King Charles faces a potential scheduling conflict on the day of his official birthday parade. The annual Trooping the Colour event, featuring a grand military parade and a Buckingham Palace flypast, is scheduled for Saturday. Members of the royal family, including the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, are expected to attend. Meanwhile, the late Queen’s close friend, Lady Pamela Hicks, will be laid to rest on the same day. Lady Pamela, who passed away at 97, was a bridesmaid at Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding to Prince Philip in 1947. King Charles expressed deep sadness at her passing, praising her warmth and wit.
Lady Pamela’s funeral is set for 3pm at a church in Oxfordshire, conflicting with the Trooping the Colour event ending at 1pm. Lady Pamela, a descendant of Queen Victoria, had a close relationship with the royal family, serving as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II. She was married to David Hicks and had three children. Despite personal losses, including the death of her father by an IRA bomb in 1979 and her husband to lung cancer in 1998, Lady Pamela remained a loyal friend and chronicler of the royal family’s history. Her passing marks the end of an era, with her daughter India announcing her death.
