to be fed up and genuinely mindblown by all this Prince Louis drama??

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I have a 4YO almost exactly his age... please tell me that most people don't think that his behaviour was that of a future delinquent?! I honestly don't see much problematic or out of the ordinary about his behaviour especially after hours of being made to sit still.

Some of it wasn't ideal don't get me wrong but it's absolutely in keeping with my own dd who I believe to be absolutely typically developing and on the whole becoming an incredible, mature, kind and loving little girl

Also, what's with all the ownership being on his mum to keep him toeing the line?! Are we really still that behind the times?

Is this one of those situations where people are just talking shit about him because they're jealous of the RF? Or does anyone actually think that his behaviour was especially divergent from most kids his age? I'm genuinely interested and wondering how much to worry about my own kid 🙈🤣

It’s cliche, the eldest has to be good future king so we need a future playboy, that’s how it works.
I imagine this sort of shit had quite a lot to do with Andrew turning out the way he has?
Maybe let the kid alone to be who he is?

Most people aren't saying that at all but are saying typical behaviour for a 4 year old who has sat still for ages. As always though those with the more controversial opinions are heard the loudest.

Normal 4 year old behaviour. Think that the Royals were naive to expect him to sit still all that time. Would have been better for him to watch a bit of it and then have the nanny/babysitter take the little ones away for some fun in the palace where they could burn off some energy.

I don’t think it’s necessary really to obsessively analyse the behaviour of a young child who probably doesn’t realise the extent of his privilege and doesn’t know that the whole world is watching him.

But it is interesting that generally the comments have been “he’s so cute and funny” whereas if it was Harry’s son I’m sure the comments would be “what a feral little grotbag”

I imagine if they honed cameras in on most pre schoolers anywhere near full day jubilee events at any point over the weekend they'd have days if footage of exactly the same thing!

We can't ignore that his behaviour wasn't what you'd want. But Kate and those around her managed it amazingly and it's not beyond what 4yo's do when bored 🤷‍♀️

It is ridiculous. My ds with asd would have sat still the whole way through the event and done absolutely nothing to give anyone to say about him!

I agree! Big news: 4 year old acts like a 4 year old- SHOCK HORROR!

I think compared to the other Cambridge children, he doesn't go to many Royal events as they did at that age. I don't know how you know he blatantly doesn't have ASD. I suspect he may have ASD or ADHD based on various behaviours seen in photos and videos of him. It's not just how he responded to one loud noise! It's also firing speculation as he seems hidden away.

Well I understand what H&M want to keep their kids away.

The media scrutiny is awful but that's the contract

Wheeling out the kids and trying to pretend they parent 'normally' (whatever that means) is an important part of the RF survival strategy.

absolutely

I've enjoyed seeing his antics and empathise with his parents having to try and cajole him to behave, with the eyes of the world on them. He played up a bit as most 4 yr olds would, but on the whole I think all the children were impeccably behaved throughout and it makes the RF seem more personable. I suspect there were hours of discussion as to whether he was 'ready' to make an appearance and they took the risk, given the importance of the event I suspect it will be another year or so until they try again though - mainly because of the press/SM reaction.

He was behaving exactly like a four year old. If he has ASD based on that day, then so do all my friends' children 😂

I thought he looked a lovely little chap, he was making everyone laugh and was enjoying himself, at least he wasn't grizzling or picking his nose!

My ds with asd is and was totally different. And if you saw the crowds plenty of young children were wearing ear defenders for the planes - for good reason

It amazes me how we see a few shots that the media decide to show us to create a story and that gets a 4yo diagnosed for being 4.

I'm assuming the people saying these things don't know many 4 year olds.

Though I agree with the poster above that he should have watched for a bit and then been whisked off by a nanny/babysitter. It was too long for him really. My DC at that age managed to sit fairly nicely for a 50 minute show aimed at children with audience interaction, which is about the limit of what I would ask of a 4 yo.

The whole thing is just silly hype/propaganda propagated by the Royal PR machine and faithfully spread about by the servile British media.

Ooh the 4 year old was a bit naughty Ooh the 4 year old was just cute and lovely. Who gives a flying one. Nice bit of distraction though from the fact that the country is going down the pan for the vast majority -while the richest one percentile have never had it better.

For all the posts and articles about this situation, I am yet to actually see anyone saying anything negative. I don’t think I’ve actually seen any criticism of Louis or Kate’s parenting skills at all.

I think it's fine for children to be bored occasionally. They need to learn that they can't always do what they want when they want.

I think he did great considering it was such a busy few days for him and was expected to sit and behave for a long period of time during that pageant.

my kids would have been utter nightmares and they are older than 4.

it showed a normal side to the royal family I believe.

George was wearing a suit - how many his age do that

Lots at weddings, I guess at funerals too. It’s pretty normal for formal occasions. I thought they behaved like normal children - much better than normal in the case of the older two - and it was lovely to see them taking part in such an historic event. I too loved Louis’ interaction with the Queen.

I thought it was hilarious! He’s a very cute little boy and he did so many funny things. I especially liked George visibly groaning & putting his head in his hands when he saw that Louis was doing the victory gesture.

If it had been Archie behaving this way I’d’ve said the very same thing.

I was baffled by the suggestion that he has autism. My eldest is quite severely autistic and, apart from hating the noise and the crowds, he’d have sat there completely compliantly and looking angelic. (Then there would have been an almighty explosion for hours on end behind closed doors when he got home.) My younger son is neurotypical and it’s him who would have been behaving exactly like Prince Louis! Personally I found it very funny and an enjoyable contrast to the rather serious rest of the occasion!

Also - as an only-just-4-year-old, if he’d sat completely still and angelically through the whole thing there would probably be people saying he was robotic and that’s not normal for a 4 year old and suggest that he’d been drugged or something!

This was classic, from the Irish Times last year lol:
“Having a monarchy next door is a little like having a neighbour who’s really into clowns and has daubed their house with clown murals, displays clown dolls in each window and has an insatiable desire to hear about and discuss clown-related news stories. More specifically, for the Irish, it’s like having a neighbour who’s really into clowns and, also, your grandfather was murdered by a clown.”

Clearly people who have no idea what it's like to have a kid with Autism!

Normal 4 yo boy...