Kate Middleton and Prince William made a royal appearance at Trooping the Color 2026 on Saturday, alongside King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Middleton looked elegant in a powder blue Catherine Walker dress paired with a matching wide-brimmed Philip Treacy hat, adding a sophisticated touch to the royal procession at Buckingham Palace to mark the monarch’s birthday.
She completed her look with Cassandra Goad pearl burst earrings, a pair she wore earlier this year to the installation of the new Archbishop of Canterbury and first debuted in 2018 at the baptism of her youngest son, Prince Louis. City and Country reported.
King Charles and Queen Camilla rode in a horse-drawn carriage in matching red ceremonial attire, with Charles wearing a medal-adorned military uniform and Camilla a red coat dress and navy blue hat with feathers.
Prince William, Prince Edward and Princess Anne all rode on horseback behind the King’s carriage and took part in the traditional royal procession through central London.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – who have famously fallen out with the family and relinquish their duties as working members of the royal family in 2020 – were once again absent from the event, choosing to stay home in Southern California.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal title wasn’t there last year either.
Prince Harry and Markle last attended the event during Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, although they watched the military parade from a balcony with other non-working royals rather than participating in the carriage procession or appearing on the balcony.
After their departure from the royal family, the couple moved to Montecito, California expanded their family including Princess Lilibet, now 5, along with Prince Archie, now 7.
Despite rocky relations with the royal family, Prince Harry – who recently celebrated its eight-year anniversary with Markle — hopes to take his wife and children to England in a few weeks, promoting his 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham.
A source told Page Six that he will not see Prince William, however, amid the ongoing division.
The Prince and Princess of Wales looked equally chic at last year’s event, with Middleton, 44, wearing a sharply tailored aquamarine blue look alongside Princess Charlotte’s similarly colored flutter-sleeved dress.
Prince Louis and Prince George took part in the traditional festivities in dark-colored suits and red ties, while Prince William, 43, wore a red jacket with royal regalia – almost identical to his father’s red coat.
Queen Camilla, meanwhile, opted for a white look with a matching white fascinator.
Middleton was seen riding in a royal carriage with her three children at the summer event, laughing with them at one point.
Middleton’s performance at last year’s Trooping the Color came just months after hers has announced that she is in remission after her cancer diagnosis, which she unveiled in 2024.
Trooping the Color marks King Charles III’s birthday – although his date of birth is actually November 14 – and is celebrated for the iconic balcony appearance of Buckingham Palace of members of the royal family.
Middleton and Prince William’s appearance at Trooping the Color comes after the couple came face to face her ex Rupert Finch at a family wedding last weekend.
The exes, along with their respective spouses, both attended Peter Phillips’ wedding and Harriet Sperling in the Cotswolds.
Prince William is Phillips’ cousin.
King Charles and Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and Phillips’ sister Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall also attended the church wedding.
Middleton and Finch – who has since married Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs – recently dated in 2001, when both attended St Andrews.
Middleton famously dated Prince William – after she caught his eye at a fashion show in 2002 – before marrying him in 2011.
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