The monarch decided she wanted to be accompanied only by working royals to watch the flypast from Buckingham Palace in London today as she focuses on those at the top of the line of succession.
The Duchess of Sussex, 40, joined her husband Prince Harry, 37, and royals to watch Trooping the Colour from the Major General s Office overlooking the Whitehall parade.
Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, like a mythic figure from the pages of Olde England's folklore, has been seen in public for the first time in almost three years. She made a surprise appearance at an event for her music charity, Future Talent, in London. She is married to Prince Edward, the Queen's cousin.
Despite not wanting to appear on the balcony, the couple s biographer Omid Scobie says Harry and Meghan do want to attend the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul s Cathedral.