{"id":2461161,"date":"2026-06-15T23:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2461161"},"modified":"2026-06-15T23:29:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T23:29:38","slug":"catching-up-with-the-royals-june-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/catching-up-with-the-royals-june-15-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching Up With The Royals (June 15, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The royal family on the Balcony of Buckingham Palace after Trooping the Colour (Photo: Sgt Anil Gurung \/ UK MOD \u00a9 Crown copyright 2026) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

On Saturday, Prince Harry <\/span>watched the New York team win<\/a> the NBA championship in person. He was in San Antonio, Texas for the Warrior Games, his spokesperson said. He and a competitor were invited by the NBA commissioner, <\/span>who sat next to the royal<\/a> in the eighth row. The prince\u2019s attendance at Saturday\u2019s game came out of the blue to many as he\u2019s not known to be a basketball fan but who would turn down a chance to see that game!<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to the the biggest sporting event of the year, King Charles III is wearing a lot of hats. Not only is he technically a co-host of the World Cup in his head-of-state role as King of Canada but, in total, he is the head of state of <\/span>five <\/em>teams in the tournament. <\/span><\/p>\n

Can you name all five teams? <\/p>\n

I\u2019ll put the answer further down this post.<\/p>\n

FYI: Charles is not known to be a soccer fan like his son, William, and will be very neutral if the teams eventually have to compete against each other \u2014 in 2025, he sent a <\/span>joint message of encouragement<\/a> when England competed against Canada for the women\u2019s rugby championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The behind-the-scenes images of Trooping the Colour (Photos: Royal Family social media accounts)<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Trooping the Colour, the spectacular military parade marking the King\u2019s official birthday was held on Saturday. It kicks off the most elaborate week of royal pomp and ceremony of the royal year.<\/p>\n

As usual, all the working royals attended, along with William & Kate\u2019s children and Princess Anne\u2019s husband, Sir Tim Laurence. The complicated military manoeuvres change little from year to year, so one can differentiate the years by the height of the Wales children and the outfit worn by their mother.<\/p>\n

For the 2026 edition, Kate wore a baby blue Catherine Walker coat trimmed with white that <\/span>echoed a similar coat <\/a>worn by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1987 that was also designed by Catherine Walker.<\/span><\/p>\n

FYI: The three RCMP horses ridden by William, Anne, and Edward behaved this year, even young Noble who has caused some angst at previous events. (Royal colonels who travel to Horse Guards on horseback always ride mounts that were gifted to the sovereign by the RCMP.)<\/p>\n

Interestingly, in addition to the usual videos released by the palace and the Wales\u2019s communications department (which issued two videos \u2013 <\/span>here <\/a>and below), the royal family\u2019s Instagram account released some <\/span>behind-the-scenes images<\/a> of the royals at Buckingham Palace.<\/span><\/p>\n