Prince Louis’s Palace Balcony Hand Gestures Steal The Show During King Charles’s Coronation

May 08, 2023 by apost team

The royal family has been in the headlines for decades. After the tragic passing of Princess Diana in 1997, the world continued to pay close attention to the royals. Princess Diana left behind two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. Prince William met his wife, Kate Middleton, now Princess Catherine, and they now have three beautiful children. First, the couple had Prince George, followed by Princess Charlotte, and most recently Prince Louis. 

Louis was born on April 23, 2018, at the same hospital where William was born, London’s St. Mary’s Hospital. The prince, who emerged at around 11 a.m., was a healthy 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Beyond being the youngest of the Cambridge bunch, Louis is special in other ways, too.

Louis is an unusual contender for the title of Duke of Edinburgh, as the late Prince Philip notably wanted his youngest son Prince Edward to inherit it, as the Daily Mail reports. In fact, prior to Prince Edward's marriage to his wife, it was officially stated that the Prince, lacking any royal dukedom or another title, would inherit his father's once Prince Philip had passed. 

Louis is fourth in line for the throne, preceded by his father William and siblings Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Interestingly, Louis was the first male-born heir who would not precede his older sister in the royal succession.

Being the baby of his family, Prince Louis is a fan favorite amongst the royals. The young royal has stolen hearts since he was born, but as he's growing up he's truly stolen the show from his older siblings. Case in point — his cheeky antics during the late Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebration in June 2022 and his more recent antics during King Charles' coronation in May 2023. 

Children grow up quickly, but photographs allow everyone to relive moments bygone. The Prince and Princess of Wales have therefore taken to capturing their children’s lives in photographs over the years. As a result, there exist a number of cute and adorable pictures of their children that chronicle their growth. For Prince Louis’ 4th birthday in 2022, photos of him playing on the beach were released. Taken by his mother, who photographs all of the Wales children for their birthday portraits, the images depicted Louis as he’d grown into a young boy.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but live-action antics tell a much more detailed story! It was during 2022’s Trooping the Colour, which took place in June during the late Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebration, that Louis made an even bigger impression on the public. The young royal first went viral for his reaction during the Trooping the Colour. He happily waved at the crowd for one moment before he began to pull funny faces at everyone below. 

When the RAF flypast took place, Louis’ mood seemed to have changed quickly, as he put his hands over his ears and appeared to let out a yell. Surrounded by his mother and grandmother, Louis wasn’t the only child to cover his ears, as Princess Charlotte did too. Nevertheless, he stole the show that day, despite crowds being delighted to see the queen during her big celebration. The internet made no secret of their love for Louis’ antics, but he certainly wasn’t done. He topped his own high jinks later in the weekend when he went viral once again for his reactions during the pageant. The public reacted with a lot of love for Louis, as they joked about how he embodied all of the emotions one can feel, in such a short span of time.

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By the time June 6, 2022, came around, it was time for the Platinum Jubilee Pageant. The royal family and many other notable guests, including then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, were seated in grandstand seating, as they had the best view of everyone. Louis’ relative Mike Tindall — who is married to Prince William’s cousin Zara Tindall née Phillips — may have even predicted that the young royal would be back with more funny faces, as he was photographed light-humoredly showing Louis that he would be keeping an eye on him. 

It seems even a well-natured warning from his relative couldn’t stop Louis from putting on another display — this time even bigger than the last! During the pageant, Louis’ face included a whole range of emotions, from boredom and uninterest to cheeky messing around with his mother. 

It’s no wonder then that King Charles’ coronation on May 6, 2023, saw another slew of cheeky antics from Louis. One can’t fault the little guy, as the hours-long ceremony was certainly a tough event to weather, even if for adults! One can hardly expect that children of Louis’ age will just sit quietly for hours upon hours. So it’s not really a surprise that the coronation saw some royal misbehavior, although the royal children were well-behaved overall.

It started with Louis having a look around the abbey the ceremony took place in, and who could blame him for being curious about the festive decorations and other guests? For most of the ceremony, the guests stayed seated and Louis did an admirable job, only pulling a few faces before a hearty yawn right at the camera made clear that this little royal was just a regular 5-year-old after all. He did earn a stern remark from his mother when he started talking to his sister, Princess Charlotte, but during the customary visit to the balcony after the ceremony, Catherine was much more forgiving. When Louis continued joking around and loudly commenting on the proceedings, even she had to smile.

The royals capped off the day with a customary Buckingham Palace balcony appearance as the Royal Air Force conducted its final flypast overhead. The newly crowned King Charles and Queen Camilla were the first to make their appearance together. They were joined by the Wales’ as well as other senior members of the royal family.

As the youngest – and smallest – of the lot, Prince Louis took his place at the front as his sister and parents were joined by the Edinburghs and page boys, including Prince George, who became the first future king to have held an official role during a coronation. Princess Charlotte looked to be having a good time smiling sweetly and waving to the crowd. However, Prince Louis once again stole the show with his characteristic playful persona that has gained him a slew of fans.

As the minutes passed on the balcony, the expression on Louis’ face said it all. Looking at the same view for more than 3 minutes can be an incredible ask of a restless 5-year-old, and Louis was no different. With a look of almost utter neutrality at the spectacle, he soon began to move about his idle hands in a playful manner, first with palms to the sky before turning them around to mimic playing the piano. His enthusiasm returned, however, once the roar of the planes could be heard. As the flypast droned overhead, Louis couldn’t contain his excitement and roared away himself while pointing upwards.

It seems the young Prince can do no wrong as his antics were a hit with viewers. During ITV’s live broadcast, its commentators couldn’t help but laugh as Louis appeared to be conducting an imaginary orchestra from the balcony. One of them remarked:

“Louis is stealing the show. He’s turning into an art form.”

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