Popsugar Celebrity The Royals The British Royal Family Debuts at Trooping the Colour Trooping the Colour: See How Each Royal Family Member Made Their Big Balcony Debut 7 June 2019 by Monica Sisavat Solís Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson Can you believe it's almost been a year since Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, made her royal debut at Trooping the Colour? Well, it's time for another parade, only this time it looks like all eyes may be on Prince Louis. The 1-year-old royal is reportedly set to make his debut at the event on Saturday, and given that royal children usually make their first appearances when they're young, it's highly possible. For those who aren't familiar with Trooping the Colour, it's an annual ceremony that originally began as a military parade when Charles II was king in the 17th century and takes place on one Saturday in June. During the event, the British royal family watches a flyover by the Royal Air Force and a 41-gun salute is fired. While Trooping the Colour is usually reserved for family, both Princess Diana and Sophie, Countess of Wessex made their debuts as fiancées. Ahead, take a walk down memory lane and look back at the royal family's Trooping the Colour debuts. Related: Happy Birthday, Your Majesty! Look Back at 60+ Years of Trooping the Colour Queen Elizabeth II, 1931 Image Source: Getty / PA Images Queen Elizabeth II was 5 years old when she made her debut. Little did she know, she'd be appointed to the throne after her father, King George VI's, death 20 years later. 1 / 46 Prince Philip, 1952 Image Source: Getty / PA Images Four months after Queen Elizabeth II took the throne, Prince Philip accompanied her to Trooping the Colour, marking his first time at the event. 2 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Paul Popper/Popperfoto 3 / 46 Prince Charles, 1951 Image Source: Getty / PA Images Prince Charles attended the military parade for the first time with his grandmother, the Queen Mother, and his aunt, Princess Margaret. 4 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Fox Photos 5 / 46 Princess Diana, 1981 Image Source: Getty / Princess Diana Archive Princess Diana made her Trooping the Colour debut four months after getting engaged to Prince Charles. They got married a month later at St Paul's Cathedral in London. 6 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Central Press 7 / 46 Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, 2005 Image Source: Getty / Daniel Berehulak On the other hand, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall didn't make her debut until two months after she and Prince Charles tied the knot. She arrived in a horse-drawn carriage with Prince William and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. 8 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein 9 / 46 Prince William, 1984 Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein The Duke of Cambridge was just days away from celebrating his 2nd birthday when he made his Buckingham Palace debut alongside Prince Charles, Princess Diana, and the rest of the royal family. 10 / 46 Image Source: Getty / David Levenson 11 / 46 Kate Middleton, 2011 Image Source: Getty / Max Mumby/Indigo The Duchess of Cambridge attended Trooping the Colour for the first time ever two months after her April 2011 wedding to Prince William. 12 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Dan Kitwood 13 / 46 Prince George, 2015 Image Source: Getty / Danny Martindale Prince George's debut was perhaps one of the cutest of all time. Not only did he wear the same outfit Prince William wore for his, but George — who was just a month away from turning 2 — had just become a big brother to Princess Charlotte the month before. 14 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 15 / 46 Princess Charlotte, 2016 Image Source: Getty / Max Mumby/Indigo Princess Charlotte hit a major milestone a month after celebrating her first birthday: she made her Buckingham Palace balcony debut! 16 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 17 / 46 Prince Harry, 1985 Image Source: Getty / David Levenson The Duke of Sussex was nine months old when Princess Diana and Prince Charles took him to his first Trooping the Colour. 18 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein 19 / 46 Meghan Markle, 2018 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein A month after tying the knot with Prince Harry and becoming the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle made her Trooping the Colour debut. 20 / 46 Image Source: Getty / James Devaney 21 / 46 Prince Andrew, 1961 Image Source: Getty / STRINGER Prince Andrew was 1 when he made his debut in Queen Elizabeth II's arms. 22 / 46 Image Source: Getty / PA Images 23 / 46 Princess Eugenie, 1998 Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein Princess Eugenie was 8 years old when she made her first Trooping the Colour appearance. 24 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Tim Graham 25 / 46 Princess Beatrice, 1991 Image Source: Getty / Martin Keene - PA Images Meanwhile, her younger sister was just two months away from turning 3 when she made hers. 26 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Martin Keene - PA Images 27 / 46 Prince Edward, 1964 Image Source: Getty / Fox Photos Prince Edward was the youngest royal family member to make his debut under Queen Elizabeth II's reign at just three months old. What a cutie! 28 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Fox Photos 29 / 46 Sophie, Countess of Wessex, 1999 Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein A week before tying the knot with Prince Edward, Sophie, Countess of Wessex made her first Trooping the Colour appearance. 30 / 46 Image Source: Getty / MARTYN HAYHOW 31 / 46 Lady Louise Windsor, 2009 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson Lady Louise Windsor was 5 years old when she stepped out for her first military parade with her parents, Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. 32 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Max Mumby/Indigo 33 / 46 James, Viscount Severn, 2013 Image Source: Getty / Max Mumby/Indigo Lady Louise Windsor's younger brother, James, Viscount Severn, also made his Trooping the Colour at the same age. 34 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Max Mumby/Indigo 35 / 46 Princess Anne, 1953 Image Source: Getty / Hulton Archive For her first Trooping the Colour, Princess Anne arrived in a carriage with the Queen Mother, Prince Charles, and Princess Margaret. 36 / 46 Image Source: Getty / PA Images 37 / 46 Peter Phillips, 1980 Image Source: Getty / Tim Graham Princess Anne's son was 2 years old when he attended his first Trooping the Colour. 38 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Tim Graham 39 / 46 Autumn Kelly Phillips, 2008 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson A month after tying the knot with Peter Phillips, Autumn Kelly joined him at Trooping the Colour. 40 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein 41 / 46 Isla and Savannah Phillips, 2017 Image Source: Getty / Max Mumby/Indigo Peter and Autumn Phillips's daughters made their debuts together. Isla was 5 at the time, while Savannah was 6. 42 / 46 Image Source: Getty / Max Mumby/Indigo 43 / 46 Zara Tindall, 1984 Image Source: Getty / Tim Graham Zara Tindall was 3 years old when she attended her first Trooping the Colour with the royal family. 44 / 46 Image Source: Getty / PA Images 45 / 46 Mike Tindall, 2016 Image Source: Getty / JUSTIN TALLIS Nearly five years after getting married to Zara, Mike Tindall attended his first Trooping the Colour. 46 / 46 The RoyalsThe British Royals