During the Trooping The Color parade, lhe royal family, led by Prince William on horseback, supported Kate Middleton in his return to a public event after a long absence from the royal scene due to his illness.
The uniformed prince, in the incessant rain, rode a horse named Darby in the procession through central London together with the Princess Royal Anne, Colonel of the Blues and Royals and the Duke of Edinburgh, Colonel of the Scots Guards, in front of the carriage, the Glass Coach, which carried the Princess of Wales and her three children, George, Charlotte and Louis.
As an honorary colonel of the Irish Guards, the future king wore the red uniform with the leek symbol on the collar, combined with the traditional black bear fur headdress. Over his uniform the prince wore the sash of the Most Noble Order of the Thistle and the medals of the Golden, Platinum and Diamond Jubilees as well as the coronation medal.
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After six months of absence from the public scene, the princess joined the rest of the family for the parade celebrating the sovereign’s birthday. She was smiling, impeccable as always, dressed to match her second daughter Charlotte, she was the undisputed queen of the day
That look of true love on the balcony
Kate was away from the scene for five months to undergo a course of chemotherapy treatment. But today she was there with her three children in a carriage and joined King Charles, Queen Camilla and other senior members of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. The princess had announced her presence today at the event only yesterday by writing a very touching message in which she said: «I can’t wait to participate in the Trooping The Color for the King’s birthday this weekend with my family and I hope to be able to participate in some public engagements over the summer, even though I know I’m not out of the woods yet.”
Next to her, supporting her as always, her husband, Prince William “happy” to see Princess Kate re-engage with her job and major projects, as he prepared to make his first public appearance since his cancer diagnosis earlier this year. The prince, as revealed in a statement from Kensington Palace, will continue to support his wife and children, as he has always done in these difficult months, while carrying out his public commitments.
Judi James, an expert in body language, revealed to the Daily Mail the profound nature of the relationship between the prince and the princess, after having carefully observed them today on the balcony of Buckingham Palace while, both radiant, they looked into each other’s eyes and smiled with complicity very strong. A very touching moment, captured by the photographers, in which their eyes met and joy erupted in their gazes, the happiness of being together again on the world stage, more united than ever.
Kate Middleton, King Charles and all the other royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace: it’s Trooping The Color day
The royal family arrived by car and then paraded in a carriage, also thanks to the rain, but nothing prevented the party, characterized by the long-awaited public return of the Princess of Wales, who had not participated in an event since 25 December 2023. All the photos and the ceremony
He has always been there for the Princess of Wales
The princess first announced she had cancer on March 22. In an extremely moving video statement, recorded in Windsor, she said with a broken voice that the discovery of the disease had occurred after major abdominal surgery and that she was already undergoing a course of preventive chemotherapy. In the video – filmed just two days earlier – Catherine had also underlined that the news had been a huge shock and that «Having William by my side was a great source of comfort and reassurance…».
