Prince Louis stole the show at Trooping the Colour as he saluted crowds who came out to watch King Charles III's first birthday parade.
The Mirror reports that the royals gathered on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to watch a spectacular RAF flypast as part of the ceremony. The presentation featured 70 different aircraft, including the iconic Red Arrows squadron.
However, the family that appeared on the balcony was slimmed down from previous appearances – featuring working royals and the Prince and Princess of Wales' three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Louis. Five-year-old Louis could be seen saluting the crowds and pulling faces.
A highlight of the flypast saw 18 Typhoon fighter jets spell out the King's monogram, "CR" – for Charles Rex, rex being Latin for "king". Earlier, Charles became the first monarch in over 30 years to take part in the Trooping the Colour ceremony on horseback.
He took the royal salute as Colonel in Chief of the Household Division's seven regiments during the ceremony, watched by thousands of spectators. He was joined on horseback by the royal colonels, including the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Edinburgh.
Travelling in a carriage were the Queen, who is Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and the Princess of Wales as Colonel of the Irish Guards, along with George, nine, Charlotte, eight, and Louis, five.
Kate wore a dress designed by Andrew Gn and a hat designed by Philip Treacy, while Queen Camilla wore a red silk dress reflecting the heritage of the Grenadier guards. Louis wore a shirt and tie, together with his trademark shorts.
Like his younger brother, George was in suit while Charlotte wore a red and white dress. During the Trooping ceremony, the King inspected the Guardsmen, in their scarlet tunics and bearskins, standing in two rows on Horse Guards before the colour was trooped.
The bands of the Household Division provided musical backing during the day. Following the parade, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41-gun salute in Green Park to mark the King's official birthday - while from the Tower of London the Honourable Artillery Company fired 62 volleys.
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