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Newsweek
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Prince George's Gesture to Prince Louis on Palace Balcony Goes Viral
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Prince George telling Prince Louis when to stop waving from the Buckingham Palace balcony has gone viral on TikTok. The future king, who turns 12 next month, helped his younger brother with a little bit of balcony etiquette as they watched King Charles III's birthday parade, Trooping the Colour, on Saturday. Louis was enjoying himself waving to the crowds of cheering fans when George stepped in to let him know when it was time to stop. Prince Louis and Prince George depart Buckingham Palace in a horse-drawn carriage during Trooping The Colour, in London, England, on June 14, 2025. Prince Louis and Prince George depart Buckingham Palace in a horse-drawn carriage during Trooping The Colour, in London, England, on June 14, 2025. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Why It Matters The moment was caught on camera and went viral after a post on TikTok was liked 16,900 times and had 234,000 views, having been posted with the caption: "Sigma." Sigma, based on the letter from the Greek alphabet, in youth slang refers to someone who follows their own rules, unbound by social hierarchies and expectations. Prince Louis is known for his cheeky, rebellious behavior on the palace balcony, which has won hearts over the years. What to Know In the clip, Louis can be seen waving to the crowds before appearing to look surprised at the way royal fans responded. Trooping the Colour is an annual military parade marking the official birthday of the British monarch, though not on their actual birthday, which in Charles' case is in November and Queen Elizabeth II was born in April. But Trooping is always on a Saturday in the middle of June. Louis has a long history as the royal family's meme machine, melting hearts and creating instantly viral content from the Buckingham Palace balcony and at other major royal events. Among the most famous examples was at Trooping the Colour in June 2022, the opening day of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations when he covered his ears during a flypast by the Royal Air Force. What People Are Saying One fan commented, "Why did George stop him? louis was so cute," while the creator of the video replied: "By that time, Louis had already begun to fool around instead of greeting the crowd, that's why George stopped him." Another fan wrote: "So cuteee the way louis looked at his mom twice😭😭he's like 'look mom!! I'm famous!! you're right! people love me!!'" And a third said: "Louis literally the happiest boy in the world by his fans." Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly Twitter, at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page. Do you have a question about King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate, Meghan and Harry, or their family that you would like our experienced royal correspondents to answer? Email royals@ We'd love to hear from you.
Edinburgh Live
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
The key royals who were conspicuously absent on Trooping the Colour balcony
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info While the majority of senior working members of the royal family took their prestigious positions on the Palace balcony for Trooping the Colour, some were conspicuously absent from the coveted spot to watch the RAF flypast. King Charles took centre stage, accompanied by Queen Camilla. Prince William and Princess Kate, along with their three children George, Charlotte and Louis, also graced the balcony. Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, made appearances too, alongside the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Princess Anne's husband Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and the Duke of Kent. READ MORE - Royal fans spot 'major change' for Prince Louis at Trooping the Colour READ MORE - Kate Middleton's 'firm' command to Prince Louis on palace balcony exposed Those who missed out on a balcony spot included Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Prince Andrew, Zara Tindall, and James, the Earl of Wessex, who were also absent from last year's balcony line-up. As expected, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were not part of the Trooping celebrations. Lady Louise Windsor, daughter of Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, was also notably missing from this year's Trooping the Colour, despite her parents securing a spot on the balcony, reports the Mirror. Although Lady Louise doesn't attend all Royal engagements with her parents, many had anticipated her presence at this year's event, given she was invited to last year's celebrations. Although she is not a working Royal and is currently undertaking her studies at St Andrew's University in Scotland, she doesn't often participate in Royal events. Her most recent appearance with the family was during the annual Christmas Day walkabout in Sandringham last year. Traditionally, the late Queen Elizabeth would invite the extended Royal family to join on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the RAF flypast. However, the format of this gathering shifted significantly with the Trooping the Colour ceremony in 2022, which also marked the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. For the first time, the Queen chose to extend the balcony invitation exclusively to working members of the Royal family, subsequently excluding Harry, Meghan, and Prince Andrew from the festivities. Buckingham Palace, commenting on the monarch's decision to limit attendees to those engaged in official public duties, indicated it was made "after careful consideration". Yet there was an exception amongst the non-working royals: Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence was granted balcony access. Sir Tim, Princess Anne's husband, though he holds no Royal duties himself, is a constant presence and support to the Princess Royal during her myriad of Royal engagements. The palace emphasized that the Queen was content to have him on the balcony as he is a regular "frequent attendee and support for the Princess Royal on official engagements".
Daily Mirror
7 days ago
- General
- Daily Mirror
'Kate's powerful Trooping the Colour change speaks volumes about future'
In a change from last year, the Princess of Wales watched Trooping the Colour on the parade ground alongside the King and Queen - and royal expert Jennie Bond says it was highly significant The Princess of Waleses' subtle change at Trooping the Colour sent a powerful message about her future, according to a royal expert. After enjoying a carriage ride down the Mall with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, Kate watched the military parade in a different position this year. While George, Charlotte and Louis joined other members of the royal family, including the Duchess of Edinburgh in the former office of the Duke of Wellington, Kate took her place next to the King and Queen on the dais, in her role as Colonel of the Irish Guards. Her role with the Irish Guards is a symbolic position and her position on the parade ground was one she was unable to take up last year because she was receiving cancer treatment, and instead watched the ceremony with her children. And for former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond, Kate's position at the parade was highly significant. She told the Mirror: "I also thought it was highly significant to see Catherine on the dais alongside the King and Queen. "She was there not only as a very senior member of the Royal Family but as Colonel in Chief of the Irish Guards as they marched by. It was a very powerful image of our next Queen alongside her father-in-law who has made no secret of the respect he has for Catherine, especially after the cancer journey they have shared. It certainly gave you the feeling that royal life is pretty much back on track after the scary past 18 months." Another change at Trooping this year was the fact that William stood next to his father King Charles on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the RAF flypast. Last year Kate was invited to stand next to His Majesty. And Jennie added: "I think the fact that William stood next to his father on the balcony was a signal that things are returning to normal. Last year was an exception, with the Princess of Wales taking on her first public duty since her cancer diagnosis, and I think the King was showing his special support for her by asking her to stand alongside him. But today it was the correct order and, in a way, that was quite reassuring. "I'm not sure that George enjoyed the long carriage ride quite as much as his siblings, but he came to life as soon as the flypast began. He's obviously very keen on aircraft and has already had a flying lesson. "I thought William, and particularly Catherine, were very careful to watch over the children, tell them what was happening next and make sure there were no embarrassing moments. And there weren't. Everyone was on their best behaviour and, in the glorious sunshine, it was a treat for the huge crowds who turned out to see the pageantry and the Royal Family on parade." She continued: "It was genuinely joyful to see Catherine looking so well, so dazzlingly elegant and so happy with her children in the carriage. "Ever the mum, she put a reassuring hand on Charlotte's knee as the carriage rolled down the Mall from the Palace. But the young Princess also looked full of confidence and smiles, she seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the parade. "Louis was on his best behaviour and George looked rather serious. He seemed rather like a young lad who was thinking 'been here, done it, got the T-shirt!' "But he has a whole life of this sort of thing ahead of him, and I'm sure he'll enjoy it all the more when he's on horseback escorting his father, or indeed, heading up the parade himself."
North Wales Chronicle
14-06-2025
- General
- North Wales Chronicle
King wears black armband in memory of India air disaster at Trooping the Colour
Charles' official birthday was marked with a display of military pomp and pageantry but at the King's request the event acknowledged the aviation disaster that claimed the lives of 241 passengers and crew, including more than 50 British nationals, as well as around 30 people on the ground. The head of state and his wife left Buckingham Palace in a carriage at the head of a procession travelling along The Mall and into Horse Guards Parade where hundreds of guardsmen were on parade. The appearance of the Prince and Princess of Wales' children sparked cheering when they were spotted in a carriage with their mother, Kate. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis followed the King and Queen, with other coaches carrying the Duchess of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. Riding behind the King were the royal colonels wearing black armbands – the Prince of Wales, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guards; the Princess Royal, Colonel of the Blues and Royals; and the Duke of Edinburgh as Colonel of the Scots Guards. The Royal Procession was accompanied by the Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and the sounds of the Band of the Household Cavalry, led by two shire drum horses bearing solid silver kettle drums. Senior officers taking part in Trooping also wore black armbands as a mark of respect for the aviation victims, as did the coachmen and women from the Royal Mews, driving carriages carrying members of the royal family or riding on a coach's lead horse as a postilion. A minute's silence will be observed after the King has inspected the guardsmen on the parade ground. It will be signalled by a bugler sounding the Last Post and will end with the Reveille. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said the King had requested amendments to the Trooping the Colour programme 'as a mark of respect for the lives lost, the families in mourning and all the communities affected by this awful tragedy'. In 2017, Trooping was held a few days after the Grenfell Tower blaze and the loss of life was marked by a minute's silence in a decision taken by Queen Elizabeth II. George, Charlotte and Louis joined other members of the monarchy in the former office of the Duke of Wellington to watch the Trooping the Colour spectacle in honour of their grandfather, the King. Kate took her place next to the King and Queen on the dais, in her role as Colonel of the Irish Guards – a symbolic position and one she was unable to take up last year because she was receiving cancer treatment, and instead watched the ceremony with her children. Trooping the Colour is as much a social occasion as a ceremonial celebration of the King's official birthday, and stands around Horse Guards Parade were filled with around 8,000 wives, girlfriends and the parents of the guardsmen and officers on parade. The colour – regimental flag – being trooped this year was the King's Colour of Number 7 Company, Coldstream Guards, also known as the Sovereign's bodyguard and which is celebrating its 375th anniversary. The King's first duty was to inspect the troops and he was followed by the royal colonels, William, Anne and Edward, as he travelled in a carriage with the Queen, Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, past the servicemen. The minute's silence was observed when Charles and Camilla returned to the dais, following an announcement to the spectators and a bugler sounding the Last Post. Charles, Camilla and Kate stood still looking ahead and the silence was broken by a helicopter flying overhead, with the moment of reflection ending with the Reveille being played. During the pageantry, the Colour was first trooped through the ranks of soldiers before the guardsmen marched past the King, first in slow then in quick time, with Charles acknowledging the command of 'eyes right'. Kate and Camilla stood either side of the King and briefly bowed their heads while Charles saluted as the servicemen marched past. The princess's dresscoat by Catherine Walker and Juliette Botterill hat were the same shade of blue as the plumes in the bearskins worn by soldiers from her regiment, the Irish Guards. Pinned to her shoulder was her Irish Guards regimental brooch and she wore earrings that once belonged to Queen Elizabeth II. Camilla wore a white silk crepe dress by Anna Valentine with a hat by Philip Treacy and her Grenadier Guards brooch.
Al Etihad
14-06-2025
- General
- Al Etihad
King Charles honours Air India crash victims at Trooping the Colour
14 June 2025 17:36 London (PA Media/dpa) Britain's King Charles III wore a black armband in tribute to those killed in the Air India plane crash as the Trooping the Colour ceremony staged in his honour official birthday was marked with a display of military pomp and pageantry but at the king's request the event acknowledged the aviation disaster that claimed the lives of 241 passengers and crew, including more than 50 British nationals, as well as around 30 people on the head of state and his wife left Buckingham Palace in a carriage at the head of a procession travelling along The Mall and into Horse Guards Parade where hundreds of guardsmen were on appearance of the prince and princess of wales' children sparked cheering when they were spotted in a carriage with their mother, George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis followed the king and queen, with other coaches carrying the duchess of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and the duke and duchess of Gloucester. Riding behind Charles were the royal colonels wearing black armbands - the prince of wales, who is colonel of the Welsh Guards; the princess royal, colonel of the blues and royals; and the duke ofedinburgh as colonel of the Scots Guards. The royal procession was accompanied by the Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and the sounds of the Band of the Household Cavalry, led by two shire drum horses bearing solid silver kettle officers taking part in Trooping also wore black arm bands as a mark of respect for the aviation victims, as did the coachmen and women from the Royal Mews, driving carriages carrying members of the royal family or riding on a coach's lead horse as a postilion.A minute's silence will be observed after the king has inspected the guardsmen on the parade ground. It will be signalled by a bugler sounding the Last Post and will end with the Reveille. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said the king had requested amendments to the Trooping the Colour programme "as a mark of respect for the lives lost, the families in mourning and all the communities affected by this awful tragedy." In 2017, Trooping was held a few days after the Grenfell Tower blaze and the loss of life was marked by a minute's silence in a decision taken by Queen Elizabeth II.
