The Princess of Wales gave her youngest son, Prince Louis, a firm instruction as the royals prepared to leave the balcony of Buckingham Palace at the conclusion of the King’s birthday celebrations
The royal family give their final wave from the Palace balcony(Image: PA)
During Trooping the Colour on Saturday, the Royal family gathered on the Buckingham Palace balcony, where Princess Kate was seen giving Prince Louis a clear yet gentle directive.
While enjoying the King’s birthday parade, Louis appeared well-behaved, even if many were eager to see his characteristic playful nature.
Even though Louis was largely kept in line by his siblings, George and Charlotte, lip reader Jeremy Freeman reports that Princess Kate had to give one straightforward command.
After the royals assembled for the final moments before re-entering Buckingham Palace post-Red Arrows flypast, Freeman told The Mirror that Kate instructed him to pay attention for the national anthem.
Freeman disclosed that as the celebration neared its end and Louis seemed fidgety, Kate turned to her brood and quietly said: “National anthem. Louis, stand.”
This resulted in Louis promptly straightening himself up and attentively participating in the anthem.
High above on the balcony, according to Freeman, there were pleasantries exchanged between King Charles and Prince William about the splendid nature of the day, commending both the military march and the Red Arrows’ impressive display, reports the Mirror.
Freeman shared a conversation he witnessed at the end of the RAF flypast, with William allegedly remarking to Charles: “Oh my word, what a day,” and Charles responding: “Great theatre.”
In a rather endearing moment on the balcony, the trio of generations engaged in a frank discussion about the planes seen during the flypast.
Prince Louis, the Prince of Wales and Prince George on the balcony of Buckingham Palace(Image: PA)
Freeman remarked on how while William chatted with Kate, King Charles chimed in enquiring: “What is that?” as he gestured towards a plane passing overhead.
William then queried his father, hesitantly asking: “Errr is that Poseidon?” It was Prince George who entered the dialogue with affirmation, stating: “It’s a Poseidon, yeah.”
Following the wrap-up of the King’s birthday revelries, the Royal family highlighted the event through several videos. In one short clip shared by William and Kate, William is depicted exiting the Palace donning his military attire and mounting his steed for the parade, whilst Kate and the youngsters — George, Charlotte, and Louis — get into the carriage headed for the Mall.
King Charles and Queen Camilla added their compilation video to the mix as well, posted on the official Royal Family social media channels, featuring snapshots of royals embarking into their carriages for the procession, the spectacular Red Arrows flypast, and even a delightful scene of King Charles feeding a carrot to one of the horses involved in the procession.
Accompanying the video footage, the King and Queen voiced their gratitude to the service personnel for rendering the day “truly triumphant”. This celebration marked the third Trooping the Colour parade under Charles’ sovereignty.
The colour – regimental flag – being paraded this year is the King’s Colour of Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards, also referred to as the sovereign’s bodyguard, which is marking its 375th anniversary this year.