Trooping the Colour, the annual celebration of the British monarch's official birthday, took place on June 13, 2026. The event featured the traditional parade and a balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace.
According to verified reports, only working members of the royal family were invited to the balcony. This meant that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who stepped back from royal duties in 2020, were not present. Other absent royals included Prince Andrew, who has been largely withdrawn from public life, and Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who are not working royals.
The balcony lineup included King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their children, along with other senior working royals such as Princess Anne and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
