With the resting Queen absent for much of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations, it was left to another royal at the opposing end of his regal career to steal the show.
Little Prince Louis wowed royal watchers with a flurry of hilarious mannerisms from the Buckingham Palace balcony - including covering his ears to a roaring RAF flypast.
The four-year-old - youngest of Prince William and Kate Middleton's three children - even covered his mother's mouth as she attempted to speak to him, shook his finger at her and blew her a raspberry.
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His cheeky demeanour, together with his mum's composed reaction, attracted global media coverage - and sympathy from put upon parents everywhere.
Bu now popular parenting expert Supernanny has had her say on the interaction - and not everyone seems to agree with her assessment.
The MEN reports how parenting guru, aka Jo Frost, commented on a video of the prince misbehaving, which was shared on Hello! Magazine's Instagram page.
She too praised Kate, saying: "Love how mum is addressing in public Prince Louis needing to listen up and do as his [sic] told."
But not everyone took kindly to her comment.
"He’s been listening and doing as he’s told for days!" said one. "He’s a four year old, not a prop!!!"
Another added: "He's a 4 year old boy that's been stuck in a suit for four days and told to do as he's told. He's probably bored out of his mind too... I think the little guy did well if you ask me!!"
Despite the prince's behaviour attracting some negative comments over the weekend, hundreds of people commented on the Instagram post, with many praising the young boy and his parents.
I think Heather Hobbs (heatherington_hhvs) speaks for most parents when she says: "This is hysterical and Kate handles it perfectly!!!!! It’s been a long and busy four days of celebrations…hats off to W&K doing so incredibly well and also with three kids!!"
