Photos show the younger royals stealing the show at Trooping the Colour over the years
- Trooping the Colour honors the monarch each year.
- But the younger generation of royals often steal the show with their antics at Buckingham Palace.
- In 1988, Prince Harry stuck his tongue out, and Prince Louis has made a splash in recent years.
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The royal family gathered at Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Colour on Saturday.
Trooping the Colour is the British sovereign's official birthday celebration, and the 2024 event was King Charles III's second as monarch. It also marked Kate Middleton's first royal engagement of the year, as she used the occasion to return to the public eye after her months-long absence.
The parade offers one of the few times the whole royal family gathers in public together throughout the year, so the event is always heavily photographed.
For decades, royal children have been pictured greeting the public from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour, and they're often documented in candid moments of joy and silliness as their powerful parents look on in both exasperation and laughter.
From Prince William to Prince Louis, take a look at times royal children have stolen the show at Trooping the Colour.