid table inside the museum (with pay bar).  You'll have the opportunity after lunch to delve into the 400-year history of the Guards, with a self-guided tour of the museum.

    Pricing:
    Individual (shared table) £129
    Table (up to 10) £1000

King's Birthday Parade, Major General's Review

Saturday 30th May

Parade starts at 10:30am; take your seats by 9:45am

Parade ends at 12:30pm

Welcome drink served from 12:45pm

Lunch served at 1:15pm

Optional: self-guided museum visit, from 2:30pm

Museum closes at 3.15pm

A ticket for the Trooping the Colour Rehearsal at Horse Guards Parade

Reception at the Guards Museum:
Welcome drink (glass of prosecco or soft drink)
2-course buffet lunch: LINK TO MENU
Self-guided tour

Pay Bar (card payments only): red and white wine, prosecco, soft drinks, bottled beer

Tickets are available here: INSERT LINK

Booking opens on 1st February, and closes on 3rd May 2026

Payment required for individual packages at time of booking
Payment for tables invoice can be requested, deadline for payment 30th April 2026

This is a formal military parade and those attending are encouraged to dress smartly.

Serving Military personnel may wear Ceremonial Day uniform (with medals, without swords or sidearms) or equivalent.

Hats are optional but are recommended for paying compliments, as well as giving the necessary protection from the sun. Umbrellas/parasols are not permitted to avoid obstructing others’ views.

NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE DRESS CODE WILLRESULT IN REFUSAL OF ENTRY.

SECURITY

Police will conduct searches of personal belongings of anyone entering Horse Guards Parade for all three events. As a condition of entry, any items such as knives (including penknives) and similar articles are prohibited and may be confiscated.

  1. Package Details

    Take your seat at this exclusive parade as we celebrate the best of British ceremonial in the heart of central London.  This is the final dress rehearsal before the day itself; HM The Queen (Regimental Colonel of the Grenadier Guards) takes the salute.

    This is the final opportunity to demonstrate perfection before the King's Birthday Parade - the culmination of months of intense preparation and hard work.  See hundreds of Guardsmen, standing tall in their scarlet tunics and bearskins, mounted Household Cavalry, and the field guns of King's Troop, all accompanied by the splendid music of the Household Division Bands.

    Join us afterwards at The Guards Museum, for a welcome drinks reception, delicious 3-course summer lunch at a beautifully laid table in the central gallery, complete with guest speaker.  You'll be surrounded by 400 centuries of history and artefacts, soaking up the traditions and splendour of the Guards.

    Pricing:
    Individual (shared table) £399
    Table (up to 10) £3600
    Exclusive event (up to 50) £18,000

King's Birthday Parade, Colonel's Review

Saturday 6th June 2026

Parade starts at 10:30am; take your seats by 9:45am

Parade ends at 12:30pm

Drinks reception from 12:45pm

Lunch served at 1:15pm

Carriages at 3:00pm

There are NO parking or dropping off facilities available in Whitehall or the surrounding areas of Horse Guards. Vehicles will not be allowed within these areas so spectators must be dropped off and make their way on foot to Horse Guards Parade.

After the parade, you will need to make your way on foot to The Guards Museum, Birdcage Walk.

A ticket for the Trooping the Colour Rehearsal at Horse Guards Parade

Reception at the Guards Museum:
Drinks on arrival
3-course lunch, including red/ white wine: LINK TO MENU
Guest speaker

 

Tickets are available here: INSERT LINK

Booking opens on 1st February, and closes on 3rd May 2026

Payment required for individual packages at time of booking
Payment for tables invoice can be requested, deadline for payment 30th April 2026

This is a formal State Ceremonial Parade. Those attending are required to dress accordingly.

Lounge suit or jacket, tie and trousers for gentlemen; equivalent for ladies (strictly no denim, shorts or sandals).

Serving Military personnel may wear Ceremonial Day uniform (with medals, without swords or sidearms) or equivalent.

Hats are optional but are recommended for paying compliments, as well as giving the necessary protection from the sun. Umbrellas/parasols are not permitted to avoid obstructing others’ views.

  1. The Sovereign's official birthday is celebrated with the ceremony of the King's Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Colour. This impressive display of pageantry is performed by His Majesty’s personal troops of the Household Division on Horse Guards Parade. Over 1,400 officers and soldiers form the parade, together with two hundred horses; over four hundred musicians from ten bands and Corps of Drums march and play in unison.

    At the start of the ceremony, His Majesty The King is greeted by a Royal Salute on Horse Guards Parade and a 41 Gun Salute fired by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery from The Green Park. His Majesty The King then conducts an inspection of his troops. After the Massed Bands of the Foot Guards have performed a musical 'troop', the escorted Colour of the Regiment is carried (or ‘Trooped’) through the ranks of Foot Guards.  This year the Colour will be trooped by the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.

    This exclusive package includes a coveted seat at Horse Guards Parade, a drinks reception at The Guards Museum while watching the fly-past from Chapel Square, a delicious three-course lunch with guest speaker and a digestif to end the meal.  You'll be seated for lunch in the museum itself, surrounded by 400 years of history and tradition.

    There is very limited availability, please ask for details and pricing.

Package Information and Booking

  1. Major-General's Review, Saturday 30th May 2026

    Join us for a special day at Horse Guards Parade and The Guards Museum, as we admire the precision, dedication and spectacle on show in a magnificent display of pageantry.

    The Major General Commanding the Household Division, Major General James Bowder OBE, will take the salute.

    You'll see a full dress rehearsal for the 'Trooping of the Colour', as hundreds of Guardsmen and mounted Household Cavalry demonstrate months of intense preparation and hard work, all accompanied by the splendid music of the Household Division Bands.

    Once the parade ends at 12:30pm, make your way across St. James's Park to The Guards Museum.  Enjoy a complimentary welcome drink, followed by a 2-course buffet lunch at a beautifully laid table inside the museum (with pay bar).  You'll have the opportunity after lunch to delve into the 400-year history of the Guards, with a self-guided tour of the museum.

    Pricing:
    Individual (shared table) £129
    Table (up to 10) £1000

    FAQs

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  2. Colonel's Review, Saturday 6th June 2026

    Take your seat at this exclusive parade as we celebrate the best of British ceremonial in the heart of central London.  This is the final dress rehearsal before the day itself; HM The Queen (Regimental Colonel of the Grenadier Guards) takes the salute.

    This is the final opportunity to demonstrate perfection before the King's Birthday Parade - the culminaion of months of intense preparation and hard work.  See hundreds of Guardsmen, standing tall in their scarlet tunics and bearskins, mounted Household Cavalry, and the field guns of King's Troop, all accompanied by the splendid music of the Household Division Bands.

    Join us afterwards at The Guards Museum, for a welcome drinks reception, delicious 3-course summer lunch at a beautifully laid table in the central gallery, complete with guest speaker.  You'll be surrounded by 400 centuries of history and artefacts, soaking up the traditions and splendour of the Guards.

    Pricing:
    Individual (shared table) £399
    Table (up to 10) £3600
    Exclusive event (up to 50) £18,000

    LINK TO FAQs
    LINK TO BOOK

  3. Trooping the Colour: The King's Birthday Parade, Saturday 13th June

    The Sovereign's official birthday is celebrated with the ceremony of the King's Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Colour. This impressive display of pageantry is performed by His Majesty’s personal troops of the Household Division on Horse Guards Parade. Over 1,400 officers and soldiers form the parade, together with two hundred horses; over four hundred musicians from ten bands and Corps of Drums march and play in unison. 

    At the start of the ceremony, His Majesty The King is greeted by a Royal Salute on Horse Guards Parade and a 41 Gun Salute fired by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery from The Green Park. His Majesty The King then conducts an inspection of his troops. After the Massed Bands of the Foot Guards have performed a musical 'troop', the escorted Colour of the Regiment is carried (or ‘Trooped’) through the ranks of Foot Guards.  This year the Colour will be trooped by the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.

    This exclusive package includes a coveted seat at Horse Guards Parade, a drinks reception at The Guards Museum while watching the fly-past from Chapel Square, a delicious three-course lunch with guest speaker and a dgiestif to end the meal.  You'll be seated for lunch in the museum itself, surrounded by 400 years of history and tradition.

    There is very limited availabilty, please ask for details and pricing.

    LINK TO ENQUIRY FORM

     

     

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