This is CBSI in the world. I'm John Batsworth, Gregory Cobley, Editor-in-Publisher of Defense

and Foreign Affairs. Gregory is an Australian national. That means he's part of the Commonwealth.

I am not part of the Commonwealth, so I'm learning from Gregory. And King Charles is now

attending to ceremonies that are spectacular. My first assignment was to watch the Trooping

of the Colors these last days over the weekend in a park that was built or that is arranged

for the marching of the household cavalry and household infantry, I believe, the household

guard. And it was a spectacular warm day. The bleachers were filled with the extremely

excited members of the English public. The King and his family were in attendance.

An hour after hour, I watched it delayed on YouTube. I didn't watch it live. Hour after

hour of these brilliant red coats wearing bare skin hats, marching in the dust to band music

that was inspiring. Gregory, what does Trooping of the Colors do for the Commonwealth for

England? What is its purpose? Well, the purpose is to literally to show the troops who

is their leader and what flag, what color they follow in a land battle. So historically,

what you would do is to troop or march your regimental standard, your flag along all of

the columns of troops so that they could know this is the flag we follow in battle. So

it becomes highly symbolic. And every year, one or more of the household divisions regiments

will troop its color in front of the sovereign and in front of all of its troops. So which

regiment is being honored at that particular time. Now, this was of course the first of the

annual Trooping of the Colors under the reign of King Charles III. And it normally also is

done at the time of the King's official birthday celebration. It doesn't matter when the

King is born or the Queen is born. They have an official birthday during the summer, which gives

them good weather for people to celebrate. And the Trooping of the Colors this year last Saturday was

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