New Delhi:

Prince Louis, the youngest son of Prince William and his wife Kate, stole the show today during the Princess of Wales’ first public appearance since surgery five months ago revealed the presence of cancer. The 6-year-old was seen dancing during today’s Trooping the Colour ceremony, which marks the official birthday of the British monarch, King Charles. Videos of Louis dancing have gone viral on social media.

In the videos, Louis is seen standing on Buckingham Palace’s balcony with Kate and his siblings – Prince George and Princess Charlotte – during the parade. He breaks into an impromptu dance and does not stop even after a mild scolding from his elder sister Charlotte.

Kate, whose royal name is Princess Catherine, is seen smiling as Louis continues his dance.

Prince Louis dances along to proceedings.#TroopingTheColourpic.twitter.com/nehvzkNQUm

— Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) June 15, 2024

Minutes before Louis’ light moment, Kate rode in a carriage with her three children before disembarking to watch proceedings from a viewing point.

Crowds lining the streets waved and cheered as the carriage went past.

The appearance comes nearly three months after the future queen revealed she was receiving chemotherapy treatment. The 42-year-old princess had not been seen at a public engagement since a Christmas Day service last year.

Charles rode in a separate carriage with Queen Camilla, followed by Prince William, Charles’ heir and Kate’s husband, who was on horseback along with other senior members of the royal family.

London, United Kingdom:

The youngest son of Prince William and his wife Catherine turned six on Tuesday, with the princess, who is being treated for cancer, credited with taking a photo released for the occasion.

The image of a smiling Prince Louis was posted directly on the couple’s social media accounts and not sent in advance to media organisations under embargo, as in previous years.

Its release comes after a furore last month surrounding a Mother’s Day photograph of Kate and her three children that leading news agencies, including AFP, withdrew because it had been digitally altered.

That image had been intended to put an end to fevered online speculation about the princess’s whereabouts and health as she recuperated from abdominal surgery in January.

But her later admission that she edited it only fuelled rumours, and soon afterwards she released a video announcing she was receiving preventative chemotherapy for an unspecified cancer.

Britain’s domestic Press Association news agency described the photograph of Louis as an “unedited close-up image”.

His parents — Britain’s next king and queen — wrote in the post:”Happy 6th Birthday, Prince Louis! Thank you for all the kind wishes today.”

Happy 6th Birthday, Prince Louis!

Thank you for all the kind wishes today.

The Princess of Wales pic.twitter.com/TxshrI3WKO

— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) April 23, 2024

The credit as photographer was signed “The Princess of Wales” — Kate’s official title.

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