David Beckham has been finally awarded a knighthood after he was included in King Charles' Birthday Honours List. Beckham, 50, is one of many whose individual contribution to Great Britain have been recognised by the head of state.

King Charles' Birthday Honours list includes some of the biggest names in British sport.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday, killing at least 270 people in the worst aviation disaster in a decade.

The crowds are beginning to gather on the Mall, getting their places to watch the spectacle of this year's Trooping the Colour parade.

King Charles was seen wearing a black armband in tribute to those killed in the Air India plane crash as the Trooping the Colour ceremony, staged in his honour, began.