Princess Kate and Prince William’s three children are back as they celebrate their grandfather King Charles’ second birthday parade since becoming monarch.

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

The Princess of Wales today made a triumphant return to public life amid her cancer treatment, joining the Royal Family to celebrate the King’s official birthday.Kate beamed and waved as she and her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, were cheered by crowds in The Mall after leaving Buckingham Palace in a carriage procession for the Trooping the Colour ceremony.After spending much of the year coming to terms with the diagnosis and receiving ongoing chemotherapy, the future queen looked relaxed as she travelled along one of London’s most famous thoroughfares with her family in the glass state coach.Her appearance had been in doubt after she missed the final Trooping rehearsal last weekend, with confirmation that she would attend only given at 6pm yesterday.But with the King also suffering from cancer, the spectacle of military pomp and pageantry became a symbolic statement by the monarchy after much uncertainty.Kate was surrounded by other members of the family – with her husband Prince William, Colonel of the Welsh Guards, on horseback, along with Princess Anne, Colonel of the Blues and Royals, and Prince Edward, Colonel of the Scots Guards.

The Princess of Wales speaks with Prince Louis as they watch Trooping the Colour today

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

Audience members watch the Trooping the Colour parade in London today

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

 

 

 

Soldiers at the Trooping the Colour parade at Horse Guards Parade in London today

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

Princess Charlotte and Prince George at Trooping the Colour on The Mall in London today

Prince William, Prince Edward and Princess Anne on horseback at Trooping the Colour today

 

 

 

Kate, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis watching Trooping the Colour today

The Princess of Wales speaks with Prince Louis as they watch Trooping the Colour today

Royal fans wait in heavy rain on The Mall for the return of the royal procession today

Kate with Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte in the rain this afternoon

Earlier, the family were seen arriving at Buckingham Palace in a car at 10am, with George sitting between Kate and Prince William , and Charlotte and Louis opposite.

At 1pm, she is set to gather with King Charles and Queen Camilla , her husband and other Royal Family members on Buckingham Palace’s balcony for the RAF flypast.

 

 

Scotland Yard has a ‘substantial’ policing operation for the event, with anti-monarchy group Republic allowed to protest but banned from using amplified sound.

Hundreds of Metropolitan Police officers were deployed on the ceremonial route to ensure the safety and security of those watching, with tens of thousands gathered.

 

 

King Charles III also rode in a carriage with Queen Camilla, a departure from last year because of his illness, and he inspected the officers and guardsmen on Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall from the coach rather than from a horse.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy during Trooping the Colour today

Prince Louis tries to open a window while watching Trooping the Colour this afternoon

The Princess of Wales gets out of the royal carriage at Horse Guards Parade today

Soldiers on the Mall during Trooping the Colour on the way to Buckingham Palace today

Kate arrives at Horse Guards Parade today as Trooping the Colour takes place

King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive for Trooping the Colour in London this morning

Prince Louis at Trooping The Colour on Horse Guards Parade in London today

The Princess of Wales speaks with Prince Louis as they watch Trooping the Colour today

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

King Charles III and Queen Camilla during the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London today

Kate arrives at Horse Guards Parade today as Trooping the Colour takes place

King Charles III during the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade today

Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Kate at Trooping The Colour today

Soldiers at the Trooping the Colour parade at Horse Guards Parade in London today

Royal fans wait in heavy rain on The Mall for the return of the royal procession today

King Charles and Queen Camilla attend Trooping the Colour in London today

Kate was greeted by a sea of faces as the royal party turned from The Mall into Horse Guards Parade, with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence together in a carriage, while the Duchess of Edinburgh travelled in a coach with her daughter Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and the Duke of Kent.

The royal party were in the midst of a sovereign’s mounted escort, formed by troops from the Household Cavalry’s Life Guards and Blues and Royals.

 

 

In the rear rank was Tennyson, one of the five horses injured when they ran through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise.

In a change from last year, Kate did not join senior family members on a dais, but watched the spectacle from the Duke of Wellington’s former office with her children.

Kate stood beside her children as the regiments, in red ceremonial dress, continued to parade. She could be seen whispering in the ear of Charlotte as the band played.

Members of the Coldstream Guards band take part in Trooping the Colour today

Prince Louis looks on during Trooping the Colour in London this morning

The Princess of Wales, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte travel along The Mall today

The Trooping the Colour parade today which celebrates the official birthday of the monarch

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

Prince William, Prince Edward and Princess Anne on horseback at Trooping the Colour today

Kate arrives at Horse Guards Parade today as Trooping the Colour takes place

The Princess of Wales speaks with Prince Louis as they watch Trooping the Colour today

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

Soldiers at the Trooping the Colour parade at Horse Guards Parade in London today

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

The Trooping the Colour parade today which celebrates the official birthday of the monarch

Kate arrives at Horse Guards Parade today as Trooping the Colour takes place

King Charles arrives for the Trooping the Colour parade in London today

Prince George during Trooping the Colour at Horse Guards Parade in London this morning

Members of the military march in heavy rain on The Mall in London this afternoon

The Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in London today

Louis, six, was watching the parade intently until his attention turned to what appeared to be a blind cord in the building, and he was also seen yawning.

In addition, Louis could be seen dancing along during the quick march of the Scots Guards to Highland Laddie.

 

 

The royal procession then moved back to Buckingham Palace just as heavy rain began falling in central London.

The King and Queen were protected from the downpour in their carriage. George, Charlotte and Louis also stayed dry, in a carriage with Kate.

Charles is Colonel in Chief of the regiments of the Household Division which include the Life Guards, Blues and Royals and all five regiments of Foot Guards – the Welsh, Scots, Irish, Coldstream and Grenadier – on parade for the official birthday, alongside the mounted Band of the Household Cavalry and the massed Foot Guards bands.

The King was seen waving a gloved hand to the crowds gathered to watch the procession. The Queen, wearing a large brimmed hat and seated to his left, was also seen waving.

The military spectacle, also known as the Birthday Parade is a gift from the Household Division, and Charles first attended in 1951, aged three, riding in a carriage with his grandmother, the Queen Mother, and aunt, Princess Margaret, and first rode as Colonel of the Welsh Guards in 1975.

A royal carriage makes its way along Horse Guards Parade in the rain this afternoon

 

The Princess of Wales and Prince Louis arrive for the Trooping the Colour ceremony today

 

The Princess of Wales arrives at Horse Guards Parade during Trooping the Colour today

King Charles and Queen Camilla sit in the Royal Carriage at Horse Guards Parade today

Members of the public shelter from the rain during Trooping the Colour this afternoon

The Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in London today

The Princess of Wales speaks with Prince Louis as they watch Trooping the Colour today

Queen Camilla at Trooping The Colour on Horse Guards Parade in London this morning

The Trooping the Colour parade today which celebrates the official birthday of the monarch

The Princess of Wales arrives at Horse Guards Parade during Trooping the Colour today

King Charles arrives at Horse Guards Parade during Trooping the Colour today

The Princess of Wales, shelters from the rain with an umbrella at Horse Guards Parade today

King Charles arrives at Horse Guards Parade during Trooping the Colour today

Princess Charlotte at Trooping The Colour in London this morning

Kate arrives at Horse Guards Parade today as Trooping the Colour takes place

Queen Camilla travels along The Mall to the Trooping the Colour ceremony today

King Charles and Queen Camilla attend Trooping the Colour in London today

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

Trooping the Colour is a social as well as a ceremonial occasion and the stands overlooking the parade ground were filled with about 8,000 spouses, girlfriends and parents of the guardsmen and officers on parade.

It featured more than 1,250 soldiers, and hundreds of Guardsmen were lined up on the parade ground waiting to be inspected by the King from his carriage with Camilla, Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and joined by the mounted royal Colonels.

The colour, or regimental flag, that will be trooped will be the King’s Colour of number 9 company, Irish Guards.

When the royal carriages finally came to a stop Louis was the first to leave, followed by his elder brother George and sister Charlotte.

Finally, Kate stepped down wearing wearing a Jenny Packham dress, hat by Philip Treacy and the Irish Guards Regimental Brooch, as she is the regiment’s Colonel.

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

Prince William, Prince Edward and Princess Anne on Horse Guards Parade in London today

Prince George and Princess Charlotte at Trooping the Colour on The Mall in London today

King Charles arrives at Horse Guards Parade during Trooping the Colour today

The Princess of Wales leaves Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London today

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