Heartwarming salute to Kate Middleton

Heartwarming salute to Kate Middleton: Irish Guards give Princess of Wales three cheers during St Patrick’s Day parade as she continues her recovery at home – but for absent royal celebrants Desires ‘murder’.

The Irish Guards paid tribute to their absent colonel, the Princess of Wales, during their annual St Patrick’s Day parade this afternoon.

As the traditional parade went ahead as usual today, Kate, 42, was replaced at the ceremony in Aldershot by Lady Ghika, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Major General Sir Christopher Ghika.

Dressed in a plum coat, Lady Ghika presented the Irish Guards’ mascot, Seamus the dog, as is tradition at the parade.