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Charles, Camilla Lead Trooping Parade in Open-Top Carriage

6/13/2026

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Charles Leads Trooping

King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended the Trooping the Colour parade on June 13, 2026.
Charles travelled in an open-top carriage, a change made after his 2024 cancer diagnosis.
Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three children rode in a carriage and later joined the balcony appearance.
The parade, featuring over 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians, ended with a Red Arrows nine-aircraft flypast over Buckingham Palace.

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Kate Returns

Kate Middleton wore a pale-blue Catherine Walker coat on June 13, 2026, her first full-scale public engagement since announcing cancer remission in January 2025.
She accessorised with Nigel Milne’s 1989 three-strand pearl bracelet, originally made for Diana and later gifted by Prince William.
Princess Charlotte matched her mother’s look with a blue-trimmed dress and the same bracelet, while Prince George and Prince Louis wore dark-blue suits with pale-blue ties.

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Charles Leads Trooping

King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended the Trooping the Colour parade on June 13, 2026.
Charles travelled in an open-top carriage, a change made after his 2024 cancer diagnosis.
Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three children rode in a carriage and later joined the balcony appearance.
The parade, featuring over 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians, ended with a Red Arrows nine-aircraft flypast over Buckingham Palace.

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