Prince Louis takes centre stage during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Prince Louis steals the show! Mischievous young royal takes centre stage as he chats constantly to the Queen on balcony, picks his nose and even barges past Her Majesty
Platinum Jubilee celebrations start today, millions coming to London to mark the historic occasionThe first official event, which kicked off at 10am, was the Queen’s Birthday Parade at Horse GuardsCambridge children Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, rode in horse-drawn carriageThe youngest Cambridge child was snapped waving at the crowds, as well as pulling animated faces
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Prince Louis took centre stage at today’s London Platinum Jubilee celebrations, stealing the scene with his mischievous antics as he was snapped pulling faces and was reportedly seen picking his nose during Trooping the Colour.
Four-year-old Louis, who is the youngest of the Cambridge children, was also photographed waving enthusiastically at bystanders earlier in the day, as he joined his siblings Prince George, eight, and Princess Charlotte, seven, in a carriage ride down the Mall to Horse Guards Parade for the Queen‘s Birthday Parade, the first official Platinum Jubilee event of the bank holiday weekend.
However, his most attention-grabbing moments came courtesy of the obviously strong bond he shares with his great grandmother, the Queen, who was seen chatting to the youngster during the flypast in an effort to distract him from the loud noise of the aircraft.
And Louis seemed entranced, looking up inquisitively at the monarch, and seeking out her attention.
Louis (pictured, centre) appears to shared a special bond with his great-grandmother the Queen, who was seen entertaining the young royal during Trooping the Colour
At one point while watching Trooping the Colour, the young royal appeared to be overwhelmed by the noise, and was seen covering his ears while shouting
After his animated carriage ride, the four-year-old prince (pictured, centre) still had plenty of energy, and was snapped frowning as he saluted while watching Trooping the Colour with his big sister Princess Charlotte (picture, right) on a balcony at Horseguards Parade
At times, the occasion seemed like too much for the four-year-old, who was snapped pulling a range of faces during his public appearance
Although the young royal seemed overwhelmed at times by the noise, a few soothing words from his ‘Gan-gan’ seemed to do the trick and calm him down
At one point, Louis even broke away from his mother Kate Middleton to barge past the Queen, much to the bemusement of the Duchess and Camilla.
According to a lipreader, during the noisy flypast, as Louis was seen trying to squeeze past the Queen, Kate said to Camilla: ‘He really is trying to squeeze by!’
As the planes flew overhead, Kate said to Louis: ‘It’s so cool look at that.’
Meanwhile, speaking to her great grandson, the Queen said: ‘Look up at all that smoke!’
After the flypast, she turned back to the young royal, and added: ‘Let’s go it’s finished now. That really was wonderful, so incredible.’
The young royal’s performance did not go unnoticed, with people taking to social media in their droves to brand Louis a ‘mood’, and create memes featuring images from the day.
The young royal appeared to have won a legion of fans thanks to his outgoing behaviour, with many taking to social media to brand the youngster a ‘mood’
Louis’ attention-grabbing actions on the balcony followed his eventful ride down The Mall earlier that morning, when he’d travelled to the Palace in a horse-drawn carriage with his mother mother Kate Middleton, 40, the Duchess of Cornwall, 74 as well as his siblings George and Charlotte.
Video footage of the journey appears to show Charlotte ticking off her younger brother for waving too much at the assembled crowds.
A clip of the children shows the seven-year-old princess asking Prince Louis to ‘stop waving!’ as they made their journey through the crowds.
This prompted a minor squabble between the youngest two royals in the carriage, while their elder brother Prince George looks on.
However, despite being ticked off by his sister, Prince Louis continued to wave animatedly at bystanders, though all three children were snapped showing respect for their great grandmother, the Cambridge children dutifully bowed their heads when the national anthem was played on their arrival into Horse Guards Parade.
The young Cambridge siblings (pictured, L-R) George, Louis, and Charlotte were joined by Mia Grace Tindall (far right) and Princess Beatrice (top) while they watched Trooping the Colour
Prince Louis (pictured, centre) was snapped pulling faces while he waved animatedly at the crowd while riding a horse-drawn carriage down the Mall during today’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations
The oldest Cambridge child, Prince George, eight (pictured, left) appeared to wince as Prince Louis waved at bystanders while pulling a face from his horse-drawn carriage
At one point during the carriage ride, Prince George (left) appeared to lose his cool with his younger brother Louis (right)
Despite the animated carriage ride, all three children showed respect to the great-grandmother, bowing their heads as the national anthem played
Sophie Wessex looked typically elegant in a pink gingham ensemble while Prince Edward wore military dress uniform
Lady Louise looked perfectly poised as she rode in a carriage with her brother James, 14, pictured, and her parents
Despite not yet being old enough to be a senior working member of the royal family, Lady Louise was invited to join in the celebrations alongside her parents and brother
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester were photographed as they rode in the third carriage that left the forecourt of Buckingham Palace carrying members of the Royal Family down The Mall this morning
While the Cambridge children made the journey to Buckingham Palace in a carriage, the Queen was spotted travelling from Windsor Castle by car.
However, other members of the Firm also made public appearances in horse-drawn carriages, with three leaving the forecourt of Buckingham Palace carrying members of the Royal Family down The Mall this morning.
The first carriage took the Cambridge children, as well as Kate Middleton and the Duchess of Cornwall.
They were followed in the glorious sunshine by the Earl and Countess of Wessex with their son James, Viscount Severn, and finally the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence in the third carriage.
Prince Charles, Prince William and Princess Anne rode on horses during the traditional carriage procession which left Buckingham Palace ahead of Trooping the Colour, also known as the Birthday Parade, at the start of festivities.
The Queen smiles as members of the Royal Family attend Trooping the Colour at Buckingham Palace in London this afternoon
Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis wave during the flypast as they stand on the Buckingham Palace balcony today
Camilla, Prince Charles, the Queen, Prince Louis, the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince William appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as part of the Trooping the Colour parade today
(From left) Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Princess Anne, Camilla, Prince Charles, the Queen, Prince Louis, the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, Prince William and Sophie, Countess of Wessex at Buckingham Palace today
The Cambridge children bowed their heads when the national anthem was played on their arrival into Horse Guards Parade. George was dressed in a navy suit, white shirt and blue tie for the occasion, while Louis was wearing a sailor-style white and navy top echoing an outfit worn by his father at the 1985 Trooping event.
Charlotte’s hair was down, dressed up with two fine plaits fastened with a blue ribbon, and she wore a cornflower dress. She peered out of the central window at Horse Guards Parade as Louis pointed out towards the ceremony.
They arrived at Horse Guards Parade alongside their mother and grandmother in a carriage. The Duchess of Cambridge was wearing a white coat dress by Alexander McQueen and a hat by Philip Treacy. Riding horses were the Prince of Wales on George, the Duke of Cambridge on Derby and the Princess Royal on Sir John.
Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex were seen speaking to the Queen’s cousin the Duke of Kent during Trooping the Colour
The Duchess of Sussex put on an animated display with Savannah Phillips (left), her sister Isla (behind) and Lena Tindall
Meghan Markle, 40, joined her husband Prince Harry, 37, and senior royal family members to watch the spectacular military event from the Major General’s Office overlooking the Whitehall parade ground
The Duchess of Sussex put on a showstopping display as she made her first royal appearance in two years at Trooping the Colour
The Queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall donned a Beulah London Darsha dress teamed with a Juliette Botterill ‘Floral Blossom Percher’ hat and her Rolex watch as she got ready to watch Trooping The Colour with her husband Mike.
The Prince of Wales went ahead of the Duke of Cambridge and the Princess Royal as they rode diagonally across the forecourt and under the arches of Horse Guards. Charles wore his scarlet Colonel of the Welsh Guards uniform and green thistle sash riding a horse named George. William rode on Derby in his Irish Guards uniform and Anne on a horse named Sir John in her Colonel of the Blues and Royals uniform as part of the colourful parade.
It comes as Prince Harry and Meghan joined senior royals at an official engagement for the first time in more than two years.
The Sussexes are also set to bring along three-year-old Archie and Lilibet, nearly one, for the public family reunion – and the children are likely to meet their cousins George, Charlotte and Louis at last.
Lilibet has never been introduced to her royal relatives, while Archie has not been in the UK since he was six months old. But there is no invitation for shamed Prince Andrew even in a private capacity after his fall from grace.
The Queen’s Birthday Parade at Horse Guards in London was the first official Platinum Jubilee event of the bank holiday weekend, and included Her Majesty appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the RAF flypast at 1pm.
Fighter jets from Britain’s RAF fly in formation to form the number ’70’ during a special flypast over Buckingham Palace today
Crowds look up from The Mall as the RAF Red Arrows fly overhead after the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London today
The Red Arrows perform a flypast over The Mall on day one of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London today
The Red Arrows perform a flypast over The Mall on day one of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London today
Fighter jets from Britain’s RAF fly in formation to form the number ’70’ during a special flypast over Buckingham Palace today
The event drew huge crowds, with thousands of people draped in Union Jack flags, party hats and plastic tiaras lined The Mall in the warm sunshine today.
Some of those at the front brought camping chairs, having arrived over the past few days to get the best spot, and spirits were high as members of the public chatted and joked with police maintaining the perimeter.
However, police then swooped on four intruders tried to smash through security on The Mall. Two of the protesters – who were from Animal Rebellion – were able to sit in the middle of the road as the marching band approached. Officers hauled them out of the way as the musicians walked by them, avoiding them completely.
The Irish Guards were among the first to arrive at a march at Horse Guards Parade this morning in front of the sitting crowds in the bright sunshine, led by their mascot, an Irish Wolfhound called Seamus. And as huge crowds descended on the capital to witness the historic weekend, police and park authorities said the areas were full.
The Metropolitan Police said: ‘The viewing areas in central London for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations are now full. To avoid the disappointment of not being able to enter the viewing areas please avoid the area.’
And the Royal Parks added: ‘Crowds have flocked to St James’s Park for Trooping the Colour and public viewing areas are now at full capacity. Please do not head to St James’s Park but enjoy the Jubilee celebrations elsewhere.’
Meanwhile the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge said in a tweet on their official account this morning: ‘We’re looking forward to celebrating and seeing how you’re joining us in marking this #PlatinumJubilee weekend.’
