{"id":2458105,"date":"2026-06-13T19:53:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2458105"},"modified":"2026-06-13T19:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:53:52","slug":"royal-family-laugh-and-joke-in-rare-behind-the-scenes-footage-of-trooping-the-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royal-family-laugh-and-joke-in-rare-behind-the-scenes-footage-of-trooping-the-colour\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal family laugh and joke in rare behind the scenes footage of Trooping the Colour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Royal family members can be seen laughing and joking with one another in rare behind the scenes footage from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/trooping-the-colour\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Trooping the Colour;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Trooping the Colour&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Trooping the Colour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a new video shared on the Prince and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/princess-of-wales\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Princess of Wales;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Princess of Wales&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Princess of Wales<\/a>\u2019 Instagram page, a video shows the family as they honour the grand ceremonial parade which marks the official birthday of the British Sovereign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video begins with Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, eight, walking in to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/buckingham-palace\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Buckingham Palace;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Buckingham Palace&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Buckingham Palace<\/a>, followed by their mother Catherine, the Princess of Wales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Princess Charlotte briefly looks at the camera before dutifully following her brothers inside the Palace. The video then cuts to Prince William feeding a horse a carrot alongside King <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/charles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Charles;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Charles&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Charles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video then shows members of the parade practising, and shots of the crowd waiting to see the royal family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thousands of spectators gathered at Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall to view the spectacle featuring some of the nation\u2019s most prestigious regiments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trooping the Colour is as much a social occasion as a ceremonial event and stands around Horse Guards Parade were filled with about 8,000 family members of the guards and officers on parade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A grand royal carriage procession began along The Mall featuring the King, Queen, and the Princess of Wales \u2013 accompanied by her children \u2013 all under the watchful guard of a Sovereign\u2019s Escort from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kate, who is Colonel of the Irish Guards, wore a blue outfit by Catherine Walker, paired with a hat by Philip Treacy and the Irish Guards brooch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The royal family has shared rare behind the scenes footage of Trooping the Colour (PA)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The royal family gathered for Trooping the Colour (PA)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/dwYyDv6Hheo92D_7tGkBuQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_independent_577\/4a5c16f0c548fbd803b31fa5c27fb6ff\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The royal family gathered for Trooping the Colour (PA)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Among those riding in the formation were the royal colonels: the Prince of Wales, Colonel of the Welsh Guards; the Princess Royal, Colonel of the Blues and Royals; and the Duke of Edinburgh, Colonel of the Scots Guards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Charles, colonel-in-chief of the Grenadier Guards, visited his King\u2019s Company at their barracks in Aldershot on the eve of Trooping and wished them \u201cgreat success\u201d for the big day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He told the company: \u201cSince Easter you\u2019ve been practising rigidly and I can hear from Buckingham Palace the sound of the drums thumping away regularly so I know you\u2019re all marching up and down trying to get ready for the parade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The King went on to say: \u201c\u2026ever since the last 370 years of your existence you have made us all in this country so incredibly proud of your effort, your service and your sacrifice over all those years and I feel very proud and privileged to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal family members can be seen laughing and joking with one another in rare behind the scenes footage from Trooping the Colour. 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