Princess Kate stuns in sky blue as she appears at Trooping the Colour with William, Charles and kids
The royal family celebrated the monarch's birthday with the annual Trooping the Colour in London on Saturday.
Kate Middleton, Prince William and their three kids, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, arrived to honor King Charles, 76, for the third year in a row.
13 Catherine, Princess of Wales during Trooping The Colour 2025 on June 14, 2025 in London, England.
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13 Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Prince George and Kate, the Princess of Wales, walk during the king's annual birthday parade.
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The Princess of Wales, 43, donned a sky blue coat 'Bria' dress by Catherine Walker. Per the website, the garment is 'A deep aquamarine wool coatdress with ivory contrast lapels and cuffs. Also seen here in guards red and black.'
Kate kept her hair pulled back into an elegant side bun beneath a flowered hat, as Princess Charlotte, who was also in blue, kept her hair in a half-up, half-down braid.
Princess Charlotte also wore a meaningful gift: a diamond horseshoe brooch gifted to her by the late Queen Elizabeth. Charlotte previously sported the accessory at the late monarch's funeral in September 2022.
13 Princess Kate and her kids arrive by carriage.
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13 Prince Louis and Prince George.
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13 Queen Camilla, King Charles III, Prince Louis, Prince William, Prince George, Kate Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
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The mother-daughter duo entered the parade in a carriage alongside George and Louis, while Prince William, 42, rode in on horseback.
King Charles and Queen Camilla also rode in together in a horse-drawn carriage.
Trooping the Colour is held every June to celebrate the official birthday of the British sovereign. The event considered one of the royal family's most high-profile celebrations.
13 Prince William, Prince of Wales rides Darby during Trooping The Colour 2025 on June 14, 2025 in London, England.
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13 Trooping The Colour 2025.
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More than 1,400 soldiers, horses, and musicians gather on Horse Guards Parade in London to celebrate their leader.
The parade travels from Buckingham Palace down The Mall to Horse Guards Parade. Then, following tradition, Charles, Queen Camilla, 77, and other work members of the royal family stoof on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch a flypast.
As the family headed back inside Buckingham Palace, Prince Louis turned and gave the crowd one final wave.
13 Prince Louis of Wales, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince George of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales wave from the balcony at Buckingham Palace.
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13 Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Camilla on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.
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Missing from this year's festivities were Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and their kids Archie, 6, and Lilibet, 4.
They were not invited to Trooping the Colour for the third year in a row, People reported, as their feud with the royal family continues.
The Duke, 40, and Duchess of Sussex, 43, last attended the military parade in 2022 for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee. Two years prior, they had stepped away from their royal duties and relocated to Montecito, California. Therefore, the couple had to watch the ceremony from a separate balcony alongside other non-working royals.
13 Trooping the Colour parade to honour Britain's King Charles on his official birthday in London.
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13 The royal family.
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Then, following the Queen's death, Harry and Markle stopped being invited to Trooping the Colour.
'This is the first year of his life that Harry hasn't been invited at all,' palace insider Richard Eden said in 2023. 'With Harry and Meghan, we've always had a sort of 'will they, won't they' before every big royal occasion.'
'Well, it seems like the palace has tackled this this time by just not inviting them at all,' he added. 'So, you know, it's significant.'
Despite moving across the pond, some officials thought Prince Harry and the actress would still be invited to events such as Trooping the Colour.
13 Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Camilla, King Charles III, Prince Louis of Wales, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince George of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent wave from the balcony.
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13 Prince Louis gets in one more wave.
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The pair, who tied the knot in May 2018, participated in the event a month after their nuptials and were back again for the 2019 celebration.
'When Harry and Meghan quit royal duties, I think officials were very keen to stress that they would still be invited to occasions such as Trooping the Colour,' Eden expressed. 'So the fact they haven't been invited is very significant.'
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