Full list of royals who missed out on Buckingham Palace balcony spot | Royal | News
The King led senior members of the Royal Family at this year’s Trooping the Color event on Saturday, accompanied by Queen Camilla. The Prince and Princess of Wales also appeared on stage with their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, as well as Prince Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence.
List of royals appearing on the balcony for 2026 Joining the Colors
- King Charles
- Queen Camilla
- Prince and Princess of Wales
- Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis
- Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
- Princess Anne
- Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence
- The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
- Duke of Kent
The Unseen Royal family:
Lady Louise Windsor was also absent from today’s Trooping the Colour, having missed the event for several years due to her studies in Scotland.
His brother James, Earl of Wessex, also attended Peter Phillips’ wedding last weekend, but missed the opportunity to go out on the balcony today.
Unsurprisingly, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did not appear on the balcony today. The couple, who last attended the event in 2019, stepped down as senior royal staff in 2020 and have not traveled to the UK together since 2022.
Their children, seven-year-old Prince Archie and five-year-old Princess Lilibet, have also never attended any royal events, including the Joining of the Colours.
Like his daughters, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has not been on the balcony for several years.
The disgraced royal, who is no longer a working royal, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing over the Epstein scandal and has seen her reputation shattered in recent years.
Although royals have been allowed to appear on the balcony in the past, the late Queen only allowed working royals to do so in 2022. At the time, Buckingham Palace said the decision to include only royals performing official public duties was made “after careful consideration”.
