During Trooping the Colour this weekend, Princess Kate appeared to glare at anti-monarchy protesters lined up on the streets of London. The King's official birthday celebrations were topped with a Red Arrows fly-past on Saturday after a display of military pomp and pageantry.
Thousands of fans gathered to see a glimpse of the royals as they rode in a carriage down the streets of London. Princess Catherine rode with her children George, Louis and Charlotte, but was met by an anti-monarchy group, Republic, who opened umbrellas which read 'Stop The Reign'. Some anti-monarchy protesters booed the family as they rode past.
The Princess of Wales stared down the protesters before joining other Royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Staring towards the demonstrators from her carriage, Kate kept a cool face and didn't show emotion as she passed by. Kate wore a striking, wide-brimmed blue and white Philip Treacy hat and a matching Catherine Walker outfit.
Trooping the Colour is a historic ceremony where colours, or regimental flags, used as rallying points in battle, were 'trooped' or paraded in front of soldiers so they would be recognised. In summer sunshine, Charles inspected the troops from a carriage, passing the ranks of just over a thousand guardsmen from the Grenadier, Scots, Irish and Coldstream Guards regiments and later stood to salute as the colours were marched past him.
Prince Louis, often the star of royal events like this, was smartly dressed in a shirt, trousers, tie and double-breasted jacket for the event and at one point pulled at his collar as he tried to loosen it. When the Red Arrows flew over, he turned and spoke to his parents, making William and Kate laugh.
Crowds had gathered in The Mall to see the royal family, but the area directly in front of Buckingham Palace was kept free of spectators. To get the latest news from the capital, visit Metro's London news hub.
