New Royals Meghan Markle and Little Prince Louis Attend Trooping the Colour

LONDON – There were two unexpected appearances at the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony on Saturday: Some of the British royal family’s newest members, the Duchess of Sussex and her nephew Prince Louis, son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended the official event marking the British monarch’s birthday. One-year-old Prince Louis made his first major public appearance alongside Meghan Markle, who took a break from maternity leave to attend Trooping the Colour, a tradition that began in 1748. The event takes place each year on the second Saturday of June. Markle, who gave birth four weeks ago to Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, put her maternity leave on hold to mark the occasion. Like his cousin Prince Louis did last year, Baby Archie stayed at home on the big day. Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex ride in a carriage during the Trooping of the Colour  NEIL HALL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Dressed in a midnight blue Givenchy dress by Clare Waight Keller and hat by Noel Stewart, Markle rode in a carriage with her husband Prince Harry and the Duchess of Cambridge, who was dressed in a bespoke yellow coat dress by Alexander McQueen and a hat by Philip Treacy. This year the Queen rode in a closed carriage, The

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