Why is Princess Anne carrying a gold stick at Trooping the Colour – her role explained

Prince Louis stole the show at Saturday's Trooping the Colour, where his mother, Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, made a much-anticipated return to public duties after taking a break due to her cancer diagnosis.

From the moment they married back in 1999, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh’s popularity has steadily increased. Unlike the enormous royal weddings of the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, their celebration was understated – with the couple going on to conduct their lives and relationship in a very similar vein. Now, as they celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, Edward and Sophie are repeatedly being branded two of the Royal Family’s most important “secret weapons”.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have released a stunning new portrait to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary, marking 25 years since they tied the knot. In the sweet snap, Edward is pictured with his arms affectionately around Sophie’s waist, as the duchess’s hands rest on her husband’s and she leans into him.The couple dressed down in the relaxed shot taken by photographer Chris Jelf in the gardens of their Bagshot Park home in Surrey, with Sophie opting to wear a tan suede jacket to match Edward’s tweed gilet.

Princess Catherine‘s appearance at Trooping the Colour may have looked seamless, but it likely took a massive toll on her!

King Charles III made a special change from tradition at Saturday’s Trooping the Colour!

, which also happened to mark first public appearance since in late March. While the Princess of Wales wore with black trim that complimented nine-year-old navy coat dress, 10-year-old and six-year-old matched in double-breasted navy suits and blue ties.While the youngest Wales sibling didn't get up to his on the Buckingham Palace Balcony, his older brother still found something to correct.

After an emotional day following the second Trooping the Colour parade of King Charles III ’s reign, it’s a good time to look back at the moments when the cheekiest member of the Royal family, Prince Louis, made us all smile. The event took place on Saturday 15 June in the rain, but the soggy English weather didn’t dampen the spirits of the Prince and Princess of Wales’s youngest son.The six year old travelled in a carriage with his mother, Kate, and two siblings, George and Charlotte, and in typical fashion, stole the show.

Princess Catherine is back!

one wrote, accompanied by a flame emoji. “Princess Anne’s equine skills came into play today.

first public appearance in almost six months at Trooping the Colour on Saturday — but it was also the first time her three children had been seen since last Christmas. Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, accompanied the Princess of Wales, 42, in a horse drawn carriage that made its way through London before a scheduled appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

A princess by title, but she’s a true queen!!!

Prince Louis cheekily responded to his older sister, Princess Charlotte, as she attempted to keep him in check at the iconic Trooping the Colour event today, reveals a lip reader.The trio, including their brother Prince George, accompanied by the Princess of Wales, who wowed fans as she reunited with the Royal Family, seemed to enjoy observing Trooping the Colour from an elevated balcony after a spirited carriage ride along the Mall. At Horse Guards Parade, Kate was seen standing with her three children: Prince George, Louis, and Charlotte, while red uniform-clad regiments carried out a parade.

Prince William has been standing on the iconic Buckingham Palace balcony with crowds of people cheering and clapping below him at the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony since he was four-years-old.

Princess Catherine, aka Kate Middleton, is back in the spotlight!

Lady Louise Windsor, daughter of Prince Edward and Sophie of Wessex, wore a pretty floral dress to the Trooping the Colour parade, and it's one that she'd previously wore to another major royal event. Lady Louise, 20, wore the Kumiko Iris Silk Dress X Rachel Levy by Suzannah London to the King's Coronation back in May 2023, and brought it out again for today's Trooping the Colour ceremony, pairing it with a bespoke hat by family favourite milliner Jane Taylor as she arrived at the event via carriage in the rain with her parents.

It hasn't been an easy year for the Royal Family with the King and the Princess of Wales' cancer diagnoses - but Prince Louis will have something happier to look forward to this weekend with Trooping the Colour. William and Kate's youngest child has made no secret of his love of military planes and helicopters, so he is sure to be feeling excited about the key event in the royal calendar on Saturday, 15 June.Trooping the Colour involves 1,400 marching soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians in a spectacle that draws huge crowds to Buckingham Palace, but it seems six-year-old Louis' gaze will be firmly fixed on the sky if previous appearances are anything to go by.

Kate Middleton was seen comforting her daughter, Princess Charlotte, after she had a minor slip on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in 2018. While she stood in front of her mum, the Duchess of Cambridge, and her dad, Prince William, waving right on cue, at one point the little royal appeared to stumble backwards - as if she fell off a small step she was standing on.

Kate Middleton has been seen for the first time since her cancer diagnosis as she arrived for the Trooping the Colour parade in London.The Princess of Wales, 42, looked radiant as she arrived by car alongside her husband, Prince William, and her children - Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. It comes after the mum of three confirmed her attendance at the royal event on Friday evening.

Princess Catherine, aka Kate Middleton, will be making her first public appearance of 2024 this weekend!

Princess Diana made her first appearance at the Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark the late Queen's birthday back in 1981 when she was just 19-years-old, but unfortunately the day took a disastrous turn.