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In Pictures: Meghan back in the spotlight for Trooping the Colour

The event marks the Queen’s official birthday.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Trooping the Colour (Gareth Fuller/PA)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Trooping the Colour (Gareth Fuller/PA)

The Duchess of Sussex has made her first appearance at an official royal event since giving birth to son Archie, joining her husband at Trooping the Colour.

Meghan travelled to the ceremony with Harry, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge.

Trooping the Colour marks the Queen’s official birthday.

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Harry and Meghan make their way to Horse Guards Parade (Victoria Jones/PA)
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Meghan wore a dress by Clare Waight Keller and hat by Noel Stewart (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Kate wore a favourite designer – an Alexander McQueen dress and hat by Philip Treacy. Camilla had also chosen a mainstay designer Bruce Oldfield who had created a bright green dress and coat with white embroidery teamed with a Philip Treacy hat (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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It was Meghan’s first appearance at an official royal event since giving birth to son Archie (Victoria Jones/PA)
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The Queen during Trooping the Colour (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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The Queen wore an Angela Kelly tweed dress in shades of pale pink, mint yellow and gold and a matching hat by Ms Kelly (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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The Duke of Cambridge during the ceremony (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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A salute from William (Victoria Jones/PA)
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Soldiers head from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade (Victoria Jones/PA)
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Members of the Household Cavalry also took part (Victoria Jones/PA)
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The Princess Royal (Victoria Jones/PA)
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Autumn Phillips and daughter Isla leave Buckingham Palace (Victoria Jones/PA)
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Children look out from from the palace to catch a glimpse of proceedings (Victoria Jones/PA)
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Trooping the Colour at Horse Guards Parade (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Medics help a soldier who fell from his horse during the ceremony (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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The horse was soon rounded up (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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The ceremony marks the Queen’s official birthday (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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The event featured around 1,400 servicemen in total (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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The colour was first trooped through the ranks of soldiers before the guardsmen marched past the Queen (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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The royals later acknowledged the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Prince Louis made his debut on the famous balcony, waving to well-wishers (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team fly over Buckingham Palace (FS J Doak RAF/MoD/Crown Copyright/PA)

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