Yahoo News The Queen made the sweetest tribute to Princess Eugenie at Trooping the Colour
At the weekend, the royal family celebrated Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday with Trooping the Colour, a military parade followed by RAF flyover in central London.
The event has so far been hit and miss; we were treated to a surprise appearance from Meghan Markle, who's currently on maternity leave after giving birth to baby Archie Mountbatten-Windsor a month ago today, but were disappointed at a severe lack of Prince George and Princess Charlotte in the carriage procession.
For Princess Eugenie, it's a particularly special Trooping the Colour this year. Having married Jack Brooksbank at Windsor Castle in October 2018, today was the first time Jack was allowed to be involved in the high profile royal ceremony. The newlyweds sat in a carriage together during the procession, along with Eugenie's sister Princess Beatrice, with Jack looking super smart for the royal occasion in his top hat. He's fitting in well already.
And in a nod to the significance of this year's Trooping the Colour for Princess Eugenie, Queen Elizabeth chose to make a subtle tribute to her granddaughter. The Queen rode alone in her 67th birthday parade, and opted to travel in the very same carriage that Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank used for their wedding procession around Windsor.
The horse-drawn Scottish State Coach is a closed carriage - suitable for today's forecast of temperamental weather (and also ideal for an October wedding). The sovereign wore an Angela Kelly tweed dress in pastel pink, yellow and gold, which matched the carriage's luxe cream interior perfectly.
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank will appear with Queen Elizabeth, Princess Beatrice and the rest of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace later on this afternoon, for the RAF flyover.
Over 1400 parading soldiers, almost 300 horses and 400 musicians are taking part in this year's Trooping the Colour event.
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