Prince Louis once again pirouetted into the public eye during the VE Day observances in London, cementing his status as the royal household’s most endearingly candid seven-year-old.
As the United Kingdom solemnly paid homage to the 80th remembrance of Victory in Europe Day—honoring the capitulation of Nazi Germany and the silencing of conflict across European soil—young Louis stood prominently beside his elder sibling, Prince George. Though the day brimmed with military pageantry, dignified homage, and historical gravity, it was Louis’ unscripted expressions that pirouetted into viral delight.
Ever the sovereign jester with a velvet glove of wit, Louis furnished yet another memorable vignette during the commemorations—this time punctuated by an impeccably timed ocular revolution and a whisper of arch sarcasm.
As per lip-reading virtuoso Nicola Hickling, the pint-sized prince was seen exchanging barbed banter with his father, Prince William, mid-procession. Captured amid the solemn thrum of marching boots, the boy delivered a quip with the kind of dry exactitude one might expect from a world-weary playwright: “Isn’t this supposed to be fun?”
Hickling, who helms LipReader Ltd, relayed her interpretation to The Express, suggesting that during the steel-serious spectacle of Armed Forces trooping by, William remarked to Louis: “They are grabbing their bars, isn’t it great?”—to which Louis, deadpan as a dusk horizon, responded: “They are marching straight.”
Like a breeze ruffling through a rigid pageant, Louis’ candor continues to cast an irreverent charm across the ever-watched theatre of royalty.
Attempting to anchor his youngest in the moment, Prince William gently nudged the boy’s focus, inquiring whether he could spot the troops pivoting or forming ranks. With a tone as flat as a moonlit pond, Louis observed: “They’re going in a circle.”
It was a sobering, yet strangely universal reminder—no crown, no matter how gilded, exempts a parent from the spirited quips of a sharp-tongued child.
Naturally, Louis’ droll interjections detonated across social media like confetti in a windstorm. One X user mused, “Ah, the baby brother eye-roll. I think we’re in for a long future of Prince Louis mischief—and I’m here for it.” Another echoed with a gleeful nod: “Prince Louis and that eye roll. Haha!”
Despite the weighty tides he’s already weathered—the somber farewell to his great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and his mother’s ongoing confrontation with cancer—Louis radiates with an unfiltered levity. His disarming wit, sincere spirit, and whimsical presence continue to enrapture the public, sealing his place as the monarchy’s unintentional comedic maestro.