‘Determined’ Prince Louis ‘happy to be in the spotlight’ ahead of first school day in ‘marked differences’ to siblings
WHILE some children are understandably anxious ahead of their first day of school, others take it in their stride.
And according to body language expert Judi James, four-year-old Prince Louis, who was accompanied by Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and their parents Prince William and Kate Middleton, fell into the latter category.
Speaking to Fabulous, she explains that the young royal’s “fixed forward” eyes were a tell-tale sign of his confidence as he arrived for his settling in day at Lambrook School, near Ascot in Berkshire.
“Louis’ eyes are fixed forward but his expression is one of determination rather than nervousness about a first day at school,” she says.
The body language expert also points out the “marked differences” in the body language dynamics of each of the three Cambridge children when they were starting school.
She begins by discussing the impression Prince George gave when he arrived for his first day at Thomas’s Battersea in London on September 7, 2017.
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“George was of course an only child before he became the big brother to Charlotte and Louis,” Judi explains. “His first day might have been emotional thanks to the way Kate was ill with morning sickness.
“There will always be more tension from the parent when it’s the first school day for the first-born child.”
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Discussing Prince George’s visible emotions at the time, she notes: “They appeared to fluctuate between bravado and playfulness to a slow dipping to the kind of glummer look.”
“It suggests he was just realising he was going to be parted from his beloved dad at any minute.
“William’s chatting above his son’s head looked like an attempt to diffuse the situation by ignoring the mood and acting jolly but that rather forced smile didn’t fool anyone – he appeared just as upset inside as his son is.”
Judi compares this behaviour to the moment Princess Charlotte arrived for her first day of school at Thomas’s Battersea on 5 September 2019.
“Charlotte has always displayed higher levels of confidence and sociability than her older brother,” Judi says. “But she did need some coaxing to come out of her shell initially, hanging back as she held her mum’s hand and even hiding behind Kate’s arm.”
The body language guru adds that Kate and Charlotte also mirrored each other’s body language with their hair-flicking rituals.
“This gesture implied some desire to self-comfort from them both,” she explains. “Once Charlotte was introduced to her teacher though she began to move forward with her usual confidence and love of taking the lead.”
“One small wave ‘hello’ and she looked happy to set off on this new adventure. She had her big brother with her though, just in case.
The pair posed with Charlotte’s arm around George showing she knew he would be there if needed.”
But according to Judi, Prince Louis has always been the “happiest and most daring” of the three siblings.
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“He’s happy to be in the spotlight and keen to entertain everyone, as we saw at the Jubilee,” she explains. “His arrival is so much different to his brother’s.”
“It’s ‘Team Cambridge’ now, a line-up of five looking pretty invincible, and with Louis dressed like his brother and with a very confident sister to act as role-model it’s no wonder he arrives with that look of quiet determination.”
