Trooping the Colour: Trooping the Colour Highlights 2026
7:05 pm - 8:35 pm, Saturday, June 13 on BBC Two England (2)
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Trooping the Colour Highlights 2026
Season 2026, Episode 1
Clare Balding introduces highlights of this morning's military display from Horse Guards Parade in London, where the Colour of the King's Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, marked the King's official birthday. The spectacle of music, majesty and military precision culminated with the annual RAF flypast and the royal family's balcony appearance. With reports from Michelle Ackerley
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Cast & Crew
Clare Balding
(Presenter)
Michelle Ackerley
(Reporter)
Louise Bracken
(Producer)
Rosheen Archer
(Executive producer)
Simon Staffurth
(Director)
Marcus Viner
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Clare Balding
(Presenter)
Born:
January 29, 1971
in
Kingsclere, Hampshire
Best Known For:
Fronting the BBC's horse-racing coverage
Early-life:
Clare Victoria Balding was born in Kingsclere, Hampshire, on January 29, 1971. Her father Ian and uncles Toby and William were horse trainers whose love of the sport was passed on to the young rider. She was a leading amateur flat jockey in 1989 and 1990, the same year which saw her crowned as Champion Lady Rider. She left the saddle behind in 1991 to study English at Cambridge, and in 1993 landed her first job in entertainment, presenting the racing bulletin on BBC Radio Five's Danny Baker's Morning Edition.
Career:
From there, she progressed to the revamped Radio Five Live, joining the station at its launch in 1994. In that summer, thanks to a recommendation from commentator Julian Wilson, Clare made her TV debut at Royal Ascot, eventually taking over full-time in 1997 alongside former jockey Willie Carson. Since then, she's been a regular on the small screen presenting a wide range of sports, including Wimbledon, the Olympics, and rugby league. She's also branched out into non-sport programmes with the likes of Crufts, Have I Got News For You and Call My Bluff. She's a prolific radio presenter and in 2012 published her autobiography, entitled My Animals and Other Family.
Quote:
On moving to London: 'I missed the countryside, the village shop where people looked me in the eye and said hello.'
Trivia:
She received an OBE in 2013 for services to broadcasting and journalism.
Michelle Ackerley
(Reporter)
Louise Bracken
(Producer)
Rosheen Archer
(Executive producer)
Simon Staffurth
(Director)
Marcus Viner
(Director)
