Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte Share Balcony Moment at Trooping Colour — Princess Charlotte Outfit Trooping Colour
Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte moved closer together on the Buckingham Palace balcony during princess charlotte outfit trooping colour on June 13, then looked up with the rest of the Wales family as the RAF flypast passed overhead. The moment put the Princess of Wales and her daughter side by side in one of the day’s most visible scenes.
Trooping the Colour took place this year on June 13. Their position on the balcony stood out because Charlotte has long been described as her mother’s mini-me, and the two have been seen together in public before, including on April 5 at the royal family’s Easter Sunday service.
June 13 at Buckingham Palace
Karwai Tang, a royal photographer, said, "You can see that they are so close." He also recalled a scene from Wimbledon last year, saying, "At one point Charlotte started fanning her mum—it was really sweet," and added, "Kate gently tapped her arm to get her to stop, maybe so she didn’t cause any distraction while the players were serving."
That exchange sat alongside another detail from Tang: "But it was a really nice bit of interaction." Together, the balcony moment and the earlier courtside scenes show how often the pair appear together at public events, not just in formal family photographs.
Kate and Charlotte in public
A source told Hello! that Charlotte "cheers the princess up when she needs it most and has an uncanny ability to say the right thing at the right time". Royal biographer Ingrid Seward said Kate and Charlotte enjoy playing tennis, hiking, and watching rugby together.
Childrenswear designer Amaia Arrieta described Charlotte as "a caring and determined little girl" and said, "She is sweet, but also has her own opinions," reinforcing the picture of a child who is already visible in her mother’s public life.
For readers following the family’s public appearances, the key detail is simple: June 13 put Kate and Charlotte together again, in front of the balcony cameras, during one of the monarchy’s most watched events of the year.
