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The annual event celebrating the monarch's official birthday sees the royals take part in a military procession through London before returning to the palace balcony to watch the Royal Air Force perform a flypast.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026 The annual celebration featured more than 1,500 military personnel, 200 horses and 400 musicians before concluding with the traditional Buckingham Palace balcony appearance and flypast.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026 Prince George was playfully put in his place by his older cousin, Savannah Phillips, after the two were seen laughing together during the flypast.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
13 June 2026 Prince William and Kate Middleton were on hand with their children — Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7 — first participating in the procession through the city before returning to Buckingham Palace for the event's grand finale: the balcony appearance to watch a flypast.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
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