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It’s Catherine Walker and Juliette Botterill for Trooping the Colour

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It’s Catherine Walker and Juliette Botterill for Trooping the Colour

The Princess of Wales chose a deep aquamarine coatdress by Catherine Walker for this year’s Trooping the Colour ceremony.

Below, the Princess with Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis as they leave Buckingham Palace for the ride to Horse Guards Parade.

The Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte settled in their carriage.

Prince William in his Welsh Guards uniform and Most Noble Order of the Garter Sash as he departed Buckingham Palace. You can see Prince Louis watching his father from the doorway. The King asked those taking part in the parade to wear black armbands as a sign of respect for the victims of Thursday’s Air India plane crash.

The King and Queen on their way to Horse Guards Parade. The King is wearing the uniform of the regiment Trooping the Colour this year, the Coldstream Guards.

Here is a quick video from the Royal Family of preps for the event. 

Prince George and Prince Louis. 

And four Wales family members on their way to Horse Guards Parade.

A quick video of the carriage ride. 

The Duchess of Edinburgh and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence. 

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.

Princess Charlotte watching her mother. 

An elevated view of the carriage. 

Christin posted a video as the carriages arrived at Horse Guards Parade. 

And here is a video via Matt Wilkinson of The Sun as the Wales family exited their carriage. 

More from The Telegraph’s coverage.

Once the procession arrived at Horse Guards Parade, the King inspected the hundreds of guardsmen lined up before a minute’s silence was held in honour of those killed in the Air India disaster.

In her role as Colonel of the Irish Guards, the Princess joined the King on the dais for the ceremony.

More about the event from the BBC’s coverage.

…the military parade includes an inspection by the King, music, pageantry, a gun salute, and an RAF flypast over central London.

During the event, a regiment flag is “trooped” through the ranks of soldiers, with this being rotated among the five regiments of Foot Guards.

Also known as the King’s Birthday parade, the event features more than 1300 soldiers and 300 musicians.

We return to the BBC’s coverage. 

“Colours” is the name given to the different flags representing different regiments of the British Army and was used so soldiers could easily spot their unit when on the battlefield.

The colours of the Coldstream Guards are being presented this year.

Prince Edward (left) wore the full ceremonial uniform of the Scots Guards in his role as the regiment’s Colonel. Princess Anne rode her horse Noble, a horse the King rode at Trooping the Colour in 2023. She was dressed in the full mounted ceremonial uniform of the Blues and Royals. A news release notes that the Princess was Gold Stick-in-Waiting for this year’s parade, with her uniform including aiguilettes (ornamental braided cords) and the cypher of King Charles as a Personal Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty.
You can see Princess Charlotte in one of the windows, and the Gloucesters in another. The Telegraph reported, “With their mother on the dias and their father riding, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are watching the parade from the offices, under the supervision of their long-serving nanny Maria.”

King Charles reviewing his troops.

A view from behind the dais. 

After the ceremony, it was time to return to Buckingham Palace. Here you see staff prepping the iconic balcony for the flypast. 
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A view of the King and Queen’s carriage on the Mall as the procession heads to Buckingham Palace.  The Princess of Wales with a smile for her daughter. 

A wide shot of the King and Queen. 

A view of the crowds along the Mall.
Royal Central posted a video as the Royal Family arrived on the balcony. 

A wave from the King.
The Wales family.

Today’s aerial display was described as the “world’s first eco-friendly fly past,” using sustainable fuels. 34 Royal Air Force aircraft took part in today’s celebration.

The Wales family as the aircraft flew over Buckingham Palace.

Among the aircraft used today were a Lancaster Bomber, Voyager, A400M Atlas, CH-47 Chinook, C-17 Globemaster, P-8 Poseidon, and Typhoons. Below, another view of the Red Arrows, with smoke trails created using a renewable biofuel – Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO).

More from The Telegraph’s story. 

The move, which was part of a Net Zero measure, is thought to be the first time anywhere in the world that two environmentally friendly fuels are being used at the same time by a national aerobatic team.

The King, who is celebrating his third birthday parade as monarch, will “obviously be delighted” about the RAF’s use of sustainable aviation fuel, an aide said.

 In this photo, you can see the Duke of Kent with Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence. 

The Gloucesters and the Edinburghs. 

A video showing a portion of the flypast. 

Prince Louis waves to the crowd.

And a cute moment as Prince George nudges his brother to stop waving.

Another wide shot of the balcony. 

I’m not sure at what point in the day this was taken, but it offers a relaxed look at the King, Prince William, Princess Royal, and staff.

I have a quick review of the ensembles worn by some of the other members of the Royal Family, starting with Queen Camilla. She wore a dress by Anna Valentine in white silk crepe with silver embroidery and a hat by Philip Treacy.

The Duchess of Edinburgh chose the Francine Dress ($1001) by Beulah London in a bespoke color, Jane Taylor’s Roma Pillbox Hat ($1673), G. Collins and Sons Infinity Pendant, and Giulia Barela Small Drop Earrings ($213).

Princess Charlotte was in a soft aqua dress that coordinated with her mother’s ensemble; it hasn’t yet been identified. The dress featured a round neck with white piping, puffed sleeves, a full skirt, and a white ribbon sash that matched the white ribbon in her hair. She wore her Papouelli Siena shoes (£87). 

She also wore a brooch that was a gift from the late Queen, a horseshoe shape with diamonds, that she first wore at the late Queen’s funeral. It originally belonged to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who then gave it to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Now, for our look at what Kate wore for Trooping the Colour 2025.

As mentioned above, she chose a design by Catherine Walker, the brand’s “Bria” style, described as a “deep aquamarine wool coatdress with ivory contrast lapels and cuffs.” While described as a coatdress, it was clearly worn as a coat atop another garment, which appeared to be a satin dress. The color coordinated with the blue plume in Prince William’s hat.

The design features a double-breasted silhouette with princess seams, raised and padded shoulders, stand collar, deep cuffs, angled pockets with piping, self-covered buttons, and a single lapel. It is also available in red with black accents.

The Princess accessorized with a new hat by milliner Juliette Botterill. It appears to be a bespoke version of the Bow Sidesweep Hat (£750), a wide-brim style featuring a bow and floral embellishment.

Here you have a better look at the Princess’s elaborate updo.

She accessorized with her Gianvito 105 Bisque Pumps ($597). 

The Princess wore the late Queen’s Bahrain Pearl and Diamond earrings, so named because the pearls in the earrings were a wedding gift from the ruler of Bahrain to Princess Elizabeth for her wedding in 1947. They showcase pearls suspended from round diamonds and three baguette diamonds.

She also wore the Irish Guards Regimental Brooch.

This is a partial post as I have a commitment that couldn’t be moved. I will update later today with information on what some of the other royals wore and additional photos. The post is now updated. 

Kensington Palace shared this post after the day’s events concluded.

Here is a video recap of the day, courtesy of the Royal Family’s social media accounts. 

A video posted by Kensington Palace.

And a wave goodbye from the Princess.
 

VIDEOS: 

This explainer, which provides background on Trooping the Colour from the Royal Family, runs for less than a minute. 

The Royal Family Channel has almost five minutes of coverage of the Buckingham Palace departures in this video. 

 Here is coverage as the carriages return to Buckingham Palace.

 More coverage from the Royal Family Channel, more than eight minutes of the flypast. 

The Associated Press offers more than four hours of coverage in this video. 

 

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Sam

Saturday 14th of June 2025

I love it! It reminds me of the dress Princess Diana wore for Trooping the Colour in 1988 (one of my favorite outfits of hers, so ahead of its time!). I think the nude pumps could've been replaced with white ones, though.

Sophy

Saturday 14th of June 2025

They must have designed it with Kate in mind - I cannot imagine anyone else having an occasion to wear it - looks like something Queen Elizabeth used to wear . Who would buy it ?!

Marti

Saturday 14th of June 2025

Love that we get to see something new and love the color! She is always very appropriate and classy and beautiful. I’m kind of on the fence about the dress bc it does seem a bit old for her and the angles a little harsh. I just look back on some other lovely dresses from the past when she dressed more youthful and would like to see more of that. The hat is lovely and I like how they all coordinated.

Jenny

Saturday 14th of June 2025

As to the colours of outfits, it's red,white & blue (UK flag colours) across the senior royals. Plus can has incorporated a bit of green for the Irish Guards by going for a more aqua tone of blue. Charlotte reminds me of a Tiffany & Co box. The duck egg blue and the white ribbon bow :-) A very box carrying an exquisite jewel ! I think she will be the one to watch in the years to come. You get the feeling she is aware of the situation and behaviour required but then also knows how to have fun at other times. She also appears to be trying to keep Louis from mischief in the Wales family photo, he looks to being the typical younger brother.

Jennifer in Sussex

Saturday 14th of June 2025

Stunning from the feet up. I do wish she’d find a pair of pewter shoes to wear as a neutral with her stunning collection of blue dresses and coatdresses. The brownish suede pumps aren’t a good tonal match with so many of these ensembles, especially this one. (I’m an anti-white pump person, so happy she didn’t go that route here.)

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