Trooping the Colour: Kate Middleton at the Trooping the Colour Ceremony

Trooping the Colour

Trooping the Colour is a celebration held in June each year to officially commemorate The Queen’s birthday. The celebration is also known as The Queen’s Birthday Parade. The Queen’s actual birthday is 21st April, but it has long been traditional to celebrate the Sovereign’s birthday publicly in the summer. This is because good weather is more likely.

The celebrations really are the dictionary definition of pomp and pageantry. Various military bands play music for The Queen, the Royal Family, guests and onlookers. The Queen leads a procession to Buckingham Palace, where the family watch a “flyover” conducted by members of the Royal Air Force.

Kate colour coordinates with her kids at Trooping the Colour celebration

On the 17th of June 2017, the Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton) attended her seventh Trooping the Colour Parade. Kate has not missed a parade since marrying Prince William in 2011 (Click here to view all previous Trooping the Colour coverage). Each year, Kate sits in a carriage alongside the Duchess of Cornwall and opposite Prince Harry. Trooping the Colour is an annual ... View the Post

SHOP LIKE KATE: Pink Alexander McQueen Dresses:

Kate recycles white Alexander McQueen coat dress for Trooping the Colour 2016

On Saturday June 12th, Kate attended her sixth Trooping the Colour parade. (She has attended every year since marrying Prince William). The annual military parade marks the Queen’s official birthday, and over 1,400 officers, 200 horses and 400 musicians take part. The event is held on Horse Guards Parade in London in June each year. This year’s celebrations are extra special as they ... View the Post

Back to work for Kate! Duchess attends Trooping the Colour celebration.

On Saturday June 13th, the Duchess of Cambridge conducted her first public engagement since the birth of Princess Charlotte - she attended the Trooping the Colour celebrations in London. The annual military parade marks the Queen’s official birthday. The event is held on Horse Guards Parade in London in June each year. This is the fifth time Kate has attended the Trooping ... View the Post

Kate opts for light pink Alexander McQueen coat for Trooping the Colour

Another year, another Trooping the Colour ceremony - the official celebration of the Queen’s birthday marked by a procession that surely is the textbook definition of “pomp and pageantry.” In keeping with the previous two years, Kate sat with Prince Harry and The Duchess of Cornwall in a roofless coach during the parade: However this year, Prince Philip could not join the Queen for the ... View the Post

Kate wears blue Erdem dress for Trooping the Colour ceremony

In 2012, Kate joined the Royal Family for her second Trooping the Colour ceremony, a special celebration that marks the Queen’s birthday. Kate travelled in the procession with Camilla, both ladies looked elegant in blue: The Queen wore a canary yellow outfit. You may recognise it from Kate and William's wedding in 2011. Here we take a look at The Queen (left) and a picture of Kate ... View the Post

Kate wears white Alexander McQueen coat for Trooping the Colour 2011

In 2011, just months after her marriage to Prince William, the newlywed Kate Middleton attended her very first Trooping the Colour ceremony. After riding in the ceremony's procession, Kate joined the Royal Family on the balcony to watch a flyover display by the Royal Air Force: Kate's white coat: For the occasion, Kate impressed onlookers by wearing a very fashion forward white coat by ... View the Post