Assembling the TROOPS!
There was a lot going on during the Trooping the Colour parade this year – including a gorgeously animated Prince Louis in his Buckingham Palace balcony debut! The Queen (93) has seen many new additions to – and sad departures from – the royal line-up, having attended the parade in every year of her reign, except for 1955 when it was cancelled due to a national rail strike. In recent years, royal watchers have been especially charmed by Her Majesty’s great-grandchildren as they made their first appearances. In 2016, Princess Charlotte’s debut was doubly special as it was also the Queen’s 90th birthday. The now four-year-old adorably covered her ears for the air force flyby, but was otherwise perfectly behaved. ■…