The adorable moment Princess Charlotte spotted her brother Prince George at King Charles’s Coronation

At the age of nine, Prince George made history at King Charles‘s Coronation.

For the young royal, who is second in line to the British throne, had a formal role as Page of Honour in the lavish ceremony which took place at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023.

Dressed in a knee-length scarlet coat with gold trimmings over a white satin waistcoat, George attended to the King with fellow pages Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, Nicholas Barclay and Ralph Tollemache.

It marked the first time in modern royal history that a future monarch was officially involved in the two-hour service.

While his grandfather King Charles and great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II both attended their parents’ coronations in 1953 and 1957 as children, they merely watched the ceremony.

At the time, royal biographer Ingrid Seward told The Mirror that the Prince and Princess of Wales thought long and hard about allowing their eldest son, who is known to be ‘shy in public’, to take on such a vital role in the coronation.

‘After much discussion with him, they all agreed he would regret it if he didn’t do it,’ Ms Seward said. ‘It is his destiny after all to be part of many royal occasions in the future. And he will feel proud to be the youngest person taking part in the historic ceremony.’

More than two billion people across 125 countries tuned in to watch the coronation, but no one was as proud of George as his little sister Princess Charlotte.

The eight-year-old looked precious in an ivory Alexander McQueen dress and silver leaf headdress as she sat in the front row with her parents and younger brother Prince Louis.

Although her silver leaf headdress sparkled under the abbey lights, it was Charlotte’s face that lit up as her brother walked past while carrying the train of the King’s robe.

Thankfully, the adorable moment was captured on camera for royal watchers to relive.

The clip taken from the end of the ceremony shows newly crowned King Charles leaving Westminster Abbey with the Sovereign’s Orb and the Sovereign’s Sceptres with Cross.

In the background, senior royals including the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and the Prince and Princess of Wales can be seen singing God Save The King.

Mature beyond her years, Charlotte looked word-perfect as she sang along to the national anthem.

But her concentration wavered when she caught a glimpse of her older brother George.

Her eyebrows shot up and a smile spread across her face as she excitedly turned to her father Prince William as if to say: ‘Look Papa! It’s George!’

But when she realised William was still steadfastly relaying the national anthem, Charlotte composed herself and turned back to face the front.

Prince Louis, however, was less than impressed with the role his older brother played in the historic event.

The solemn ceremony elicited a yawn or two from the five-year-old prince – who was also seen pointing things out to his sister Charlotte from their seats near the high altar.

He had not attended the last major royal event, the funeral of his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth, when he was just four as he was felt to be too young.

And his age was no doubt why a break was arranged during the coronation.

Young Louis, who was wearing a navy blue outfit from Savile row tailors Dege and Skinner for the two-hour long ceremony was whisked away likely by a trusted nanny.

The most eagle-eyed of royal watchers took to social media to speculate why the youngster had disappeared.

‘Need to know where Prince Louis has gone, bet he was playing up bless his heat, long time for him to sit still, surprised he was there tbh, gotta love him,’ one fan wrote on Twitter/X. 

‘We seem to have lost Prince Louis, he did a fine job,’ another said.

Many eventually came to the conclusion that such a long service was simply too much for a ‘fidgety five-year-old’. 

‘Looks like Prince Louis has been taken out of the chapel. Every parent who’s tried to get a fidgety five-year-old to sit still for an hour will sympathise with Kate and William right now,’ someone posted.

But royal fans were happy to see Louis return to his seat just in time to sing God Save the King which he knew just as well as his sister.

Despite not having a formal role in the ceremony like her older brother George, Charlotte was somewhat of a guiding presence for her younger sibling Louis.

Perhaps offering reassurance, or simply ensuring he walked in the right direction, Charlotte held Louis’ hand as they processed through the grand building behind their parents.

After the ceremony, she then dutifully took her place alongside George and Louis in the first carriage behind the Gold State Coach.

But the young princess seemed to lose control of her cheeky younger brother as the royal family stepped out onto the balcony at Buckingham Palace to greet the sea of fans below.

Louis impatiently drummed his fingers on the balcony railing before showing off his own version of the royal wave which has been dubbed ‘the window wiper’.

After pointing and making faces at the crowd, the young prince flung both hands around uncontrollably as his older sister waved gracefully.

When the red arrows finally roared across the sky, the little prince appeared to let out a shout of excitement.

He made sure to let his parents know that the planes had arrived, pointing excitedly towards the sky.