Zara and Mike Tindall kiss at festival as royal couple skip Trooping the Colour

One royal couple Charles could count on to join him for his first day at Royal Ascot as King was Zara and Mike Tindall.

Trooping the Colour's pomp and ceremony seemed to be a little too lengthy for one young royal, as Princess Charlotte appeared to get impatient during the event. Charlotte, eight, was one of the important guests at Saturday's occasion, but according to the Daily Star a lip reading expert spotted her asking questions about when it would be over.

celebrates the official birthday of King Charles III — after a video of the senior royal went viral on Twitter Saturday.In the 5-second video, Princess Charlotte, 8, and her great-aunt, Sophie, 58, can be seen watching the Horse Guards Parade when the young royal turns and asks her aunt a question.The Duchess then turns to face Charlotte and mutters something that causes the princess to quickly look away. Several online viewers of the interaction later claimed that the elder royal snapped at the seemingly bored Charlotte. “So is Sophie telling Charlotte ‘it’s now’ or to ‘sit down’,” tweeted one confused fan.

Kate Middleton's telling off to her three children while they were waving to crowds during the Trooping the Colour parade has been revealed by a lip reading expert. As the royal children rode in the carriage to Buckingham Palace, along with their mother Kate and Queen Camilla, they caught the attention of royal fans. Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five, could be seen smiling and waving to the crowds, and were even seen making “cheeky” comments and funny faces along the route.

Zara and Mike Tindall are among the most popular members of the Royal Family and frequently bring a sense of fun and informality to high-profile events.The couple have three children, Mia nine, Lena, five and Lucas, two and, despite their royal profile, the family of five are frequently pictured having a brilliant time at events near their home in Gloucestershire. As Lena celebrates her fifth birthday today (Sunday, June 18), OK! has spoken to royal expert Jennie Bond about the couple's parenting style and how they are "doing their best to give their children as normal life as possible." Speaking to OK!, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond spoke about Zara and Mike's lives at home with their three young children.

Welp, he’s done it again!

Prince Louis stole the show at Trooping the Colour as he saluted crowds who came out to watch King Charles III's first birthday parade.

All eyes were on Prince Louis during the 2023 Trooping the Colour!

Prince Louis was "tidied up" by his mum, the Princess of Wales, during Trooping the Colour today. Kate Middleton paid particular attention to the young prince, five, as they prepared to ride in a horse drawn carriage back to Buckingham Palace as part of the ceremony. Prince Louis rode in the carriage with his older sister Princess Charlotte, eight, and brother Prince George, nine, his mum and Queen Camilla.

, as per usual.The rode in a horse-drawn carriage from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade to celebrate the monarch's annual birthday parade alongside his elder brother, nine-year-old , and sister, eight-year-old . The young princes were dressed in suits with matching red ties, which coordinated well with Charlotte's nautical white collared dress with a red bow and accents. The Wales children were sat across from and their mother, , who wore a by designer Andrew GN with a hat.

Prince Louis is no stranger to stealing the limelight at royal events and the cheeky five-year-old has once again lived up to his reputation at Trooping the Colour. As well as pulling faces like he did at last year’s event, this time he also gave crowds a respectful salute.

Trooping the Colour — once again stealing the show.Accompanied by siblings Prince George and Princess Charlotte, the royal trio waved to spectators from their carriage while en route to the Horse Guards Parade with their mother, Kate Middleton, 41, and Queen Camilla, 75.Audiences were captivated by the animated faces of Louis, 5, who, at one point, held his nose and grimaced.Meanwhile, King Charles, 74, and Prince William, 40, traveled on horses, marking the first time a monarch has ridden horseback since the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1986.After the parade, the royal family gathered on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch a flypast, and Louis saluted onlookers.While the newly coronated king won’t turn 75 until November, the summertime celebration is a royal tradition.This isn’t the first time Louis has become the star of the show with his playful behavior. At the queen’s Platinum Jubilee last year, Louis’ stunts were a welcome distraction for audiences at home.And at Charles’ coronation last month, Louis stole the limelight while letting out a few yawns during the ceremony.Charles was not only competing with Louis’ adorable antics Saturday, but also daughter-in-law Meghan Markle’s “Suits.”The USA Network series became available to watch Saturday on Netflix, which is also home to Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell docuseries.Markle, 41, plays lawyer Rachel Zane in “Suits,” her final acting project before becoming a royal in 2018.

ceremony since ascension to the throne—and first since assuming her new title as Princess of Wales.Fitting, then, that she eschewed in favor of something a little more daring: a custom look by Singapore-born, Paris-based designer Andrew GN, paired with a hat. The shamrock-green hue is, of course, a nod to Kate’s role as colonel of the Irish guards—as is the Cartier brooch affixed to her lapel, which the Princess of Wales also wore on earlier this year.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did not make the trip across the pond to celebrate King Charles III’s first Trooping the Colour parade.

The royal family stepped out in style at the first Trooping the Colour celebration in honor of King Charles III.

King Charles has received the official birthday wishes of the nation during his first Trooping the Colour ceremony as monarch.

Kate Middleton has paid tribute to Princess Diana with her choice of accessories at Trooping the Colour. The Princess of Wales wore dazzling sapphire earrings that once belonged to her late mother-in-law.The 41-year-old wowed in a striking green outfit, with a dress designed by Andrew Gn and a matching hat by Philip Treacy. It is believed that the Princess chose the green outfit to pay homage to her role as Colonel of the Irish Guards.

King Charles will become the first monarch in more than 30 years to take part in Trooping the Colour on horseback when he rides in his inaugural Birthday Parade. Charles will take the royal salute as Colonel in Chief of the Household Division’s seven regiments during the ceremony, staged on Horse Guards Parade, as members of the royal family and 8,000 spectators watch.The colour, or regimental flag, that will be trooped in front of hundreds of Guardsmen and officers will be the King’s Colour of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "wouldn't have gone to Trooping the Colour" even if they were invited, a royal expert said. It is thought to be the first time in history that not all of the monarch's children will be in attendance, after the couple "have not been invited", according to reports.Trooping the Colour marks the official birthday of the British Sovereign and is one of the major events in the royal calendar that takes place every year.

King Charles III’s first-ever Trooping the Colour as monarch is rapidly approaching — but what exactly does the tradition commemorate?