Queen Elizabeth II made a public appearance at Buckingham Palace Thursday during the Trooping The Colour parade, but it was Prince Louis who stole the show when a photo of his reaction to the flyover portion went viral.
During the annual public event that celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, the queen was joined on the balcony of the palace by the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge along with their three children, Prince Louis, Prince George, and Princess Charlotte. It is there that Kate Middleton and Prince William’s youngest made it clear that the military flyover wasn’t his favorite part of the festivities, which involved a parade complete with 1,500 military personnel and 350 horses going through the streets of London, People magazine noted.
In photos that have since gone viral, the young prince can be seen with his hands covering both of his ears and screaming while all the others around him are smiling and look to be enjoying themselves.
Prince Louis Is an Instant Meme on Palace Balcony for Trooping the Colour — and Even Charms Granny Queen Elizabeth https://t.co/vzJVS8vjxu
— People (@people) June 2, 2022
Prince Louis is stealing the show. https://t.co/VNrbnyMwzT pic.twitter.com/038YoU2XEx
— ABC News (@ABC) June 2, 2022
Prince Louis didn’t appear to enjoy the military flyover for Queen Elizabeth II’s #PlatinumJubilee. The 4-year-old is the fifth in line to the British throne.https://t.co/dby2Q541ak pic.twitter.com/UlQRmkwFwz
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 2, 2022
One outlet even put together a whole compilation of the different faces and reactions the 4-year-old royal had during his stint on the balcony with his family, which included everything from covering his ears and making faces to waving at the crowd, and more.
Prince Louis steals the show! Mischievous young royal takes centre stage as he chats constantly to the Queen https://t.co/CKY8g1musd pic.twitter.com/s4c5Qhov9O
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) June 2, 2022
Reuters news service tweeted out a video of the moment that made the prince go viral.
Prince Louis watched the fly-past by modern and historic Royal Air Force planes in honor of his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth’s #PlatinumJubilee celebrations pic.twitter.com/O6hI8TwO4T
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 2, 2022
Think life is really intense right now? Prince Louis seems to agree as he loses it during the military parade that opened the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. https://t.co/CkywaN5oLe
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 2, 2022
And the memes that have come out of it are truly perfect. Check some of them out here.
Prince Louis is all of us today.https://t.co/CkywaMNNTG
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 2, 2022
Which Prince Louis are you? Queen's Jubilee scene-stealer inspires meme https://t.co/7Y5cfjPWOm pic.twitter.com/AoWheBxkpA
— Page Six (@PageSix) June 2, 2022
#PrinceLouis at the #PlatinumJubilee is a whole MOOD. https://t.co/dk09fgOHi8
— InStyle (@InStyle) June 2, 2022
Prince Louis… family events, am I right? 🤣 https://t.co/1URsiIY5sb
— Elite Daily (@EliteDaily) June 2, 2022
The parade was just one of many events planned over the next few days as part of the queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations marking her 70 years on the throne.
Meghan Markle was also spotted with members of the royal family for the first time in two years during the event at Buckingham Palace, as The Daily Wire previously reported.
In pictures that surfaced on social media, the former “Suits” actress and wife of Prince Harry was seen in the background near the balcony where the queen and other members of the royal family were located during the annual parade.
Markle wore a white wide-brimmed hat with a large navy blue bow and a navy off-the-shoulder dress as she held up her hand appearing to quiet several royal children, People magazine noted.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived in the United Kingdom Wednesday with their two children, son Archie, 3, and daughter Lilibet, who turns one on Saturday.