The monarch, 95, was joined by her cousin Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, at this year’s parade. Still scaled-down out of an abundance of caution amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it nonetheless represented an incremental return to grand Trooping the Colour festivities usually put on by the palace – not to mention, a step forward as they plan the spectacular Platinum Jubilee in 2022 in celebration of the record-breaking Queen’s 70 years on the throne.
On Saturday, the Queen and the Duke of Kent were greeted in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle.