Prince Louis shuts down Charlotte in royal misbehaviour masterclass

Lip readers have revealed the hilarious moment Princess Charlotte attempted to tell off her little brother Louis, only to have him fire back. 

The six-year-old prince couldn’t resist busting out some dance moves to the catchy tune of Highland Laddie, played on the bagpipes as the Scottish Guards marched past him during Trooping the Colour*.

The heartwarming moment of the young prince boogieing quickly went viral on social media.

While the public adored the cheeky antics* of the little prince, his nine-year-old sister did not.

“You have to stop doing that. Watch the parade”, Charlotte appeared to tell her brother.

But Louis was having none of it, according to The Mirror.

“I won’t,” he said.

But Princess Charlotte wasn’t done, telling her brother primly*: “Do as you’re told.”

To this, Louis replied with a defiant “Nope”.

It wasn’t the only time lip readers caught a remark from cheeky Louis while he was getting up to mischief at the parade to honour his grandfather King Charles’ birthday.

Louis was also seen pulling on the cord of the blinds in the window as he chatted to his mother.

“You know how they make these, Ma?” the curious prince said to Princess Catherine.

Prince William’s eldest son and heir Prince George was also observed making an adorable remark, the Daily Mail reports.

“They all look so happy,” the 10-year-old said to his mother of the crowds as he waved at them.

Once the siblings returned to their Glass State Coach, the windows became fogged in the rainy weather – possibly due to three little royal noses pressed up close as the children grinned and waved at the adoring crowd.

Princess Charlotte took the initiative and started rubbing her hands on the glass to clear the fog. Her two brothers promptly followed suit and even their laughing mother joined in to the delight of the crowd, who could once again see their beaming smiles.

It was a long day, however, and young Louis couldn’t resist pulling some of his favourite funny faces – yawning, scratching his nose and adopting a bored expression.

Once on the balcony, the littlest royals were clearly excited by the fly-past.

They took a break from waving to the crowd to gaze skywards in awe as the 34 aircraft roared overhead.

All three children were open-mouthed at various points and Charlotte even scrunched up her nose in glee.

Prince William was seen placing his hands of the shoulders of his children and pointing as if explaining to them about the various planes and helicopters.

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GLOSSARY

• Trooping the Colour: Trooping the Colour is a traditional military ceremony that has marked the official birthday of the British Sovereign for more than 260 years
• antics: amusing behaviour, high jinks, pranks, capers
• primly: doing something in a proper, formal, well-behaved way

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QUICK QUIZ

1. What was the parade called?
2. Who attempted to pull Prince Louis into line?
3. What was the name of the song that prompted Louis’ dance and on what instrument was it played?
4. What may have caused the windows of the coach to fog up?
5. How many aircraft roared overhead?

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CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
1. Follow the five Ws
Write down the key points from this Kids News article in short, succinct sentences:

Who:

What:

When:

Where:

Why:

How:

Possible headline for the article:

Time: allow 15 minutes to complete this activity
Curriculum Links: English, Critical and Creative Thinking

2. Extension
Compare your five Ws with a classmate. Did you both include the same information or are your stories quite different? Discuss your choices and then work together to create a final condensed version of the story that you both agree tells the important parts that a reader would need or want to know.

Time: allow 20 minutes to complete this activity
Curriculum Links: English

VCOP ACTIVITY
Imaginative dialogue
Imagine you were there during the event being discussed in the article, or for the interview.

Create a conversation between two characters from the article – you may need or want to include yourself as one of the characters. Don’t forget to try to use facts and details from the article to help make your dialogue as realistic as possible.

Go through your writing and highlight any punctuation you have used in green. Make sure you carefully check the punctuation used for the dialogue and ensure you have opened and closed the speaking in the correct places.