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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Laura Elston

Prince Louis seen yawning and fidgeting during coronation service - OLD

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Prince Louis once again stole the royal show as he fidgeted, waved and yawned his way through his grandfather’s coronation.

The young prince, who recently turned five, stole hearts by waving to royal fans as he travelled to Westminster Abbey in a carriage with the Prince and Princess of Wales and his two siblings.

Ahead of what was set to be a busy day for the youngster, expressive Louis was seen yawning widely as he waited outside the Abbey.

Once inside, and seated next to his family, he stared and pointed towards the ceiling, as his sister, Princess Charlotte, leant in to see what he was gesturing at.

His mother Kate affectionately smiled down at her youngest son as he struggled to stay still, and again yawned.

In another sweet moment, Louis held hands with Princess Charlotte as they walked into the Abbey. The siblings were later seen looking at one another and appearing to have a chat as they sat side-by-side.

Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in Westminster Abbey (Reuters)

Last year at his great-grandmother’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Louis kept the crowd entertained as he pulled faces and picked his nose while watching the flypast from the Buckingham Palace balcony. At one point, the then four-year-old clamped his hands firmly over his ears.

At this year’s event, Louis was initially seated in the front row with Charlotte and his parents.

Inside the Abbey, Prince Louis was seen staring towards the ceiling (PA)

Shortly afterwards, television footage showed he was no longer sitting in the row. He briefly disappeared, with plans always in place for him to leave the service at some point.

However, he returned for the national anthem at the end of the service and the procession out of the abbey. Footage showed him singing “God Save the King”.

Prince Louis yawns as he stands with his sister, Princess Charlotte (PA)

He and Charlotte then held hands again as they left the Abbey, before meeting up with his brother George.

Charlotte, meanwhile, who turned eight this week, was wearing a headpiece which matched her mother’s.

The young prince waves at the coronation crowd as he travels to Westminster Abbey (BBC)

Prince George, a future king, was a page of honour for his grandfather.

He carried a corner of the King’s trailing robes as the royal party made its way into Westminster Abbey.

Louis and Charlotte hold hands ahead of the coronation ceremony (Reuters)

The Duke of Sussex was seated in the third row, two rows behind William, but the Duchess of Sussex has remained at home in the US.

Louis was smartly decked out in a Hainsworth garter blue doeskin tunic with specially designed lacework embellishment to the collar, cuffs and fronts, made by bespoke Savile Row tailors Dege and Skinner.

Princess Charlotte of Wales travelling in the state car ahead of the coronation (Getty)

The youngster’s leg garment was black, complete with garter blue stripe.

Princess Charlotte was dressed in a mini-me version of her mother’s outfit. Kate stepped out in regal robes, wearing a deep blue Royal Victorian Order mantle edged in scarlet over an Alexander McQueen embroidered ivory silk crepe dress.

Prince George plays a role in the coronation as a page of honour for his grandfather (PA)

Charlotte also wore an Alexander McQueen dress – with a cape – in ivory silk crepe, and a similar silver bullion, crystal and silver thread headpiece by Jess Collett x Alexander McQueen.

Louis has become known for entertaining royal fans with his reactions during royal celebrations.

William and Kate inside Westminster Abbey (Reuters)

He was seen letting out a howl and clapping his hands over his ears on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Platinum Jubilee flypast as his “Gan Gan”, the late Queen, told him what was happening.

The now-fourth-in-line to the throne was also spotted being bounced on the knee of his grandfather, Charles, during the jubilee pageant and giving his mother Kate a kiss on the cheek and a cuddle.

The noise of the planes flying in formation over Buckingham Palace after last year’s Trooping the Colour seemed too much for young Prince Louis (PA)

He stood on his chair, waved his hands in the air, wriggled around and stuck his finger in his ear during the show last year.

In a personal tweet thanking those who turned out in 2022, William and Kate wrote: “We all had an incredible time, especially Louis… ”

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