The Queen’s cheeky great-grandson, Prince Louis, stole the hearts of the nation when he pulled faces and bantered with his royal family at Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations this summer.
For example, mourners looking to lift their spirits even a little after the late monarch’s death on September 8 were disappointed to learn that the youngest Prince and Princess of Wales – aged four – would not be at yesterday’s historic State Funeral would participate for his “Gan Gan”.
Now, Twitter users are joking about what antics the little prince may have been up to while he was “home alone” that day – with many joking that the “real reason” young Louis didn’t leave is a “high… chance for chaos”.
One meme features the young king’s face superimposed on the movie poster for the 1990 classic film in place of Macaulay Culkin, while many others have shared memes of Culkin’s character Kevin running around the house after his parents accidentally forget to put him in the The caption reads: ‘And we’re going live to see Prince Louis at Buckingham Palace now’.
Some imagined Louis leaving a trail of destruction in the palace and likened it to an appearance by Mr Blobby on ITV’s This Morning, where he deliberately threw objects off the shelf.
And it was even thought that the prince’s babysitter would have to look after the mischief.
Twitter users joke about what antics young Prince Louis might have been up to yesterday when he was “home alone” – with many joking that the “real reason” the little king didn’t go to the funeral is a “high probability.” “ was of chaos
Louis and “Gan Gan” at the Platinum Jubilee: The photos that captured the hearts of the nation
His mother, the Princess of Wales, previously revealed how Louis is coping with the death of her great-grandmother, the Queen.
Speaking to Australia’s Governor-General at a reception for Commonwealth dignitaries ahead of the Queen’s funeral today, Kate revealed her four-year-old asks questions and has trouble understanding them.
Louis has asked if the family’s summer visit to Balmoral Castle will still be as he remembers it.
“The younger one is now asking questions like, ‘Do you think we can still play those games if we go to Balmoral’ and things like that because she won’t be there?” Mr Hurley said.
The Chron understands the Prince and Princess of Wales have thought “long and hard” about joining their two eldest children, aged nine and seven.
But after George and Charlotte attended their great-grandfather’s memorial service in March, William and Kate decided they could handle the solemnity of the occasion.
“Obviously, as parents, they have thought long and hard about whether their children should accompany them,” a source said. “Of course little Louis is too young, but they think George and Charlotte are up to it.”
Yesterday, the future king, Prince George, and his sister, Princess Charlotte, behaved immaculately for a long and celebratory day as they said goodbye to their beloved “Gan Gan”.
The royal siblings, the Queen’s great-grandchildren, were among 2,000 guests at her state funeral and were the youngest members of the royal family to follow the Queen’s coffin through Westminster Abbey.
They also attended the communion service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle later in the afternoon.
At Westminster Abbey, George, nine, and Princess Charlotte, seven, walked behind the Queen’s coffin as part of a ceremonial procession in front of hundreds of guests inside the Gothic church and were watched from afar by a huge international television audience.
As the young royals followed their great-grandmother’s coffin, flanked by their parents the Prince and Princess of Wales, Charlotte kept her hands folded in front of her while George had his arms at his side.
The four walked a little behind the King, Charles, and Camilla, Queen Consort, and ahead of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The young royals had previously arrived in a car with Camilla and her mother Kate.
George wore a dark blue suit and black tie while Charlotte wore a black coat dress with pleats at the back and a small silver horseshoe at the front, black tights and a hat with a tie at the back.
Before the service, the Princess of Wales was seen holding Charlotte’s hand and giving her a comforting touch on the shoulder.
Camilla, Queen Consort, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince George of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Sophie, Countess of Wessex
Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive at the Committal Service for Queen Elizabeth II, held at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle
Camilla, Queen Consort, Prince George of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Sophie, Countess of Wessex during the State Funeral
At various points during the service the children could be seen studying their order of service, with Charlotte looking around under the brim of her hat as the mourners sang The Lord’s My Shepherd.
And her brother George was spotted singing The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended as he stood between his parents.
Kate was once seen comforting her son with a hand on his knee.
At the end of the service, George followed close behind his father while Kate placed a guiding hand on her daughter’s back as the four rose from their seats and stood behind the coffin.
As they slowly left the abbey, both children sometimes looked down. They later stood with their mother Kate, Meghan, Camilla and the Countess of Wessex and watched the Queen’s coffin make its final journey from Westminster.
Charlotte, Catherine, George and the Prince of Wales attend the Committal Service
A general view of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Mounties along the Mall
When the coffin reached Wellington Arch, it was placed in the state hearse to be driven to Windsor while senior royals looked on to the side.
Charlotte squeezed her mother’s hand and chatted briefly with her older brother, pointing to the coffin as it was carefully lifted from the gun carriage meters away.
At the committal service in Windsor, television cameras caught few glimpses of the siblings, who behaved immaculately despite their young ages.
Charlotte was seen exchanging a few words with the Dean of Windsor as the family exited the chapel and were led to a waiting car.