Prince William, Kate Middleton and kids step out at Trooping the Colour
Members of Britain's royal family gathered at London's Buckingham Palace on Saturday for Trooping the Colour, including Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, and their three children, Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte.
The Wales family joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla for the annual military parade, held in London to mark the reigning monarch's official birthday.
This year's Trooping the Colour is the third for Charles as king. Charles' actual birthday is Nov. 14, but his official birthday is marked annually by Trooping the Colour, this year falling on June 14.
Kate and Charlotte arrived at the parade in coordinated looks, both opting for shades of aqua.
The Princess of Wales wore a bespoke Catherine Walker coat dress with a wide-brimmed hat by Juliette Botterill. She accessorized with a pearl drop earring set once owned by the late Queen Elizabeth II and the Irish Guards regiment brooch, a nod to her role as Colonel of the regiment.
Charlotte, 10, wore a lighter aqua dress that featured a sentimental touch, a brooch that once belonged to her great-grandmother, the late queen, and that she also wore to the queen’s funeral in 2022.
After arriving at Buckingham Palace by car, Kate and Charlotte, as well as George, 11, and Louis, 7, traveled in a traditional horse-drawn carriage down The Mall. George and Louis wore navy suits and red ties that matched William’s military uniform.
As Colonel of the Welsh Guards, William, who participated in the parade on horseback, wore their ceremonial uniform, complete with a black armband worn in remembrance of the victims of the recent Air India air crash.
In addition to members of the royal family, more than 1,300 parading soldiers and 300 musicians participated in the military parade, according to the British Army.
Also part of Saturday's festivities was a military flypast over Buckingham Palace, which the royal family watched from the palace balcony.
Last year's Trooping the Colour was a significant one for Charles, as well as his daughter-in-law Kate, who had each publicly announced cancer diagnoses earlier that year.
Charles' cancer diagnosis was announced by Buckingham Palace in February 2024. The palace did not share further details of the diagnosis, including the specific type of cancer, stage of cancer or treatment.
Kate announced her own cancer diagnosis in March 2024 after several months out of the public eye. Like Charles, she did not share specifics of her diagnosis but gave a positive update in January.
"It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focused on recovery," she wrote on social media.
Kate's appearance at last year's Trooping the Colour marked her first public appearance after announcing her diagnosis.
