Who made it on to the Buckingham Palace balcony? Queen is joined by THREE generations of family including her cousins, three of her children and three great-grandchildren - but Harry and Meghan miss out

• Slimmed down Royal Family line-up joined the Queen on Buckingham Palace balcony for Trooping the Colour
• Just 17 working royals were invited, compared to the 40 who were present last time event was held in 2019
• Queen made the decision to include only working royals in order to avoid awkwardness over Prince Andrew
• Also avoided any issues around Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex, who watched Trooping the Colour
• Latest Platinum Jubilee news as the Queen celebrates 70 years of service

By STEPHANIE LINNING FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 13:34, 2 June 2022 | UPDATED: 15:17, 2 June 2022

The Queen was joined by a slimmed-down version of the Royal Family as she stepped out onto the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the Platinum Jubilee flypast following Trooping the Colour.

In order to avoid any awkwardness surrounding the presence of Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew, the Queen decreed that only working members of the Royal Family would join her on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the flypast.

The balcony appearance, which is often seen as the centrepiece of major royal occasions, including Trooping the Colour and weddings, previously saw the Queen's extended family gather to watch a flypast and is a rare chance for fans to see the entire extended family together.

In 2019, there were 40 members of the family present, including her grandchildren and their families, as well as more distant relatives like her cousins' children.

But this year just 17 members of her family were present: The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children, The Earl and Countess of Wessex and their children, The Princess Royal and Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra.


Royal Family: 1. The Duke of Gloucester; 2. The Duchess of Gloucester; 3. Princess Alexandra; 4. The Duke of Kent; 5. Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence; 6. Princess Anne; 7. The Duchess of Cornwall; 8. Prince Charles; 9. The Queen; 10. Prince Louis; 11. The Duchess of Cambridge; 12. Princess Charlotte; 13. Prince George; 14. Prince William; 15. Sophie, Countess of Wessex; 16. James, Viscount Severn; 17. Lady Louise Windsor; 18. Prince Edward

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• According to witnesses, the couple were mostly cheered by fans although footage also showed audible boos

By DANYAL HUSSAIN and SHEKHAR BHATIA and MARK DUELL FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 14:36, 3 June 2022 | UPDATED: 18:17, 3 June 2022

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