King Charles's official birthday was marked in London with Trooping the Colour, the long-standing military parade that draws the royal family and tens of thousands of spectators to the heart of the capital. Gun salutes rang out as the ceremony built towards its traditional finale.
The royal family gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as the crowds cheered. The King and Queen were joined by the Princess of Wales with her children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, as well as Prince William, Princess Anne and her husband Tim Laurence.
Prince Louis, as in previous years, was the focus of much attention, visibly excited by the spectacle and waving to the crowds. Commentators noted that his delight seemed to capture the mood of the watching public on a day of bright weather.
The highlight came with a Royal Air Force flypast of 31 aircraft over the palace. It was led by three Chinook helicopters, the slowest aircraft, and included an Atlas C1 transport plane and a C-17 Globemaster, the type that carried the late Queen's coffin back from Scotland.
This year's parade also carried added significance for the Grenadier Guards, who were marking their 370th anniversary. The tradition of trooping the colour is rooted in honouring fallen comrades, giving the occasion a solemn as well as a celebratory character for the regiment.
Away from the pageantry, a small group of around ten protesters from the republican movement gathered with yellow umbrellas and signs reading not my king. They were vastly outnumbered by the tens of thousands of supporters lining the route, something commentators pointed to as a sign of the country's tolerance of free expression.