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See Every Photo from the 2019 Trooping the Colour

From Meghan and Kate's joint arrival to the queen's entrance, and more.

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Today, the royal family gathered in London for Trooping the Colour, the official celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's birthday. While the queen was actually born in April, it has become a royal tradition to celebrate the monarch's birthday a second time with a grand celebration since the reign of King George II. Click through for every image from the special day.

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Members of the Welsh Guards, a regiment of Household Division, march to the Horseguards parade.

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Prince Edward (far right) and Sophie, Countess of Wessex (second to the right) arrive in a carriage with their children, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.

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Meghan Markle, making a rare appearance during maternity leave, and Prince Harry arrive in a carriage with Kate Middleton and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.

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Meghan, Camilla, and Kate wave to the crowd. The Duchess of Sussex wears Givenchy while the Duchess of Cambridge wears Alexander McQueen; both are in their go-to designers.

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Sisters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie wave to guests during the procession.

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The queen, dressed in a pink and white tweed look by Angela Kelly, travels solo in the Scottish State Carriage.

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Her Majesty, in the carriage to the right, makes her way along The Mall to Horse Guards Parade.

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Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Andrew, and Princess Anne, Princess Royal ride on horseback behind the queen's carriage.

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The parade includes over 1,400 officers, 200 hundred horses, over 400 musicians.

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Musicians at the parade.

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Prince William gives a salute.

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Members of The King's Troop Royal Artillery lead the parade down the Mall back to Buckingham Palace after the parade.

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Members of the royal family begin to gather on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the parade.

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Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte wave from a Buckingham Palace window.

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The royal family gathers on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the RAF flypast.

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The royal family watches the RAF flypast.

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An aerial view of the RAF flypast over Buckingham Palace.

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The Cambridge children delight in the flypast.

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Prince Louis reaches for his father on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

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The Cambridges gather with the rest of the royal family.

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