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In Pictures: Military pomp of Trooping the Colour marks Kate’s return

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was among the dignitaries at the event to mark the King’s birthday.

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The Princess of Wales returned to public duties for the first time in 2024 at the Trooping the Colour ceremony.

Kate – who revealed her cancer diagnosis earlier this year – joined other royals at the event to mark the King’s birthday.

Charles and Camilla were cheered by crowds of onlookers at the military spectacle in central London.

Royal fans dressed in Union flag themed suits wave Union flags on The Mall ahead of the Trooping the Colour ceremony
Royal fans started gathering early on The Mall ahead of the ceremony (Gareth Fuller/PA)
The Mall cleared ahead of the Trooping the Colour procession, with Union flags hanging from flag poles
Final preparations were completed on The Mall before the event got under way (James Manning/PA)
A member of the Irish Guards with their regimental mascot Irish wolfhound Turlough Mor, affectionately known as Seamus, march along The Mall
A member of the Irish Guards with their regimental mascot Irish wolfhound Turlough Mor, affectionately known as Seamus, marches along The Mall (Jonathan Brady/PA)
The Princess of Wales smiles to the crowd as she travels along The Mall to the ceremony, first first public appearance in 2024
Kate smiled to the crowd as she travelled along The Mall (Jonathan Brady/PA)
The King and Queen wave to onlookers as they travel along The Mall to the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade
The King and Queen travel along The Mall to the Trooping the Colour ceremony (Jonathan Brady/PA)
The Prince of Wales, Duke of Edinburgh and the Princess Royal ride horses and salute during the Trooping the Colour ceremony
(l to r) The Prince of Wales, Duke of Edinburgh and the Princess Royal during the Trooping the Colour ceremony (Yui Mok/PA)
The King salutes the regiments taking part in the Trooping the Colour ceremony
The King is Colonel in Chief of the regiments of the Household Division which include the Life Guards, Blues and Royals and all five regiments of Foot Guards – the Welsh, Scots, Irish, Coldstream and Grenadier – on parade for the official birthday (Yui Mok/PA)
Prince George, the Prince of Wales, Prince Louis, the Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte, the King and the Queen wave to the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace as they watch the flypast
(l to r) Prince George, the Prince of Wales, Prince Louis, the Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte, the King, the Queen and the Duchess of Edinburgh on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to view the flypast (James Manning/PA)
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