Queen Elizabeth announced last month that only working individuals of the royal family will appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony for Trooping the Colour on Thursday, but they will be in attendance.
The couple will view the Horse Guards Parade on Thursday from the Major General's Office, which overlooks the parade grounds, alongside with different grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth who are no longer taking phase in the carriage procession or balcony appearance, like Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex "look forward" to watching the annual Trooping parade "from the Major General's Office tomorrow," a spokesperson for the couple told PEOPLE.
While historically the Buckingham Palace balcony is filled with prolonged contributors of the royals family to watch a flypast at some point of Trooping the Colour, Queen Elizabeth announced final month that only working royals and some of their kids will collect on the balcony this year.
"After cautious consideration, the Queen has decided that this year's normal Trooping the Colour balcony appearance on Thursday 2nd of June will be confined to Her Majesty and these participants of the Royal Family who are currently project official public responsibilities on behalf of the Queen," a Buckingham Palace spokesman says.
Since Meghan and Harry stepped returned from their roles as senior working royals in 2020, they are no longer invited onto the balcony.
The household contributors who will appear on the palace balcony all through Trooping the Colour alongside the Queen will be Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. The Queen's cousins, the Duke of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Alexandra will also be in attendance.
William and Kate's children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, are additionally anticipated to be there alongside with Edward and Sophie's kids, Lady Louise and James, Viscount Severn. Princess Anne's husband Sir Tim Laurence may also show up as he's a universal supporter of his spouse in the course of her public duties.
Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, travelled from California to the U.K. to participate in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee festivities this week. The couple relocated to Montecito in 2020 after stepping again as senior royals.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are additionally predicted to attend the National Service of Thanksgiving honouring the Queen, 96, at St. Paul's Cathedral on Friday.
Meghan and Harry's two youth — Archie Harrison, 3, and Lilibet Diana, who will turn 1 on June 4 — joined their dad and mom on the time out to the U.K. It is not yet recognized which, if any, events they will attend alongside their parents.
Meghan made her Trooping the Colour debut in 2018, simply weeks after her royal wedding to Prince Harry. The couple attended the tournament again in 2019, quickly after welcoming Archie.
Meghan and Prince Harry also regarded collectively on the Buckingham Palace balcony in July 2018 the a centesimal birthday of the Royal Air Force.
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