Popsugar Celebrity The Royals Royal Family at Trooping the Colour 2019 Pictures The Royal Family Was Out in Force to Celebrate the Queen's Official Birthday — Yes, Even Meghan Was There! 8 June 2019 by Tori Crowther Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford On a typical sunny but drizzly Saturday in London, the British royal family gathered at Buckingham Palace for the annual Trooping the Colour event, a celebration of the queen's official birthday which begins with a military parade. Trooping the Colour also includes a flypast by the Royal Air Force, which the royal family watches from the balcony of the palace. Last year was filled with plenty of sweet moments, particularly from the little cousins like Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Savannah and Isla Phillips. As well as watching the fly-by, the family rode past the crowds, either on horseback, or in carriages. This year the Queen rode in her carriage alone, followed in the second carriage were the Duchess of Cornwall, Catherine, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle, who surprised us all by taking a break from maternity leave to attend this important family event. Keep reading to see all the photos from the day. Related: Happy Birthday, Your Majesty! Look Back at 60+ Years of Trooping the Colour Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 1 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 2 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 3 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 4 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 5 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 6 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 7 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 8 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 9 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 10 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 11 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 12 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 13 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 14 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 15 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 16 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 17 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 18 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 19 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 20 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 21 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 22 / 55 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 23 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 24 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 25 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 26 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 27 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 28 / 55 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 29 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 30 / 55 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 31 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 32 / 55 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 33 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 34 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 35 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 36 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 37 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 38 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 39 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 40 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 41 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 42 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 43 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 44 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 45 / 55 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 46 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 47 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 48 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 49 / 55 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 50 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 51 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 52 / 55 Image Source: Getty / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS 53 / 55 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 54 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 55 / 55 The RoyalsThe British Royals