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Prince Louis

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tiedyetie · 02/06/2022 17:12

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10878483/Prince-Louis-takes-centre-stage-Platinum-Jubilee-celebrations.html

I'm sorry but he is priceless

That's exactly how i feel too!

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itsgettingweird · 03/06/2022 10:08

BanditBluey · 03/06/2022 10:00

I showed my DH the photos of him pulling faces next to the queen as we were at a wedding recently and he got very angry at our 3YO who began singing "we don't talk about bruno" during the wedding vows 🙈 I was telling him it's okay people will find it funny, it's expected of kids etc but he was very upset and embarrassed at the time. I just said look! Even a prince standing with the Queen isn't expected to behave perfectly

There's being a pre schooler and there's being disruptive on another level.

Singing during the vows is not ok. Why didn't you take him out?

Prince Louis was pulling faces and when he did try and move along the balcony he was pulled back.

Lampzade · 03/06/2022 10:10

DevilishDiva · 02/06/2022 18:43

It was probably his reaction when he heard Meghan and Harry had arrived 🤣

Bingo
Very funny…not

Wickywickyyow · 03/06/2022 10:14

BanditBluey · 03/06/2022 10:00

I showed my DH the photos of him pulling faces next to the queen as we were at a wedding recently and he got very angry at our 3YO who began singing "we don't talk about bruno" during the wedding vows 🙈 I was telling him it's okay people will find it funny, it's expected of kids etc but he was very upset and embarrassed at the time. I just said look! Even a prince standing with the Queen isn't expected to behave perfectly

Different situations, I would have taken a child out who was being disruptive during someone's wedding vows.

Wickywickyyow · 03/06/2022 10:17

Swayingpalmtrees · 03/06/2022 10:04

No, I didn't mean Lois 'looks' like Harry, he seems to have the character of Harry, someone very happy to be himself, I can see the rebel in him too!!

I think we have a new royal rebel in Lois for sure :)

Lois? As in Lois Lane?

Clawdy · 03/06/2022 10:22

We all think of Kate as...Kate! That's what she was always called until the engagement and marriage when she was suddenly Catherine, probably because it sounded more traditional! Wonder if William still calls her Kate in private.

Morristj · 03/06/2022 10:37

BanditBluey · 03/06/2022 10:00

I showed my DH the photos of him pulling faces next to the queen as we were at a wedding recently and he got very angry at our 3YO who began singing "we don't talk about bruno" during the wedding vows 🙈 I was telling him it's okay people will find it funny, it's expected of kids etc but he was very upset and embarrassed at the time. I just said look! Even a prince standing with the Queen isn't expected to behave perfectly

Bloody hell that wasn't funny at all. I hope you rushed him straight out.
(And people wonder why couples choose child free weddings).

WalkerWalking · 03/06/2022 10:40

Clawdy · 03/06/2022 10:22

We all think of Kate as...Kate! That's what she was always called until the engagement and marriage when she was suddenly Catherine, probably because it sounded more traditional! Wonder if William still calls her Kate in private.

I heard once that not many people really call her Kate, it just fitted better on tabloid headlines....?

ChicCroissant · 03/06/2022 10:41

Louis was a star, and very well behaved for a four year old - they all were. Loved his interactions with the Queen and his enthusiastic waving.

Blossomtoes · 03/06/2022 10:48

BanditBluey · 03/06/2022 10:00

I showed my DH the photos of him pulling faces next to the queen as we were at a wedding recently and he got very angry at our 3YO who began singing "we don't talk about bruno" during the wedding vows 🙈 I was telling him it's okay people will find it funny, it's expected of kids etc but he was very upset and embarrassed at the time. I just said look! Even a prince standing with the Queen isn't expected to behave perfectly

Seriously? Good thing your bloke’s there to teach your child how to behave, left to you he’d be a spoilt little savage. I’m genuinely shocked that you think it fine to spoil one of the most important moments of two people’s lives.

FatPatsCat · 03/06/2022 10:48

DevilishDiva · 02/06/2022 18:43

It was probably his reaction when he heard Meghan and Harry had arrived 🤣

🥱🥱🥱🥱

Winterhail · 03/06/2022 10:59

Blossomtoes · 03/06/2022 10:48

Seriously? Good thing your bloke’s there to teach your child how to behave, left to you he’d be a spoilt little savage. I’m genuinely shocked that you think it fine to spoil one of the most important moments of two people’s lives.

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100% this. It's appalling that you let a toddler disrupt someone's wedding vows.

Toddlerteaplease · 03/06/2022 11:16

@BanditBluey if that had been my wedding I'm afraid I wouldn't have found it funny or cute at all.

Toddlerteaplease · 03/06/2022 11:16

@BanditBluey if that had been my wedding I'm afraid I wouldn't have found it funny or cute at all.

oakleaffy · 03/06/2022 11:19

Morristj · 03/06/2022 10:37

Bloody hell that wasn't funny at all. I hope you rushed him straight out.
(And people wonder why couples choose child free weddings).

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I had to google...
Absolutely not funny.

I'd have taken a disruptive child out, it isn't ''Cute'' or funny to disrupt someone's Vows.
Louis at least was quiet.

Toddlerteaplease · 03/06/2022 11:24

I was at a really formal concert yesterday, that was really spoiled by a noisy toddler running around. And was left completely unsupervised in the interval. I don't know what the parents were thinking.

PaddingtonBearStareAgain · 03/06/2022 11:27

BanditBluey · 03/06/2022 10:00

I showed my DH the photos of him pulling faces next to the queen as we were at a wedding recently and he got very angry at our 3YO who began singing "we don't talk about bruno" during the wedding vows 🙈 I was telling him it's okay people will find it funny, it's expected of kids etc but he was very upset and embarrassed at the time. I just said look! Even a prince standing with the Queen isn't expected to behave perfectly

No that's not ok.

Louis didn't disturb ayone and the young royals that were making a noise at the window watching the Trooping were shushed by Harry, Meghan and Kate.

Prettypussy · 03/06/2022 11:35

I love the fact he behaved like a typical four year old and that was ok. It shows that he's being brought up happy and confident and not under pressure to be too different from others.

From how they appear in public I'm hoping George decides being King is not for him because I'd love to see 'Queen Charlotte' as she has a certain charisma about her and I can just imagine her following in her great grandmother's footsteps!

ssd · 03/06/2022 11:42

Lovely wee boy

ancientgran · 03/06/2022 11:58

Clawdy · 03/06/2022 10:22

We all think of Kate as...Kate! That's what she was always called until the engagement and marriage when she was suddenly Catherine, probably because it sounded more traditional! Wonder if William still calls her Kate in private.

Or maybe because it is her name?

viques · 03/06/2022 12:18

LilythePunk · 03/06/2022 06:33

The children are all so different. Louis is cute as a button. Charlotte already seems so switched on and older than her years. She is so much like the Queen. George looks uncannily like his father suddenly. I’ve never seen it before. He is a quieter, shyer child I think. They are all all lovely.

I feel rather sorry for George. Charlotte has a good posse of similar age girl cousins around her, who have all been brought up as quite feisty , I think in years to come they will keep her in touch with reality and be good friends for her to vent to. Poor George doesn’t have a comparable group of blood relatives to chill out with, and I think that will be a loss in rubbing off a few raw edges. I think the age gap between him and Louis might be a bit too wide for real bonding, George will always be moving on to the next stage of school, university, and life as Louis runs to catch up.

SenecaFallsRedux · 03/06/2022 12:26

George has girl cousins (and a sister) near his age. No reason that he can't bond with them.

DevilishDiva · 03/06/2022 12:36

@TheLadyofShalott1 oh please bore off! Take a joke!

And no, I refuse to look at any rag from THAT paper!

CPL593H · 03/06/2022 12:59

Louis looked and acted yesterday like a clone of my very full on but dead cute younger brother, over half a century ago (I had the Charlotte role and he paid about as much attention to me ) He of course denies any resemblance. He's grown up fine though. Grin

MrsAvocet · 03/06/2022 13:18

BanditBluey · 03/06/2022 10:00

I showed my DH the photos of him pulling faces next to the queen as we were at a wedding recently and he got very angry at our 3YO who began singing "we don't talk about bruno" during the wedding vows 🙈 I was telling him it's okay people will find it funny, it's expected of kids etc but he was very upset and embarrassed at the time. I just said look! Even a prince standing with the Queen isn't expected to behave perfectly

I don't think that's really comparable. There's a difference between a preschooler pulling some funny faces at a huge public event and making a noise in a confined space at a crucial point in a private ceremony.
I doubt Louis would have been allowed to sing during anyone's wedding vows and whilst I didn't watch so can't be certain, I assume he wasn't at the cathedral today for that vety reason. The children were kept well out of the way during the ceremonial part of yesterday which is taken very seriously by those involved - the army officer contributing to the commentary described it as almost a sacred event - and nobody would have smiled benignly if Louis had disrupted that. And as has already been mentioned, there was clearly action taken even when the children were getting too close to the window. His behaviour on the balcony was more like the equivalent of pulling a face in the photos at a wedding, not disrupting the vows.
I don't think your DH should have got "very angry" with your 3 year old but it isn't acceptable behaviour either and if a child can't be very quickly quitened they should be taken out.

viques · 03/06/2022 14:33

SenecaFallsRedux · 03/06/2022 12:26

George has girl cousins (and a sister) near his age. No reason that he can't bond with them.

No reason at all and I hope this happens for him as those girl cousins and Charlotte will make a huge difference to how his perception of the world evolves, but remember that he is likely to be sent to an all boys boarding school so his experiences will be dominated by highly privileged all male environments which are likely to skew his experiences with girls, a few more down to earth male cousins would have been great influence.