During the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in central London,the Princess of Wales and her three children encountered jeers from anti-monarchy protesters. As the royal family traveled toward Buckingham Palace, members of the group Republic used umbrellas to display messages against the monarchy.

Republic's "Stop The Reign" umbrellas in central London

The anti-monarchy group Republic staged a targeted demonstration during the procession through central London, according to the report. Demonstrators utilized umbrellas to spell out the phrase "Stop The Reign" as the royal family passed by. The group also engaged in chanting, with spectators hearing calls of "Not my King" and "Not my Queen" directed at the passing carriage.

The Princess of Wales, Catherine, appeared "unimpressed" by the jeers as she rode in a horse-drawn landau alongside Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. While the event was intended to celebrate the official birthday of King Charles, the presence of the protesters created a visible contrast to the military pomp and pageantry traditionally associated with the ceremony.

Regimental honors and the 1,000 guardsmen

The ceremony featured a massive military presence,including approximately 1,000 guardsmen from the Grenadier, Scots, Irish, and Coldstream Guards regiments. King Charles inspected these troops at Horse Guards Parade, where about 8,000 family memberrs and officers had gathered to witness the historic event, as the report states.

The royal women also used the occasion to pay tribute to their respective military connections.. The Princess of Wales wore the brooch of the Irish Guards, a regiment for which she serves as Colonel. Similarly, Queen Camilla, the Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, wore a red Fiona Clare dress inspired by the regiment's uniform, complete with a black beret featuring a white plume by Treacy.

Prince Louis's view from the Duke of Wellington's former office

While the adults maintained a formal presence, the younger members of the royal family were observed engaging with the spectacle in more candid ways. Prince Louis, the youngest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales, was seen ducking down to look through a half-open window to catch a glimpse of the festivities.

The eight-year-old prince, along with 12-year-old Prince George and 11-year-old Princess Charlotte, watched the events from a first-floor window of the Duke of Wellington's former office. This vantage point allowed the children to see the celebratory fly-past, which included ten waves of aircraft such as Typhoon jets, Chinook helicopters, and the Red Arrows.

The missing response to the "Not my Queen" chants

Despite the detailed reporting on the visual elements of the parade, several specific details regarding the confrontation remain unverified. The report does not clarify the scale of the protest beyond the actions of the Republic group, leaving it unknown how many individuals participated in the chanting or if the jeers were a widespread occurrence among the crowds on The Mall.

Furthermore, there is no information regarding a formal response from the Palace or from the Republic group concerning the specific interaction with the Princess of Wales and her children. It remains unclear whether security protoclos were adjusted in response to the "Stop The Reign" demonstration or how the royal family's team managed the tension between the celebratory atmosphere and the anti-monarchy sentiment.