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

[Ahurricaneofjacarandas]

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 🙈🤣

I found it completely relatable , he's an excited 4 year old, DS would've been beside himself at the fly over, it's also reassuring that if a royal child with a Norland nanny displays those behaviours we're not doing terribly as parents, if DS is sometimes the same. I think it's actually nice to see royal children being allowed to behave like children rather than robotic mini adults. Kate and William also both seem very relaxed and genuine in their interactions with their children which we've not always seen with prior generations.

But he's 4 and had been sitting there for hours. He has no say in these things. I don't blame him. I dont get all this fawning over how he was passed around the laps. That's what everyone would do. You could see Kate wanting to give him a telling off but couldn't 😂

The photos of him gurning and pulling faces (and just being a normal 4 year old) will follow him around for the rest of his life, it was a bad call involving him in the jubilee events - he didn't need to be there and no-one would have batted an eyelid at his absence.

Sometimes 4 year olds do things that are a bit rude. We’ll mine did and yet somehow they are now fully functioning adults. 🤷‍♀️

Shit parenting expecting the wee lad to sit in the public glare for hours and no play up. They have plenty of nannies, they should have left him at home.

I don't have children and know nothing about them really - but to me he just looked like any other child of that sort of age. You often see the little ones messing about and being dramatic - surely this is all part of growing up? I thought it was quite entertaining on the whole and hope he continues being an interesting character.

He is a four year old, with normal 4 year old behaviour. Mine is 3.5 and is as good as gold until she has been waiting for too long or, low and behold, you hit the lift button when SHE wanted to do it. She informs me she is very very cross, and then proceeded to have a meltdown on a bus over it, running included and sitting crossed legged on the floor when we had to get off. Had to carry her screaming, like a sack of potatoes. Most people seem relieved it wasnt them. Then we sat at the bus stop for a quarter of an hour and she calmed down and we made up, hugs included. Luckily the world´s cameras weren´t on her to remind her of this shit for the rest of her life.

Who has been criticising him? All the news I’ve read was positive and alluding to him being a lovely cheeky little boy?!

Isn't the entire point that the Monarchy is not normal and human?

The Monarchy are appointed by God to be the Head of state of the United Kingdom.

Therefore they are special, otherwise the divine rights of Kings and the principle of a hereditary Monarchy is completely undermined.

By being a completely normal 4 year old he is undermining the entire fabric of a monarchical system.

There are other pictures around from Sunday of Louis with his head on his mothers shoulder, kissing her, etc. I don't understand comments suggesting he should have been handed over to his nanny and removed, can just imagine the following storm of "Why can't W&K cope with their own children?" for a start. Well, they were coping, especially Kate, in a way very reminiscent of how most parents/families do (except they aren't being watched by a billion people)

I don't think someone's entire future character is predicted by their behaviour aged only just 4, either.

I think you maybe need to change your media / social media consumption habits. I've seen nothing other than articles / posts saying how cute he was and typical of a 4 year old.

All of the children did really well last weekend and Louis is just how he should be - a great mix of everything a 4 year old can be.

I hope William and Kate have a good laugh about it all.

What drama?

Mumsnet loves this word. It's trotted out ad nauseam when there's no drama in sight. See also 'I can't get worked up about that'. So, who was?

He's 4 so totally normal. I'm amazed he lasted so long without playing up. It was a long probably boring weekend for a little one.
I did feel sorry for Kate because she knew he was playing up and she knew whatever she did would be judged, though Prince William doesn't seem to have got any blame.
Prince George's reaction was brilliant though.

Mine at four would have probably dived off the actual balcony.

Even if he (or the other Royal children) is autistic, so what? It’s very common. I’d be more surprised if none of the children were on the spectrum.

Sorry but saying he doesn't have ASD is just as ridiculous as saying he does!

Unless you've spent considerable time with him, how would you know either way?

What's it got to do with fighter planes anyway? Are you suggesting all DC with ASD are overstimulated by noise? (That's not true, many aren't).

It is totally typical behaviour. But I don't find him covering his mums mouth as cute or funny as some people have said.

Maybe they didn’t expect him to not play up but wanted to take him anyway. So he will have some memories of his Great Grandmother’s celebrations. 🤷‍♀️

No person in their right mind would criticise Prince Louis for his very normal 4 year old behaviour. And most people are not. The ones who are are just jealous. That is all.

The only thing the royals should have done differently is have nanny take him out as soon as he got bored.

Though, I don't agree with parents using their children for money and privilege like that anyway. Same as all these insta-parents cashing in.

But I don't find him covering his mums mouth as cute or funny as some people have said
I agree.
I'm sure most of us have had a child that has done something rude as they learn what is acceptable and how to behave and we would have to deal with it. It's just unfortunate that cameras caught the incident and published for everyone and their dog could have an opinion on it.

@Sparklingbrook it is unrealistic to expect any four year old to sit for hours and not play up. Catherine is an early years expert and understands appropriate child development.

@notacooldad I am not criticising Louis. I am criticising all the public who have said it was cute or funny.
I have been friends with people like this. They laugh at a three year olds bad behaviour and think it is cute and then wonder why their five year old refuses to do anything they say.

Are people saying bad stuff though? Most articles I've seen about it are people thinking he was cute and hilarious