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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
A moment of calm on the Mall, the road to Buckingham Palace, ahead of Trooping the Colour.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
The parade route is filled with fans from around the UK and all around the world. Here, a young child holds a Union Jack flag.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Crowds filled the Mall, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royals. Why are they there? "It's to celebrate the fact that she's lived so long," one Londoner told the BBC. "I only became a British citizen last year—I'm originally from Greece—and I think it is important to celebrate her legacy. It is a once in a lifetime experience."
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis made their Trooping the Colour carriage debut today. The three rode in a carriage with their mom, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and their step-grandmother, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
Read more: See Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis at Trooping the Colour Through the Years
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Camilla and Kate coordinated in white and blue outfits for the 2022 Trooping the Colour parade.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
An overhead shot of the carriage carrying Camilla and Kate and her kids.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
The three coordinated in blue.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Prince Charles took the royal salute on the Queen's behalf at the event.
Read more: Queen Elizabeth to Take Trooping The Colour Salute From Buckingham Palace Balcony for the First Time
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Prince William rode a horse named George during the parade.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Another carriage held the Wessex family: Prince Edward, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and their two children, Lady Louise and James, Viscount Severn.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, waved to the crowds.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester rode in the third carriage during the Trooping the Colour parade. They were joined by Princess Anne's husband the Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Kate and Camilla shared a laugh with the royal kids.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Kate seemed overjoyed that her three kids joined her for the event.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Charlotte smiled as she took in the crowds.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
The princess glanced over her shoulder during the parade. Her hair was pinned back in two braids.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
A wider look at Charlotte in the carriage with her mother and step-grandmother.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Prince George checked in with his younger siblings during the carriage ride.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn, are seasoned pros at Trooping the Colour.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
The Queen's only daughter, Princess Anne, is a royal colonel. As she's done in years past, Anne rode horseback in the parade, as opposed to arriving in a carriage.
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Prince Charles, Prince William, and Princess Anne pictured together on horseback.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
William and Anne salute during the parade.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
An overhead shot of crowds on The Mall ahead of the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in central London.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Kate looked glamorous in a white Alexander McQueen coat dress.
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The Wessexes smiled at the crowds. Lady Louise wore her mother Sophie's hat from Trooping the Colour 2009.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Princess Anne looked like a badass, as always.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Queen Elizabeth made her first of two balcony appearances to receive the salute from her troops.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
The Queen was joined by her cousin, the Duke of Kent.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Queen Elizabeth wore a dove blue coat with pearl and diamante trim, believed to be the same one pictured in her official Platinum Jubilee portrait. She is also wearing her Brigade of Guards Brooch, a brooch that combines the badges of the five Household Regiments: the Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish, and Welsh Guards. The Queen typically wears the brooch annually for Trooping the Colour.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Kate and her children watch part of the Trooping the Colour parade. Charlotte, as always, stole the show.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, and their cousin Mia Tindall leaned out the window to watch the parade. Princess Beatrice is pictured in the back.
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Kate looked out one window as her youngest son, Prince Louis, saluted from another. Louis is wearing Prince William's Trooping outfit from 1985.
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Charlotte pointed at something in the distance.
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Prince Louis held his ears during the flypast on the balcony.
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The rest of the family smiled and chatted, seemingly unaffected by the noise that bothered Louis.
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From left to right: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Louis, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, and Prince William on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the RAF flypast.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
Queen Elizabeth leaned down to speak to Prince Louis. This is only Louis's second appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony during Trooping the Colour, as the last two years were significantly scaled back due to the pandemic.
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A view of the RAF flypast on the Mall.
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The Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Has Kicked Off With the Trooping the Colour—Take a Look
The Cambridge family took it all in.
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