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5-year-old Prince Louis looked as bored at King Charles' coronation as his grandfather had when Queen Elizabeth was crowned

Samantha Grindell   

5-year-old Prince Louis looked as bored at King Charles' coronation as his grandfather had when Queen Elizabeth was crowned
Prince Louis didn't look thrilled to be at the coronation.Hulton Deutsch/Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images
  • Prince Louis attended King Charles III's coronation on Saturday.
  • He appeared bored in photos from the ceremony, and even yawned in one.

Seventy years after he glumly watched as his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was crowned in 1953, King Charles III made history with his own coronation ceremony on Saturday.

And among the 2,000 attendees at Westminster Abbey was 5-year-old Prince Louis, who looked just as bored as his grandfather had during Queen Elizabeth's coronation.

It's not the first time Louis has made his thoughts about royal events clear: Last year, he made headlines when he appeared to have a tantrum during Queen Elizabeth's Trooping the Colour.

Photos from Charles' coronation show the young prince's reactions to the historic event.

Prince Louis, 5, was photographed yawning in the middle of his grandfather's coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

Prince Louis, 5, was photographed yawning in the middle of his grandfather
Prince Louis yawns at King Charles III's coronation.      Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Louis' behavior seems to be standard for a young royal at a coronation, though. King Charles was spotted looking equally bored at Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953.

Louis
Prince Charles with his Aunt, Princess Margaret and his Grandmother, Elizabeth the Queen Mother, at the 1953 Coronation of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.      Hulton Deutsch/Getty Images

Even before the ceremony started, Louis didn't seem too excited to be there, as shown by his expression when he entered the abbey with his sister, Princess Charlotte.

Even before the ceremony started, Louis didn
Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis attend King Charles III's coronation.      Dan Charity - WPA Pool/Getty Images

The prince looked directly at a camera as he spoke to his sister before the ceremony.

The prince looked directly at a camera as he spoke to his sister before the ceremony.
Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte attend King Charles III's coronation on May 6, 2023.      Dan Charity - WPA Pool/Getty Images

The youngest of the Wales siblings had a dazed look on his face as he stood for a portion of the ceremony.

The youngest of the Wales siblings had a dazed look on his face as he stood for a portion of the ceremony.
Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis attend King Charles III's coronation.      Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images

While his family read from their ceremony programs, Louis took a look at the ceiling of Westminster Abbey.

While his family read from their ceremony programs, Louis took a look at the ceiling of Westminster Abbey.
Prince Louis looks around Westminster Abbey at King Charles III's coronation.      Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images

At another point in the ceremony, Louis and Kate had a whispered conversation, as they did at the Platinum Jubilee in 2022. He later left the ceremony.

At another point in the ceremony, Louis and Kate had a whispered conversation, as they did at the Platinum Jubilee in 2022. He later left the ceremony.
Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, and Kate Middleton at King Charles III's coronation on May 6, 2023.      Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images

He was reunited with his family to travel to Buckingham Palace following the ceremony. That didn't seem to excite him much, either.

He was reunited with his family to travel to Buckingham Palace following the ceremony. That didn
Prince Louis pulls a face as he leaves King Charles' coronation on May 6.      Sebastien Bozon/WPA Pool/Getty Images

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