The other Buckingham Palace balcony: small members of the royal family who didn’t die for the king’s main group
The other Buckingham Palace balcony: Little royals who didn’t qualify for the King’s main birthday party can be glimpsed standing in a hidden gallery in the depths of the royal building
- Funny footage shows a group of six royals sitting on a balcony behind Charles’
- The petty royals included Flora Vasterberg, Queen Elizabeth’s cool cousin
Humorous photos reveal a group of underage royals who didn’t qualify for the King’s main birthday party – because they were spotted in a hidden gallery in the depths of Buckingham Palace.
King Charles, Kate, William, Charlotte, Louis and George took pride of place in a slimmed-down group of royals this afternoon as they greeted the crowds on the royal balcony.
But footage shows that the Kents – Timothy and Flora Vasterberg, the Earl of St Andrews, Lord Nicholas Windsor, Lady Gabriella and Thomas Kingston – also attended the Trooping the Color parade.
As Charles and his immediate family waved to spectators and looked up to watch the event’s flypast, the group of six petite royals stood directly behind them on a more discreet balcony.
Flora Vasterberg, married to Timothy, is the 28-year-old cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth, who married her husband in 2021 in a small private event.
Humorous photos reveal a group of underage royals who were ineligible for the King’s main birthday party – because they were spotted in a hidden gallery in the depths of Buckingham Palace
Footage shows the Kents – Timothy and Flora Vasterberg, the Earl of St Andrews, Lord Nicholas Windsor, Lady Gabriella and Thomas Kingston – also attending the Trooping the Color parade
King Charles, Kate, William, Charlotte, Louis and George took pride of place in a slimmed-down group of royals as they greeted the crowd on the royal balcony this afternoon
As Charles and his immediate family waved to spectators and looked up to watch the event’s flypast, the group of six petite royals stood directly behind them on a more discreet balcony
Including guests at their wedding Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.
The Earl of St Andrews, George Windsor, 60, is the son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent. He is also a respected philanthropist and former diplomat.
Also on the hidden balcony was Lady Gabriella Windsor, 42, the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.
Lady Gabriella was accompanied by her husband Thomas Kingston. Their wedding, attended by Queen Elizabeth II, took place at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, which also hosted the weddings of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex just months earlier in 2018.
It comes as little Prince Louis, five, stole the show on the royal balcony today as he delivered a cheeky salute to the adoring crowd cheering for his grandfather King Charles’s official birthday.
The adorable royal was also seen throwing his fists in the air and pouting as his mum Kate looked at him proudly and amusedly.
One of the main highlights of the flypast over Buckingham Palace saw 18 Typhoon fighter jets spell out the King’s monogram ‘CR’ – short for Charles Rex.
King Charles saddled up to become the first monarch in more than 30 years to take part in the ceremony as his official birthday parade began this morning.
The King, as Head of State, rode into the Horse Guards Parade at Whitehall.