Duchess Kate’s gorgeous Trooping the Colour looks through the years

For more than 250 years, the ceremony known as <strong><a href="/tags/0/trooping-the-colour">Trooping the Colour</a></strong>, which is also <strong><a href="/tags/0/queen-elizabeth-ii">Queen Elizabeth</strong></a>’s birthday parade, has been the most spectacular event on the <strong><a href="/tags/0/british-royals">British royals</a></strong>’s calendar. <p><strong><a href="/tags/0/kate-middleton">The Duchess of Cambridge</a></strong> never disappoints with her elegance on the special day, so here we’re taking a look back at all her fashionable ensembles since her debut with the Royal Family...</p> Photo: © Getty Images
<h2>2011</h2> <p>Newlywed Kate opted for her wedding dress designer, <strong><a href="/tags/0/alexander-mcqueen">Alexander McQueen</a></strong>, for the white peplum coat she wore to her debut as a royal at the event. <p>Photos: © Getty Images</p>
<h2>2012</h2> <p>An <strong><a href="/tags/0/erdem">Erdem</a></strong> floral embroidered dress in pale lavender and a gorgeous Jane Corbett hat was Kate’s choice as she joined her husband <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-william">Prince William</a></strong> on the balcony the following year. <p>Photos: © Getty Images</p>
<h2>2013</h2> <p>A pregnant Kate was pretty in pink in custom Alexander McQueen in 2013 with one of her favourite hats by <strong><a href="/tags/0/jane-corbett">Jane Corbett</a></strong>. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
<h2>2014</h2> <p>A custom hat by <strong><a href="/tags/0/jane-taylor">Jane Taylor</a></strong> topped Kate’s brocade Alexander McQueen ensemble in 2014. <p>Photo: © Getty Images </p>
<h2>2015</h2> A sweet blue floral creation by British designer <strong><a href="/tags/0/catherine-walker">Catherine Walker</a></strong> and a <strong><a href="/tags/0/john-lock-and-company">John Lock and Company</a></strong> hat was the perfect look that year. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
<h2>2016</h2> Kate wore her hair up for the first time at Trooping the Colour, and was the vision of happiness with her children <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-george">Prince George</a></strong> and <strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-charlotte">Princess Charlotte</a></strong> on the Palace balcony. <p>She donned the white Alexander McQueen coat that she previously wore to Charlotte’s christening, and a beautiful <strong><a href="/tags/0/philip-treacy">Philip Treacy</strong></a> hat with rose detail. <p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>
<h2>2017</h2> <p>The Duchess stunned in a bright pink dress by Alexander McQueen. She topped the look off with a stunning hat by Jane Taylor and was perfectly coordinated with her adorable daughter Princess Charlotte, who wore a pink floral dress. <p>Photo: &copy; James Devaney/WireImage, Karwai Tang/WireImage
<h2>2018</h2> <p>Kate pulled out another Alexander McQueen look for last year’s celebration, and twinned with <strong><a href="/tags/0/duchess-of-cornwall">Camilla</a></strong> in pastel blue</strong>! She accessorized with a hat by <strong><a href="/tags/0/juliette-botterill">Juliette Botterill</a></strong> and wore her hair in a chignon. <p>Photo: &copy; Getty Images
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