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This includes key events such as Trooping the Colour, the annual public celebration of the monarch's birthday that includes a parade and a flypast that sees the royal family gather on the Buckingham Palace balcony, which is set for June 15 this year.
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Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
As the royal family gathered on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch the flypast, Prince George caught a case of the giggles — prompting Savannah to cover his mouth and flash a deadpan look, seemingly knowing the cameras were watching.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
In May 2023, the young royal went viral for a photo that captured him yawning during his grandfather King Charles' coronation, and photos of Louis covering his ears during a noisy flypast at Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee also made the internet rounds.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
While Louis previously showed his discomfort for the traditional flypasts at King Charles's coronation and the late Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, today the preschooler politely covered his ears to avoid the loud noises being emitted from the Royal Air Force planes.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 June 2023
The most playful might be the indelible image of Prince Louis, 5, reacting to the noisy flypast during Trooping the Color in June 2022 while his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth seemed to laugh beside him!
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
The Royal Procession will then move back to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and the Red Arrows of the Royal Air Force will soar overheard for a flypast.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
The Royal Procession traveled back to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the British monarch’s official residence in Scotland, and the Red Arrows of the Royal Air Force soared overheard for a flypast.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
The 21-gun salute and flypast might feel familiar, as both traditions were recently seen in London following Charles and Camilla’s crowning at Westminster Abbey.
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—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
As the royal family gathered on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch the flypast, Prince George caught a case of the giggles — prompting Savannah to cover his mouth and flash a deadpan look, seemingly knowing the cameras were watching.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
In May 2023, the young royal went viral for a photo that captured him yawning during his grandfather King Charles' coronation, and photos of Louis covering his ears during a noisy flypast at Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee also made the internet rounds.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
While Louis previously showed his discomfort for the traditional flypasts at King Charles's coronation and the late Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, today the preschooler politely covered his ears to avoid the loud noises being emitted from the Royal Air Force planes.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 June 2023
The most playful might be the indelible image of Prince Louis, 5, reacting to the noisy flypast during Trooping the Color in June 2022 while his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth seemed to laugh beside him!
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
The Royal Procession will then move back to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and the Red Arrows of the Royal Air Force will soar overheard for a flypast.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
The Royal Procession traveled back to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the British monarch’s official residence in Scotland, and the Red Arrows of the Royal Air Force soared overheard for a flypast.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
The 21-gun salute and flypast might feel familiar, as both traditions were recently seen in London following Charles and Camilla’s crowning at Westminster Abbey.
Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
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“Flypast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flypast. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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