In the morning, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, accompanied by Mr Dennis Wilson, hosted a Ceremonial Parade in honour of the King’s Birthday, at Government House.

The event featured a march-on by Scots College Old Boys Pipes and Drums; a tri-service ADF Cadet Royal Guard, marched on by the NSW Police Force Band and followed by Mounted Police; a Royal Australian Air Force flypast; a Welcome to Country by Uncle Chicka Madden; Her Excellency’s address; and, to represent His Majesty’s symbolic presence, the unfurling of The Royal Standard on the Parade Ground.

Following this, and in celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, the Governor and Mr Wilson hosted a garden reception on the Eastern Terrace.