Kate Middleton's sweet moment with Princess Charlotte during VE Day celebrations
Princess Charlotte joined her brothers Prince George and Louis for the celebrationsRoyal fans are swooning over a sweet moment between Princess Charlotte and mum Kate Middleton at the VE Day celebrations today (Monday, May 5).
The young royal joined her brothers Prince George and Louis, and their family, to watch the procession outside Buckingham Palace this afternoon. Although, Prince Louis’ hilarious antics next to dad William appeared to steal the show!
The royals joined together to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day along The Mall in London.
However, there was a sweet moment between Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte that many may have missed while watching the VE Day celebrations.
Kate Middleton’s gesture to Princess Charlotte while watching VE Day procession
The royals turned out in force to mark the special anniversary of VE Day, including Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three children Prince George and Louis and Princess Charlotte. They joined King Charles, Queen Camilla, as well as Prince Edward and wife Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh on the Buckingham Palace balcony, along with other senior royals.
They watched a procession through London which consisted of the armed forces and Nato allies before viewing the incredible display of the Red Arrows and historic and current military aircraft flypast.
Whilst observing the military procession by the Queen Victoria Memorial outside the palace, thousands of fans lined the streets ahead of the commemorations. While VE Day is set for Thursday, (May 8), the special celebrations today were planned to coincide with the UK Bank Holiday ahead of four days worth of commemorations.
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The royals were seated beside war veterans and spoke to them throughout the procession. In one instance, we see Kate Middleton look through the veteran’s old photos which she shows Princess Charlotte and Prince George, making the VE Day that bit more extra special.
Later, through the live feed, we see Kate still in ‘mum mode’, as she and Charlotte exchange a few words. Princess Charlotte smiles, before Kate Middleton, without a second thought, swoops in to gently move the hair from over her shoulder and smiles back at her.
One fan called an interaction between the pair on the balcony as “just beautiful”. Another said Kate looked like a “proud mama” today as she beamed from ear to ear.
A third wrote: “Mama bear! The Princess of Wales with her arms around her children today.”
Kate and William’s children join them for the Buckingham Palace tea party
Following on from the balcony appearance, King Charles hosted a tea party for some of the last living war heroes of the Second World War and their families.
Prince George, who is second in line to the throne, joined his mother and father in meeting them.
Dad and son spoke to Royal Engineers veteran Alfred Littlefield who is 101-years-old and served during D-Day.
Prince William said how important it was to preserve veterans’ stories, and it was “very important” for his son George and the “next generation” to hear stories from those who fought in the war.
He later told veteran Douglas Hyde, who signed up to the merchant navy in 1944 at 18-years-old, that George as “very keen” to ask him some questions.
Before the procession, a palace aide had said: “The King, Queen and other members of The Royal Family are much looking forward to all the week’s VE Day events, when they will unite with the rest of the nation and those across the Commonwealth and wider world in celebrating, commemorating and giving thanks to the wartime generation whose selfless devotion duty and service should stand as an enduring example to us all – and must never be forgotten.”
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