Kate Middleton's hidden hand gesture to George, Charlotte and Louis is loaded with meaning

It's no mean feat to keep three young children on their best behaviour in public - not least when the eyes of the are watching. And yet seems to effortlessly manage , and at royal events, while still allowing them to enjoy themselves.

Her parenting style was on full display at the 2023 . Kate travelled in an open horse-drawn carriage with her trio, along with . Following the event, body language expert revealed to how the future Queen managed to parent her kids during the public-facing outing. "Kate's firm but subtle signals ensure the children keep feeling enthusiastic and, in Louis' case, excited," she observed.

"Talking to her children there were a couple of gestures of about when to wave. There was also a spreading gesture of both hands that would normally mean quite a severe message of when to stop or what not to do, too. She also put her hands below public view in the carriage to mime that 'stop' or 'end' sign to them as though warning them where the boundaries were, and on the way back she was doing small reward nods and smiles for their good behaviour, to ."

Despite Kate's efforts, her youngest son Louis with his , including making faces, saluting, and playfully sticking his tongue out. He even reacted dramatically to the smell of horse manure on their procession from Buckingham Palace, comically holding his nose.

And later on the balcony of , the young prince continued to entertain as aircraft passed overhead in the spectacular flypast, putting a smile on fans' faces as he covered his ears from the sound before pretending to be one of the pilots in the sky above him..

Back in 2022, he put a big smile on his great-grandmother s face, when he turned to chat to her on the balcony. Expert lip-reader, Jeremy Freeman, told the , that Louis asked the Queen: "Are the Red Arrows coming?", to which she replied: "I hope so!" When the planes eventually flew over , Louis shouted: "Yes, yes yes!", to which the Queen replied: "There it is!" Finally, Prince Louis said: "Oh, ... Woah!"

It's no secret that Louis is a big fan of the display team - so much so, he wants to be just like them when he grows up. The Wales family took part in a day of volunteering for The Big Help Out during the coronation weekend in 2023, and when a volunteer asked if he might want to be a painter when he grows up, Prince Louis replied, " "