KING Charles gave the royal salute in his first Trooping the Color since his cancer diagnosis.
The monarch looked regal as he and Queen Camilla headed to his official birthday ceremony.
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It turns out that Princess Kate was all smiles this morning as she made her first public appearance in months with Prince William and their children.
The princess was smiling from ear to ear as she waved to the crowd gathered at the mall to see her.
Kate, 42, looked stunning in white as she arrived at Trooping the Color.
The family toured the Mall in The Glass Coach, closely following the King and Queen Camilla.
Prince William, who looked dapper in his red Irish Guards uniform, proudly displaying medals on his chest, also smiled at the crowd.
It is the first time the princess has been seen at a royal event since Christmas Day.
She and Wills sat on either side of Prince George as the car drove into Buckingham Palace.
Thousands of fans had already started lining the streets this morning to see her.
Well-wishers held Union Jacks high as they squeezed along the Mall – wearing crowns and fascinators atop their heads.
More than 30 aircraft will fly today as part of the commemorations – with the RAF Red Arrows paying a moving tribute to a fallen officer.
What is color trope?
TROOPING the Color or ‘The King’s Birthday Parade’ is a military ceremony dating back to the early 18th century.
The battalion’s colors (flags) were carried (or ‘trooped’) through the ranks so that they could be seen and recognized by the soldiers.
Since 1748, this parade has also marked the Sovereign’s official birthday.
The honor of trooping your color rotates between the five Infantry Guards regiments.
This year it belongs to Number 9 Company of the Irish Guards, which was created by Queen Victoria in 1900.
This year marks the second reign of Trooping the Color of His Majesty King Charles.
The King took part in his first Trooping the Color in 1951, aged three, traveling in a carriage with the Queen Mother, his aunt Princess Margaret.
Charles, then Prince of Wales, first took part in the parade as Colonel of the Welsh Guards in 1975.
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