Blue was the color of choice for the royal family as they kicked off the Platinum Jubilee celebrations with Trooping the Colour.

Queen Elizabethstepped onto the Buckingham Palace balcony wearing St. Patrick’s blue, a nod to the original symbolic color of Ireland which can also be representative of sovereignty.

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From left: Princess Anne, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Kate Middleton, Princess Charlotte and Prince George and Prince William on the balcony for Trooping the Colour on June 2.DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (C) stands with from left, Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Britain’s Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Britain’s Prince Louis of Cambridge, Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Britain’s Princess Charlotte of Cambridge , Britain’s Prince George of Cambridge, Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge , to watch a special flypast from Buckingham Palace

Karen Haller, behavioral color psychologist andThe Little Book of Colorauthor, previously spoke toMyLondonabout the royal family’s typical blue outfits, noting it shows that “they are coming together as a family, representing themselves as a cohesive unit.”

Queen Elizabeth.Tim Rooke/Shutterstock

The Queen, attends celebration marking her official birthday, during which she inspects troops from the Household Division as they march in Whitehall,

“When it comes to color psychology darker blues communicates you are in a position of authority, trustworthy, reliable and can be depended on,” Haller told the outlet. “You have a sense of duty and take that seriously with committed focus.”

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Kate Middleton.BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (C), flanked by Britain’s Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (L), waves to the public as she arrives on a carriage to attend the Queen’s Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour

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Prince HarryandMeghan Markle— Duke and Duchess of Sussex — also coordinated with family members in blue. Meghan wore an asymmetrical, wide-brimmed Stephen Jones hat with an oversized navy bow and coordinating navy dress, while Harry wore a blue suit rather than ceremonial dress as he has in the past.

Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte at Trooping the Colour on June 2.Karwai Tang/WireImage

Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte in the carriage procession at Trooping the Colour during Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee

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This year’s Trooping the Colour is historic, as it kicks off a long weekend of festivities celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, marking her record-breaking 70-year reign.

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