Prince Louis absence from royal events ‘explained by Princess Kate’s plan’. There is a reason Prince George and Princess Charlotte have attended major royal events without their little brother Prince Louis present – and it is down to “careful planning” by the Princess of Wales, claims an expert.

The eldest royal children, George, 10, and Charlotte, 9, both accompanied their parents at major sporting events this month, Prince George at the Euro 2024 final on July 14 with his dad, Prince William, and Princess Charlotte with her mum to the Men’s Wimbledon Final on the same day.

However, Louis was kept at home for these events and has made only rare official appearances most recently at Trooping the Colour 2024. According to an expert, his absence can be explained by his parents’ “careful” planning when it comes to introducing their three children to public life. ITV News royal producer, Lizzie Robinson on True Royalty TV’s The Royal said: “They’ve [Prince and Princess of Wales] been really careful to manage how they’ve done it and what they’ve taken them to. They’ve considered each event on a case-by-case basis. And the fact that Louis wasn’t taken suggests that they are considering what they think is right for each child at what time. So, you know, his time will come.”

Prince Louis stole the show according to royal fans, at the King’s official birthday parade. At one point he was dancing to the quick march of the Scots Guards to Highland Laddie, and also yawning and straining at the window, while playing with a cord of a window blind. On the day, George, Charlotte, Louis and the Princess of Wales travelled together in the Glass State Coach along the Mall at the start of the day’s celebration on June 15. But the carriage came after an excited Louis took a tumble as he waited on the steps of Buckingham Palace, before waving to the crowds on his way to Horse Guards Parade. Louis could also be seen pulling faces inside the carriage, making his mum and siblings chuckle.

 

When the Princess of Wales made her way onto the balcony of Buckingham Palace to mark the end of the day’s official celebrations she was greeted with cheers from the crowd outside. Trooping the Colour was Kate’s first official royal engagement of the year since the announcement of her cancer diagnosis. Princess Charlotte’s attendance at the men’s final at Wimbledon came as Princess Kate made her second public appearance of the year. Mother and daughter were joined at the tennis by Kate’s sister Pippa and as they walked out to the royal box and were given a standing ovation, with Charlotte looking proudly at her mum.

Matt Wilkinson, royal editor of The Sun added: “Look at Charlotte looking up at her mother, she knows what Catherine has been going through for the last six, seven months. She’s been seeing her on good days and bad days. It’s also a reward, a treat for her to sit with her mother and see the adulation that she received and have a fun day out.” Before Kate’s first public appearance at Trooping the Colour this year, she released a statement commenting on her health. In it, it read: “I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days.

 

On those bad days you feel weak, tired and you have to give in to your body resting. But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well.” Prince Harry once splashed out £8,000 for an extraordinary gift for his youngest nephew Prince Louis, as a present for his christening in July 2018. The gift was inspired by a touching memory of his life with his late mother, Princess Diana, as she loved collecting first editions of classic books. Consequently Harry paid thousands for an original copy of A.A. Milne’s beloved Winnie the Pooh, which dates from 1926, and was no doubt enjoyed by Prince George and Princess Charlotte too during family reading time.

A friend said: “One of Harry’s happiest childhood memories was being read a bedtime story by his mother. She loved all the old classics and Harry had the brilliant idea of starting a little library of first editions for Louis, Charlotte and George to enjoy as they get older. “He originally wanted to get Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking Glass, which was on sale for £24,000, but decided Winnie-The-Pooh would be more suitable for a first tome. Robinson Crusoe was William’s favourite book, but Harry loved all things A.A. Milne.”