All Eyes Were On The Royal Youngsters At Trooping The Colour

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by Jazmin Kopotsha |
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The royal children have a bit of a reputation for stealing the show at the Trooping The Colourparade, and this year was no different.

Princess Charlotte and Prince George were joined at the front of the famed Buckingham Palace Balcony by Savannah and Isla Philips for the marking of the Queen's official birthday, and their excitement (and momentary lack of, eh Princess Charlotte?) did not disappoint. Once again, they score very highly on the cute-factor.

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Seven-year-old Savannah seemed to revel in her older cousin credentials and firmly took charge of her younger family members when they each, true to mischievous tradition, went a little off piste.

Savannah clearly didn't have time for Prince George's tomfoolery during the national anthem, and so provided eager on lookers with the sweetest of meme material and clamped her hand firmly across his mouth. Princess Charlotte however, seemed to enjoy the song much more than her brother and beat in time to the sound of the now all too-familiar melody.

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Susannah made sure the royal children's attention was in the right place.

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Princess Charlotte and Prince George weren't quite as enthusiastic about proceedings as their cousins.

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Moments before Susannah had to take matters quite literally into her own hands to keep Prince George quiet.

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Princess Charlotte seemed fixated on getting a better view.

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The expression on Princess Charlotte's face is everything.

The children joined the rest royal family members including The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex in their first public appearance after returning from their Honeymoon.

Four generations of the royal family were gathered to celebrate the Queen's 92nd birthday and watched as the RAF Red Arrows soared above turning the sky red, white and blue for the occasion. The Duke of Edinburgh, who has just turned 97, was absent having retired from public duties last year, while newest addition Prince Louis was of course away from the festivities for being too young to partake in the spectacle.

MORE: Here Are Some Of The Little Royal's Best (And Funniest) Moments On The Balcony

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George: 'I was told there'd be helicopters...'

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George: 'You're here, there's NOTHING I fear...'

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George: 'If we pull this off, people on the Internet will make this into a meme where we're waving up at Britney!'

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Charlotte: 'If you enjoyed this video, don't forget to hit like and subscribe!'

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George: 'Have you seen what Fergie's just posted on Instagram?'

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George: 'As the Spitfires flew above, I couldn't help but wonder: who would play me on season 17 of The Crown?'

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Charlotte: 'Calm down George, he's not worth it'

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George: 'I didn't get the memo about fancy dress...'

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George: 'Look mum, I've nailed the Macarena...'

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George: '...and vogueing!'

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George: 'Hello, subjects! This is your future King speaking'

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William: 'Son, everything the light touches is our kingdom'George: 'But what about that shadowy place?'William: 'That's M&M World. You must never go there'

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George: 'What am I doing? Just practising my side eye. I hear it'll come in use in later life'

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George: 'Thought I'd practice my camera angles, Dad'

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George: 'Nice royal wave, you say? I learned from the best...'

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Louise: 'Can't - pretend - to - love - planes - any - more'

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George: 'This is me, living my personal brand, being my authentic self'

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