Kate Middleton’s Potential Balcony Appearance Spark Speculation Amid Trooping the Colour Event. Katemiddleton

only invite active royals to accompany him for his birthday’s grand conclusion.

This tradition from the last couple of years suggests that younger royals such as Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and certainly Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who will likely stay back in California, might not feature.

Given this slimming down of family members present, it might also exclude the presence of the very popular Princess of Wales, age 42, who is currently undergoing preventative cancer treatment. Whether she will grace Trooping with her attendance remains uncertain, although it has been communicated that she might consider attending if her health allows.Historian and Royal expert Dr Tessa Dunlop argues that Kate epitomises “British royalty at its best” and speculation over whether or not she will attend Trooping the Colour will inevitably lead to pointless queries regarding Harry and Meghan, who are evidently “out of the picture”.”This year that balcony cast will have even slimmer pickings if the Princess of Wales stays away. In which case might it be time to review the role of non-working royals? All those cousins Eugenie, Beatrice, and Zara who have long behaved with hallmark loyalty would surely relish the prospect of standing shoulder to shoulder with their King. After all, isn’t that what families are for?”

Meanwhile, Tessa noted that this year’s Trooping the Colour will demonstrate how much has changed for the Royal Family – even within just one year. She elaborated: “2024 is not royal service as usual. And nor should it be.