Royal fans were left astonished after spotting striking similarities between Prince William and Kate Middleton and their younger children, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte, during the Trooping the Colour celebrations on Saturday. The family appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the RAF flyover as part of King Charles' official birthday festivities.
During the flypast, six-year-old Prince Louis mirrored his mother's movements, leaning to the right at the same moment she did to get a better view of the aircraft. Meanwhile, Princess Charlotte, nine, unknowingly adopted the same pensive expression as her father, Prince William, as she gazed into the distance.
The likenesses were quickly highlighted on social media, with one fan on X (formerly Twitter) posting a comparison that went viral. Comments included 'He is her replica' regarding Louis and Kate, and 'Charlotte is the double of her dad.' Another fan described the similarities as 'uncanny.'
Lip reader Juliet Sullivan revealed that after the flyover, Prince Louis asked his mother, 'Did you see it go past?!' to which Kate replied, 'Yes!' During the national anthem, Charlotte was seen discreetly instructing Louis, 'Louis, put your hands down.'
Saturday's appearance was the Princess of Wales's first public engagement since her cancer diagnosis earlier this year. In a personal statement released the night before, she thanked the public for their support, noting that chemotherapy brings 'good days and bad days' and that she is 'learning to be patient, especially with uncertainty.'
