Prince Louisstole the spotlighton the balcony at Saturday’s Trooping the Colour festivities in London, but he wasn’t the only royal making his debut at the annual event.
New royal husbands Jack Brooksbank —who wed Princess Eugenie in October 2018— and Thomas Kingston —who wed Lady Gabriella Windsor in May— were also first-timers on Saturday, with Brooksbank joining his wife and sister-in-law Princess Beatrice in a carriage ride before the Buckingham Palace balcony moment, and Kingston standing with his wife on the balcony (all the way to the left in the photo below).
Trooping the Colour is anannual celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s birthday. Though her actual birthdate is in April, and she celebrates the milestone privately, it’s also customary to celebrate a sovereign’s birthday publicly on a day during the summer, when the weather is nicer.
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Thomas Kingston and Lady Gabriella Windsor.Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Brooksbank and Kingston’s debuts on Saturday weren’t the only thing they have in common — they were both married at the same location,St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.(This was also the wedding venue for Prince Harry andMeghan Markle, who made herdebut as a royal mom on the palace balcony.)
Jack Brooksbank (left) with Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice.Pete Summers/Getty Images
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images
Since his wedding to Eugenie, Brooksbank has been warmly welcomed into the royal family. Heaccompanied Princess Eugenie for the annual Christmas walk to churchfor the first time this past December, and even joined the Yorks whenPrince Andrew reviewed the Troopsand took the salute at the Colonel’s Review at Horse Guards Parade. The Colonel’s Review is the second of two rehearsals ahead of Trooping The Colour.
Kate Middleton and Prince Louis.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Lady Gabriella, a Senior Director at Branding Latin America, is the daughter of one ofQueen Elizabeth‘s cousins,Prince Michael of Kent.She and Kingston, who works in frontier market investment,got engagedin August 2018, when Kingston popped the question on Sark, one of the Channel Islands just off the coast of France.
source: people.com
