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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

Royal Expert Says King Charles Views Kate Middleton as a "Huge Asset" and Gave Her a "Powerful" Trooping the Colour Role

Kate middleton wearing aquamarine at trooping the colour 2025.

Royal fans were delighted by Kate Middleton's appearance at Trooping the Colour on June 14, 2025, particularly as her aquamarine Catherine Walker coat dress channeled Princess Diana in the best way. Now, a royal expert has suggested King Charles's respect for his daughter-in-law was also on display at Trooping the Colour.

Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond discussed Princess Kate's position during the Trooping the Colour parade, which saw her sitting with King Charles and Queen Camilla to watch proceedings. "I thought it was highly significant to see Catherine on the dais alongside The King and Queen," Bond told the Mirror, via GB News. "She was there not only as a very senior member of the Royal Family but as Colonel in Chief of the Irish Guards as they marched by."

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