At the coronation of Charles III, Prince Louis stole the show again

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The expressions of Prince Louis, the second son of Kate and William, aged 5, once again seduced the British, during the coronation of Charles III.

CORONATION – The king of grimaces, it’s him. Whether sticking his tongue out at his mother or covering his ears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee last year, Prince Louis has never disappointed his court. And once is not custom, the 5-year-old boy managed to appease his audience this Saturday, May 6, during the coronation of his grandfather, King Charles III.

Already, on entering Westminster Abbey in London, where the ceremony was held, the king’s grandson was photographed yawning.

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Prince Louis on his arrival at Westminster Abbey, this Saturday, May 6.

Then rebelote during the ceremony, where he was placed between his big sister Charlotte and his mother Kate Middleton. “His attention seems to wander” notes with humor the daily The Telegraphsharing a photo of the little prince looking at the ceiling of the abbey, as you can see in the pictures below.

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Prince Louis yawning at Westminster Abbey, May 6, 2023.

According to DailyMail, Louis was also seen kicking, causing his mother, Princess of Wales, to whisper to him to calm down. The prince then slumped in his seat, groaning, demonstrating that the two-hour ceremony was perhaps too taxing for a five-year-old child.

The complicity between Louis and Charlotte also melted Internet users on Twitter, who found them ” too cute ” And “crunchy”.

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Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte, alongside Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, at the coronation of Charles III this Saturday, May 6 at Westminster Abbey.

Other sequences of the most adorable were captured by the photographers: we see Prince Louis saying hello to the spectators, first from a car before the ceremony, then from his carriage after the religious service, on the road back to Buckingham Palace.

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Prince Louis in the carriage taking him to Buckingham Palace, May 6, 2023.

The Balcony Scene, Act II

Finally, Prince Louis again appeared in public, with his family, for the traditional salute to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Surrounded by his parents, Kate and William, he too greeted the tens of thousands of people gathered to celebrate the new king and the new queen.

Prince Louis saluting on the balcony during the coronation of Charles III, May 6, 2023.

His facial expressions and theatrical expressions during the aerial parade, the last highlight of the day, definitely won over the public. “Prince Louis is an icon, as always on the balcony”, writes a user, recalling the scene a year earlier, during the Queen’s Jubilee.

While Louis and Charlotte were in attendance for the coronation, their 9-year-old older brother Prince George, now second in line, was alongside his grandfather as page of honor – in charge, in particular, of keeping the train of the king.

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Prince George at the coronation of King Charles III, this Saturday, May 6.

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