Members of the royal family, including Prince William and the Princess of Wales and their three children, have gathered in central London for the annual Trooping the Colour parade.
As usual, all eyes were on Kate to see what she would be wearing for the high-profile event: this year, she opted for a typically elegant baby blue Catherine Walker dress with a matching Philip Treacy hat.
The Wales’ were spotted ahead of the parade driving into Buckingham Palace to join with the rest of the family.
Kate and the three kids – Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 8 – then emerged in an open carriage, travelling out of the Palace gates and down The Mall toward the Horse Guard’s Parade.
Meanwhile, the King was also in a carriage for the procession for the third year in a row, with Queen Camilla – in a red silk Fiona Care uniform dress and Philip Treacy hat – beside him.
The monarch had resurrected the practice of horseback riding for his first Trooping the Colour as King back in 2023, marking the first time a monarch had ridden since the late Queen did so back in 1986.
However, following his health challenges amid his cancer battle, in 2025 he decided to step away from the saddle for good.
Meanwhile, Prince William, along with Prince Edward and Princess Anne, travelled on horseback as part of the military procession.
Also part of the royal proceedings were the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the husband of Princess Anne, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
Trooping the Colour is among the most high-profile entries on the royal calendar, and has been performed in celebration of the British monarch’s birthday for over 260 years.
King Charles’ actual birthday is November 14.
The ceremonial parade includes more than 1400 soldiers, 200 horses, and 400 musicians in a grand display of military fanfare.
After the procession, the royals made their way back to Buckingham Palace, where they stepped out in front of a cheering crowd of thousands to take in the spectacular Red Arrows flypast.
The RAF aircraft took off from multiple RAF bases across the UK and joined forces in the North Sea, before approaching London from East Anglia.
They reached Buckingham Palace at 1pm, UK time, with the flypast itself lasting for around six minutes.
They passed over several parts of the country before arriving in London to join the Trooping the Colour celebrations.
As has become common now for major royal events, anti-monarchy protestors also showed up on The Mall with huge placards and banners.
The Republic group were warned by police to stay in a designated area as they chanted and held up their signs – some of which featured the infamous image of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaning over a woman, which was released in the Epstein files earlier this year.
– with The Sun
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