Trooping the Colour 2026 Flypast Route

Trooping the Colour 2026 Flypast Routeの要点を分かりやすくまとめてご紹介します。

First, the basics. The Flypast route is essentially a secret corridor of sky that winds from the English Channel, over central London, and then farts out into the suburbs. It’s not random. Planes start gathering miles away, like birds of prey at a very posh convention. The main entry point is usually around Richmond, which means if you live there, expect your afternoon tea to be shaken by the sound of a thousand horsepower.

But here’s a surprising fact: the route isn’t a straight line from A to B. It has a kink over the West End. Why? Because of a really old building called Buckingham Palace. The pilots have to fly directly over the Queen Victoria Memorial, which is harder than it sounds because of the laws of physics and a general historic desire not to crash into the Royal Family.

The Timing is Pure Madness

You think your bus schedule is tight? The Flypast has to hit precise timing down to the second. Every aircraft—from the lumbering Chinook helicopters (which look like flying shoeboxes) to the screaming Typhoons—must arrive at the exact moment the King steps onto the balcony. One pilot is late, and the whole thing looks like a drunken marching band.

In 2026, the route will start at 11:55 AM from the coast. By the time they hit the Mall, they’re doing about 300 miles per hour. Think about that. That’s faster than most people run from their taxes. And they have to do it while maintaining a perfect V-formation, which is basically parallel parking in the sky while going at Ferrari speeds.