Like last year, the Duke of York was understood to have joined the King and the rest of the family for the investiture in the castle’s Garter throne room and the traditional lunch that takes place afterwards in the Waterloo Chamber, both of which took place behind closed doors.

However, he was not part of the procession and was not photographed alongside the other Royals wearing the Order’s extravagant velvet robes and plumed hats.

At last year’s ceremony, the then Duchess of Cornwall became a Royal Lady of the Order of the Garter.

This year, as the newly crowned Queen, she accompanied the King in the procession and service wearing a white dress, underneath her robes, by Bruce Oldfield – who also designed her Coronation gown.

The Princess of Wales, who is not in the Order, wore a black and white polka dot dress by Alexandra Rich and a black hat by Phillip Treacy with white feather detail.