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Prince George of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince of Wales stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace

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Prince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louisare celebrating their grandfatherKing Charlesat at the firstTrooping the Colourof his reign with a royal staple: the Buckingham Palace balcony appearance!

Prince WilliamandKate Middleton’s three children joined a small group of fellow members of the royal family on the palace balcony to watch the armed forces planes perform a flypast, the final event of the public celebration of the monarch’s birthday.

Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, all showed off their royal waves as they greeted the crowds gathered along The Mall in London. Prince Louis even did a double-handed wave — a move that both of his siblingshave done before!

Little Louis, who is known for stealing the show at family events with his funny faces and excited gestures, also gave a salute during the balcony appearance.

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Prince George of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales on the balcony during Trooping the Colour

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Prince George of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Prince William, Prince of Wales, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a fly-past of aircraft by the Royal Air Force during Trooping the Colour

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While Trooping the Colour was scaled down in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the royal familyreturned to the tradition last yearin full force. In fact, the parade marking Queen Elizabeth’s birthday kicked off a four-day celebration of her Platinum Jubilee, her 70th year on the throne. The history-making monarch died a few months later in September at age 96.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis stepped out onto the Buckingham Palace balcony just last month following King Charles and Queen Camilla’s coronation at Westminster Abbey. The royal kids rode from the ancient church to the palace in a horse-drawn carriage and watched a flypast alongside the newly crowned monarch.

While Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis stood right in front of their parents, Prince George was slightly separated from his immediate family. Instead, William and Kate’s eldest son, who is second in line to the throne, stood with the three other boys acting as King Charles' Pages of Honors for the crowning ceremony.

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Members of the public watch a fly-past of aircraft by the Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) from The Mall, as part of the King’s Birthday Parade, ‘Trooping the Colour’, in London

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Earlier in the day, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis rode in a horse-drawn carriage as part of the Trooping the Colour procession. The trio — who made their carriage debut just last year — hopped in the Ascot Landau with Princess Kate and Queen Camilla.

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Britain’s Prince George of Wales, Britain’s Prince Louis of Wales and Britain’s Princess Charlotte of Wales leave Buckingham Palace on horse carriage during the King’s Birthday Parade, ‘Trooping the Colour’, in London

Although King Charles was born on November 14, the tradition of marking the monarch’s birthday with a public celebration is a centuries-old tradition within the British royal family. And the reason for the event happening in June is just a practical one — there is likely better weather!

source: people.com