Four-year-old Prince Louis, the youngest child of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, stole the show today, making faces and reacting on a Buckingham Palace balcony during a flyover by the Red Arrows. The event followed the Queen’s Birthday Parade, Trooping the Colour, part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations taking place over the weekend to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years of service.
Prince Louis at the Queen’s Jubilee Flyover: A Journey
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![A young boy stands beside Queen Elizabeth II on a balcony, shouting, with his hands over his ears.]()
Read moreBritain's Prince Louis of Cambridge holds his ears as he stands next to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to watch a special flyover from the Buckingham Palace balcony following the Queen's Birthday Parade, Trooping the Colour, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, in London on June 2, 2022. #
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Read morePrince Louis awaits the approaching flyover on the Buckingham Palace balcony on June 2, 2022. #
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Read moreCatherine, Duchess of Cambridge, talks with Prince Louis while watching a special flyover at Buckingham Palace. #
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Read moreQueen Elizabeth II speaks with Prince Louis, ahead of a flyover. #
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Read moreRed Arrows perform a flyover above Trafalgar Square, on their way to Buckingham Palace, on June 2, 2022. #
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Read morePrince Louis reacts during the flyover. #
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Read moreQueen Elizabeth II; Prince Louis; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; and Princess Charlotte react following the flyover. #
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Read moreCatherine, Duchess of Cambridge, escorts her son Prince Louis off the balcony, followed by Princess Charlotte, Prince George, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, on June 2, 2022. #
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