The royals are gathering at the Buckingham Palace balcony at Trooping the Colour and yes, Meghan Markle is there. The Duchess of Sussex joins her new in-laws at her first time at the event, which arrives less than a month after her royal wedding to Prince Harry.
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Her fellow Duchess Kate Middleton is also present, though the Duke of Cambridge isn't present on the balcony since he and his father Prince Charles are participating in the military procession.
Both Duchesses curtsied to the Queen as she rode in on her carriage below. Her Majesty and other royals are expected to join the rest of the family to watch the royal air force fly overhead for the event.
Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice were also in attendance. So were Peter Phillips (Prince Harry's cousin), Autumn Phillips, and their daughters Isla Phillips and Savannah Phillips.
This is the first time Markle has been photographed this many members of the royal family. Even her official wedding portraits only included the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince George, and Princess Charlotte.
This is one grand way to welcome her to the family.
Royal blog Royal Central reports that this is the largest royal family gathering so far this year. Some members of the clan are present that were not at the royal wedding last month.
Of course, the real celebrant of the occasion is Queen Elizabeth II; the event is held to honour the sovereign's birthday. (Though her actual birthday is on April 21.)
The festivities include a parade and the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows fly-past, which the royal family watch from the Buckingham Palace balcony.
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