The five-year-old had a grand day out celebrating the King’s official birthday (Picture: Getty/Rex/PA)
As is becoming the norm with royal outings, Prince Louis has hit the headlines for all the right reasons.
The five-year-old was joined by his siblings on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to mark the King’s official birthday.
A flypast sped over the heads of the Royal Family while thousands lined the Mall to watch the spectacle.
To many watching, the boisterous Prince Louis stole the limelight yet again.
Huge cheers were heard as the Royal Family emerged on the balcony (Picture: Adrian Dennis/Getty)
Prince Louis stretched his arms out as the planes sped past (Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
The young royal gave a salute as the ceremony came to a close (Picture: Tim Rooke/Shutterstock)
Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte together during the Trooping the Colour ceremony(Picture: PA)
He saluted during the traditional Trooping flypast, which was extended because the coronation aerial display had been cut back in May due to bad weather.
Louis also excitedly pointed at the military aircraft, at times reaching to his siblings to make sure they were catching every moment.
The young royal, whose antics during some of the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations last year endeared him to many, also seemed to pretend to ride a motorcycle or bike with his arms outstretched.
The King and Camilla were surrounded by the family’s core working royal including the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children for the flypast today.
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The Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence also joined her brother the King on the balcony, alongside the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent.
The day saw many milestones, from the King becoming the first monarch in more than 30 years to ride a horse throughout Trooping the Colour and it was a similar period since five of the nation’s most prestigious regiments had gathered to celebrate the sovereign’s official birthday.
Camilla and Kate – appointed royal colonels following the death of the Queen – were given prominent new roles during Trooping, no longer just spectators.
Charles had deputised for Queen Elizabeth II at last year’s event, also known as the Birthday Parade, but now rode onto Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall as the nation’s head of state.
His first task was to inspect the lines of guardsmen on the parade ground – hundreds of servicemen and women from a total of 1,500 taking part in the day – casting a critical eye over the soldiers, formed in two lines, as he rode past.
William, Anne, and Edward rode behind Charles while Camilla and Kate travelled in a carriage – a symbolic image of the royal family uniting to support the King as another milestone was reached in his reign.
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The young royal stole the show as the Royal Family took to the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
