Prince Louis appeared to show he has been taking lessons from older brother Prince George after a three-word remark during the Trooping the Colour flypast was picked up by a lip reader. The eight-year-old joined the Royal Family on the Buckingham Palace balcony on Saturday as King Charles's official birthday celebrations came to a close with a spectacular RAF display.

Louis, who once again delighted royal fans with his animated reactions to the aircraft overhead, was seen drawing the attention of his parents to one particular plane. According to lip reader Jeremy Freeman, the young prince told the Princess of Wales: "It's the Globemaster." Princess Kate then appeared to encourage him to continue, replying: "Ahem, go on", before Prince William confirmed his son's identification of the aircraft, saying: "Yes it is, it's designed to..."

The exchange caught the attention of royal watchers because it echoed a similar moment involving Prince George during last year's VE Day commemorations.

As the Wales family watched an RAF flypast from the Buckingham Palace balcony in 2025, George was seen helping his younger brother identify one of the aircraft. Lip reader Jeremy Freeman revealed that after Princess Kate told her children, "Watch this one", Louis responded: "Ooh, that's cool".

George then pointed out the aircraft and told his brother: "That's a Globemaster." Louis replied: "That was great", as the family continued to watch the display.

The latest balcony conversation suggests George's enthusiasm for aircraft may be rubbing off on his younger sibling, with Louis now confidently identifying the same military transport plane for his parents.

Louis was among the stars of this year's Trooping the Colour celebrations, entertaining onlookers with his trademark enthusiasm. Earlier in the day he was spotted peering through a half-open window to catch a glimpse of proceedings and later leaned dramatically to one side to get a better view of the aircraft flying over London.

The prince was watching events from the first-floor window of the Duke of Wellington’s former office with siblings Prince George, 12, and Princess Charlotte, 11, and other royals including the Duchess of Edinburgh and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.

Louis also appeared amazed by parts of the aerial display, opening his mouth in astonishment as the planes roared above Buckingham Palace.

The flypast featured 10 waves of RAF aircraft, including Typhoon jets, Chinook helicopters, C-17 Globemasters and the Red Arrows, who rounded off the spectacle with their famous trails of red, white and blue smoke.

Trooping the Colour remains one of the biggest events in the royal calendar, bringing together members of the Royal Family, military personnel and thousands of spectators to celebrate the monarch's official birthday.

It is a historic ceremony where colours, or regimental flags used as rallying points in battle, were “trooped” or paraded in front of soldiers so they would be recognised, leading them to take on great symbolic importance as the heart and soul of a regiment.