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Adorable moment Charlotte playfully calms little brother Louis, 4, as he enthusiastically waves to Jubilee crowds
THIS is the adorable moment Princess Charlotte playfully calms her little brother as he enthusiastically waves to enormous crowds watching Trooping the Colour.
The royal youngster, seven, placed her hand over four-year-old Louis' while they beamed outside Buckingham Palace and Horse Guards Parade for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee procession.
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Louis sat between his sister and older brother George, eight, for their first carriage procession as celebrations marking the monarch's 70-year reign began.
The children, dressed in a light blue, navy and white colour scheme, raised their hands to royal supporters who have been lining the streets from the early hours.
At one point Charlotte, wearing a cornflour blue dress, pushed Louis' arm down while he waved frantically.
The princess also squinted in the sunshine as she looked out on the vast numbers who had gathered to see them.
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Cheers erupted from thousands of spectators on The Mall as they caught sight of the trio sitting opposite Kate Middleton and Camilla.
The kids later bowed their heads when the national anthem was played on their arrival into Horse Guards Parade.
George was dressed in a navy suit, white shirt and blue tie for the occasion, while Louis wore a sailor-style white and navy top echoing an outfit worn by his father at the 1985 Trooping event.
Charlotte's hair was worn down with two fine plaits fastened with a blue ribbon.
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The traditional carriage procession left Buckingham Palace ahead of the Birthday Parade that marked the start of four days of festivities.
Travelling behind the Cambridges in the Barouche was the Earl and Countess of Wessex with Lady Louise Windsor and the Viscount Severn.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence followed.
Riding horses were the Prince Charles on George, Prince William on Derby, and Princess Anne on Sir John.
A whopping 1,200 officers and soldiers from the Household Division are taking part in this morning's procession.
The incredible display marks the first event of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee bumper weekend.
Mounted troops from the 1st Battalion and Irish Guards joined hundreds of musicians and 240 horses on Horse Guards Parade.
Prince Charles inspected the soldiers on the 96-year-old Queen's behalf, but she later appeared on the Palace balcony for the RAF flypast.
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The nation is embracing the special extended bank holiday weekend of pomp, pageantry and star-studded festivities, which will see celebrities and the public gather in their millions in tribute to the monarch.
Thousands of wellwishers draped in Union flags, party hats and plastic tiaras flocked to central London for the Trooping spectacle.
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