After six months out of the public eye, Kate Middleton returned to royal life for Trooping the Color, King Charles’ annual birthday parade, on June 15, 2024. However, when the Princess of Wales made her debut after undergoing cancer treatment, she was without Prince William. Where was the Prince of Wales during this critical moment in Kate’s royal life?

Prince William’s position as the heir apparent to King Charles led him to choose his duties to the crown over a carriage ride alongside the princess during Trooping the Color. Kate Middleton was left alone to make her royal return alongside the couple’s children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

People Magazine reported that instead of sitting alongside his wife, William rode horseback in King Charles’ birthday parade. He strode alongside fellow royal family members, Princess Anne, and Prince Edward. 

As honorary Colonel of the Welsh Guards, William’s duty to the crown separated him from his wife during her first royal appearance in six months. Instead, William represented King Charles, who rode in a carriage with his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, instead of on horseback with his siblings and son.

Typically, the monarch rides down from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade via The Mall to inspect the troops. However, due to Charles’ cancer diagnosis, it was determined he wouldn’t perform this vital task this year on horseback as he did in 2023.

Instead, Charles inspected the troops from a dais on the parade ground. He saluted the Foot Guards as they strode past.

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