Princess Charlotte's sweet present to King Charles spotted at Trooping the Colour
King Charles and Queen Camilla joined other royals to mark the King's official birthday over the weekend, where eagle-eyed fans may have spotted a colourful accessory on Charles' wrist
King Charles was observed sporting what is believed to be a gift from Princess Charlotte during Trooping the Colour at the weekend. On Saturday, June 13, Charles and Camilla were joined by fellow members of the Royal Family to mark the King's official birthday with the customary pomp and pageantry synonymous with the annual event.
The celebrations featured a flypast by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, alongside the traditional carriage procession, with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and the Prince and Princess of Wales also present.
Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte were in attendance too — and Charlotte's appearance was noteworthy for more than one reason. As King Charles waved to onlookers, he revealed two colourful accessories adorning his wrist.
Richard Eden wrote in The Mail: "When King Charles waved to the crowds after an RAF flypast for Trooping the Colour on Saturday, he revealed two colourful string bracelets on his wrist.
"They are thought to have been gifts from his 11-year-old granddaughter, Princess Charlotte."
As a fan of American pop phenomenon Taylor Swift, Charlotte has joined fellow "Swifties" in crafting personalised friendship bracelets, which fans swap with like-minded concertgoers at gigs.
Charlotte even secured the chance to meet the Fate of Ophelia hitmaker and her husband-to-be, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, backstage at the Wembley leg of her Eras Tour in 2024.
Charles was also seen guiding an uncertain Charlotte and young Prince Louis on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the occasion. Speaking exclusively to us, lip reader Jeremy Freeman shed light on the conversation between Charles and Charlotte.
According to Jeremy, Charlotte turned and asked: "Time to wave? Appearing to address everyone, Charles replied: "Very good. Now we give a wave." He added: "Wave to everyone. Cheerio. That's right, thank you very much."
Meanwhile, Louis was also spotted asking his father: "Is there more?"
In response, William instructed his youngest son: "No, that's it. Go on wave, that's it." Body language expert Judi James also weighed in on the royal balcony appearance.
She told The Mirror: "The newly-pared down royal firm we saw on the balcony showed two family 'teams' or units: On one side we had the solid, dependable and unproblematic royal 'rocks' in the shape of Edward, Sophie, Tim and Anne and on the other side of the balcony the tightly choreographed, immaculately stylish and elegant Wales's.
"With no Beatrice or Eugenie, the face of the Firm looked emphatic and undiluted. There was even The Duke of Kent there to symbolise the generation before and maybe show the resilience and stoicism of that generation, as he is still working in his nineties."