No Harry, Meghan or Andrew on queen's jubilee balcony: palace

Trooping the Colour is believed to have first been performed more than 250 years ago during the reign of King Charles II and marked the official birthday of the British sovereign

Queen Elizabeth's son Prince Andrew, her grandson Harry and his wife Meghan will not join her on the Buckingham Palace balcony for this year's Trooping the Colour, royal officials said on Friday.

The decision means the queen will be joined by Charles, his second wife Camilla and 15 other senior royals on the balcony for the end of the military pageant and ceremonial fly-past.