So much attention was on the Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Sussex during Trooping the Colour, for good reason, but I just wanted to highlight some of the other royal figures who attended the annual event. Let’s start with the Queen! After all, it is her fake-ass birthday we’re celebrating. The Queen wore a fairly ugly tweed Angela Kelly suit and a Mad Hatter-style hat. I get that not every suit or coat is a winner, but I feel like the Queen had much better choices in her closet! People also noted the Prince Philip was nowhere to be seen during Trooping the Colour – this is the second year in a row he’s missed it, but he’s retired from public life now, and I imagine this is exactly the kind of event he does NOT miss. But that did mean that the Queen rode in her carriage alone. Maybe she preferred that, who knows. I do know that she looked grumpy about the chaotic scenes on the balcony.
Prince William, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Princess Anne all rode on horseback behind the Queen’s carriage, and they all wore their military uniforms. Anne looked particularly striking, and she seemed to take a position on the balcony right behind her mom. Whenever I worry that the Queen might get lonely without Philip by her side, I remember that she has Anne. Anne is probably such a comfort to her. The Duchess of Cornwall acted as a buffer between Kate and the Sussexes on the carriage ride, and then Camilla acted as a buffer between the Cambridges and the Queen on the balcony. Camilla’s bright green Bruce Oldfield suit is really cheap-looking, right?
Also in attendance: the York princesses, Beatrice and Eugenie. This was also the first Trooping for Eugenie’s husband, Jack Brooksbank. He was shoved to the back alongside the Sussexes. Jack is, in my opinion, better looking with his glasses. Beatrice’s dress is by Emilia Wickstead – it’s kind of blah, but I imagine that the detailing on the sleeves is quite pretty in person. Eugenie’s dress is Amanda Wakeley and I personally think she had the best look out of all the royal women (other than Anne).
Photos courtesy of WENN, Avalon Red and Backgrid.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. But what’s the story on the kid with his arm in a sling?
That’s what I want to know!
That’s quite the sling.
It looks like a makeshift sling. Who is this wee injured boy?
Makeshift exactly! Looks like someone grabbed a napkin off the breakfast buffet and tied him up with it.
Albert Windsor, the eldest son of Lord Nicholas Windsor and grandson of the Duke of Kent,
https://people.com/royals/albert-windsor-arm-sling-trooping-the-colour/
She’s old enough to have earned resting grumpy face.
And she’s been on her feet a lot over the past week between Trump, D-Day, and now this. She’s in her 90s. She can be grumpy.
She’s been a nasty monster convincing simpletons she’s an important symbol of the country her whole life – why act anything other than contemptuous now.
Yeah, she ain’t no human being.
The queen only smiles when there’s something to smile about, according a biographer. Apparently courtiers tried to get her to smile more when she was younger too.
I rather like that. Imagine trying to tell a queen she needs to smile more. GTFO.
Where is Anne? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a pic of her! (That I know of)
Directly behind her mother, in a dark blue uniform, talking to Charles.
It’s concerning that the queen looks in better health than Charles
I truly think Charles just has rosacea & that he’s a really fit person.
The Duke of York said something to The Queen as the family took position on the balcony. His hand gestures suggest that he was emphasizing a point. We need a lip reader. Anyone? Maybe whatever Andrew said put a bee in her bonnet.
She’s 93 and spent several days entertaining Trump. She’s probably tired.
Ditto. They probably all have post-drumpf depression after having to put on a dog and pony show for that witless dictator and his entourage.
And mentally drained dealing with that f-cking moron and his stupid ass family. My God that must’ve been exhausting.
Well how about she retire then? I mean what is she waiting for? Does she not want to enjoy any sort of retirement? I know people in their 70’s who would get a very nice pension if they retire but choose to keep on working for no reason. If you want to fill your time, volunteer somewhere. Let the younger generation in on those good jobs ! I know in the Queen’s case it’s a bit different. She obviously doesn’t think her son would make a good King or she would have given him the Throne by now.
the queen will never abdicate after seeing what her uncle’s abdication did to her father.
She took an oath to God that she’d serve until death.
Notasugarhere is right. The Queen had a apparently religious episode it is said at her Coronation back in 1953. It has been said she will not give up the Throne until her death. She apparently was shaken by this vision at the time
She’s a high ranking diplomat that’s her job . I’m sure she’s more professional than that
Beatrice and Eugenies outfits……absolutely hideous (unfortunately). The black detailing on Bee’s sleeves? Hideous.
Emilia Wickstead seems to include it in quite a number of her designs and it just looks really cheap and tacky to me.
Along with Pippa, they don’t seem to have a clue what’s flattering for them.
(Ok, enough bitching and moaning)
I agree the York princesses often don’t seem to have a clue what’s flattering for them.
I thought Beatrice looked pretty good for the Trooping of the Colours. She often does worse. As for Eugenie, she again shows that she has difficulty dressing for her shape. She is somewhat short and has the traditional Windsor full figure – more in line with the late Queen Mother. The dress just makes it more obvious.
Eugenie would benefit from learning a V neck is a great friend to a larger chested woman! These higher round necklines do her no favors with her chest and make her look MUCH larger than she is. She’s *not* fat; she just dresses poorly. I literally can only think of one or two outfits she’s worn that suited her figure. She is large bosomed with short waist (either that, or she needs to hike the girls up, as does Cam). That whole family would benefit from a good bra fitting 😊 (Didn’t TQ fire her bra maker for being indiscrete, a few years ago?).
ETA: Yup, she did. Wonder if all the Royal women used her?
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/queen-elizabeth-bra-fitter-loses-royal-warrant
I think both York women inherited their mother’s physique. And I think they both look quite nice here.
And Giddy: those are Queen Victoria’s eyes!
Yes, the Hanoverian eyes. Beatrice and Lord Freddie have them.
I like the dress and I think Eugenie looks lovely at this event, and the husband is quite handsome, I don’t understand anything Beatrice wears though.
I agree. I also wish that a good makeup artist would get hold of Beatrice. Surely her Uncle Fester eyes can be made into an asset or at least nor look slightly scary.
Eugenie is best in Westwood, who understands how to dress her figure. And her street style of shorter skirts, leather boots and jacket can be pretty good.
One of B’s best was the Roksanda Ilincic in pale pink with the purple at the cuffs. Or the olive green brocade one she wore on the Germany event with Eugenie. And Elie Saab, the pale pink evening gown and another shorter white one he made for her. Simple and classic.
HM or Andrew should throw some personal money at Angela Kelly, the Queen’s dresser. Hire her, off the taxpayers dime, to give them some pointers.
Their outfits never really work for me either but they are becoming more beautiful with age. Really lovely faces and hair. They look like a lot of fun also.
They ALL look rather grumpy…
Beatrice must’ve borrowed that dress from Sophie. Sophie wore that pink dress to Ascot, I believe.
I thought Princess B wore this dress before or you’re right the Duchess of Sussex wore it first.
I actually like the dress on Princess B and I too thought she looked really nice.
Could some please tell Princess B that she would photograph better if she closed her mouth!
I think that’s difficult -she has a very short upper lip & long teeth. She often looks as if she can’t close her lips. With the mouth + protuberant eyeballs, she lost out in the genetic pool.
Sophie is the Countess of Wessex, not the Duchess of Sussex.
It would be fun if Beatrice was borrowing Sophie’s pink Wickstead dress.
Maybe they have a consignment shop at KP.
TQ takes this event VERY seriously and Phillip would have been back at the palace taking notes and names as well. The BBC had a few ex-military commentators who both said TQ takes names and notes and if there was anything that wasn’t right she mentions it to them when she meets the head military peeps afterwards – Phillip is also well known for doing this.
At Louis made up for her grumpy rest face – that kid was the most enthusiastic one on the whole balcony. Waving his little hand like it was all for him PLUS his grumpy unimpressed face when they walked onto the balcony made the Queen look positively happy.
How was Camilla the buffer? If makes sense that she would ride in the carriage with her husband’s children.
I don’t understand why 1) H&M need a buffer when the issue appears to be between the brothers and W wasn’t there and 2) the queen would need a buffer when nothing indicates she has an issue with her grandson and his family.
These were my questions, too.
I don’t think the people in that particular carriage needed a buffer. I think Kate and H&M get along just fine. No one looked tense.
I wish the Queen would step aside. She’s more than earned the right to kick her feet up at Balmoral.
I wonder if Charles has rosacea? (I was recently diagnosed and now see red faced people everywhere!)
I think he has been diagnosed with it.
Princess Anne is so badass. She was so regal riding on horseback next Andrew and Charles.
i think it was William not Andrew.
That’s Andrew beside her. William is on the white horse.
All four were behind the queen & it’s hard to tell who’s who with those bearskin hats on! I guess it would be down to recognizing the individual uniforms & insignia worn.
I think that Queen looks great, it’s a lovely outfit. I think that problem is that we usually see her in very bright colors on the balcony so this seems a little bland.
I prefer her bright colors!
HM was also seated in covered carriage which is unusual. The excuse was rain but it looked sunny.
It was sunny, but reports are that it was *very* windy. There’s one carriage pic of Camilla & Kate holding on to their hats.
Eugenie is really really growing on me.
I’ve said for several months now that I don’t think the queen looks well. Her clothes were the first sign to me as they appear to be too big on her. She’s definitely lost a fair amount of weight. I really wonder if she’s ill.
When I first saw HM’s outfit, I thought she was dressed for winter season….maybe she’s suffering chills?
It is hard to tell with her outfits. She picks out many of the fabrics with Angela Kelly. They go for silk, wool, and woven/pattern fabrics because they show fewer creases and breathe better than synthetics. That means she sometimes looks dressed for winter in the summer, even if it is a light, breathable silk tweed fabric. Think a summer Chanel suit or her Diamond Jubilee boat trip outfit.
Yeah it’s more subdued than her other outfits, but I loved the Queen’s tweed coat and hat ensemble! Much better than that neon green outfit she wore 2-3 years ago.
Yep Jack Brooksbank is cute in his glasses. Wonder if Beatrice will get engaged this year.
Camilla take the grumpy award! She could barely muster a wave when they were riding in. Seriously looked like she was hating every moment.
I thought both Beatrice and Eugenie looked absolutely lovely, and actually much better than either Meghan or Kate! I typically dislike their fashion choices, so it was great seeing them both look so fantastic. I particularly liked the pink with B’s coloring.
@Kaiser, Camilla’s outfit does look like a cheap version of a similar outfit HM has in Wedgwood blue. HM has worn it several times, including last year at the Cartier Queen’s Cup Final at Windsor. Camilla has another version in navy and cream, much better than the green one, that she wore for Commonwealth Day service last year.
After effects from her Trump visit. She’ll have to rest long and hard to get over that one.
I think Beatrice’s outfit is the best. Eugenie looks like she’s wearing a floral tablecloth…that doesn’t even fit her properly.
They all do look unusually disgruntled, don’t they?