Meghan attends first royal engagement since Archie’s birth
Written by News on 09/06/2019
The Duchess of Sussex has joined other members of the Royal Family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace in her first royal engagement since the birth of her son Archie.
Meghan, her husband Prince Harry and other royals moved to the balcony for an RAF fly-past after attending the Trooping the Colour parade to celebrate the Queen’s official birthday.
Before the planes made their entrance, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte were seen waving from a window in the palace.
The royal couple travelled to the event in a horse drawn carriage with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
Crowds in the Mall cheered as the quartet passed heading for Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall, central London, for the Trooping ceremony.
Meghan, who has been on maternity leave, chose a navy one-tone dress by Clare Waight Keller and a hat by Noel Stewart for her first public appearance since giving birth last month.
Archie is only a month old, but her husband, the Duke of Sussex, has already said parenthood has changed their lives and he cannot imagine life without his son.
Meghan’s reappearance in public life comes immediately after Donald Trump left the UK.
During his visit, the US president said she had been “nasty” about him.
In an interview with Piers Morgan, he said: “That’s OK for her to be nasty. It’s not good for me to be nasty to her and I wasn’t.”
He was referring to the 2016 US presidential campaign, when, he said, she “wasn’t so nice” to him.
The Queen, who celebrated her 93rd birthday on 21 April, wore an Angela Kelly outfit made up of a pastel tweed dress in shades of pale pink, mint yellow and gold with a matching hat.
Her Majesty, who has had a busy week entertaining the US president and attending events to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, also sported a badge of The Brigade Of Guards.
In another horse-drawn carriage was Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank, Princess Beatrice and the Duke of Kent.
Members of some of Britain’s most prestigious regiments line up to be inspected by the monarch in the centuries-old spectacle.
Around 1,400 military personnel joined the event, which is social as well as ceremonial.
Partners and family members of those involved watched from stands overlooking the parade ground.
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The massed bands of the Household Division and the Mounted Band of the Household Calvary provided the musical backing for the ceremony.
It wasn’t all plain sailing however, as soon after the Queen arrived at the parade ground, a horse could be seen running across the open space after apparently unseating its rider.
More than 20 aircraft took part including modern jets and historic aircraft, with the Red Arrows as the finale.
Trooping the Colour originated from traditional preparations for battle and has commemorated the birthday of the sovereign for more than 250 years.
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