The cheekiest photos of royals sticking their tongues out

August 09, 2019

By Ovauna Horan-Beaudette and Zach Harper

Princess Charlotte stole the show at the King’s Cup regatta on Aug. 8, when she stuck her tongue out at someone in a crowd of onlookers following the race! The four-year-old royal’s cheeky move prompted her mom, Duchess Kate, to laugh, make her own face and take her daughter away from the window.

This isn’t the first time Charlotte has stuck her tongue out at a royal event! She did so just last year at Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s wedding, and her little brother Prince Louis stole the show with a similar cheeky move at polo last month.

Let’s now forget Harry’s own tendency to use the gesture on unsuspecting photographers and family members (cue: that iconic moment on the Buckingham Palace balcony with mom Princess Diana!).

It’s not just these three goofballs, either. Prince William and his son Prince George have also been known to make silly faces for eager shutterbugs, whether on walkabouts or at family outings and official engagements.

Click through or keep reading (if you're on mobile) to see all the times members of the Royal Family have been caught with their tongues out!

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At the King's Cup regatta on Aug. 8, <strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-charlotte">Princess Charlotte</a></strong> prompted laughs when she spotted someone in a crowd of onlookers after her parents had finished their sailing race, and stuck her tongue out!
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The move prompted <strong><a href="/tags/0/kate-middleton">Kate</a></strong> to burst into laughter, make her own funny face and take her daughter aside to stop the behaviour.
<p>Kate was praised for her reaction by commenters online.
<p>“Kate blows my mind with her grace here! She is so beautiful,” one wrote.
<p>“Kids are the equaliser,” another said. “It doesn’t matter who you are. Movie star, doctor, athlete, or royal, kids don’t care and it’s their world and they’re going to do what they do. And if you think otherwise...you probably don’t have kids.”
<p>“She has her dads and grandmother Diana's sense of humour,” a third noted.
<p>Read on to see more of what the last commenter is talking about…
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At polo on July 10, little <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-louis">Prince Louis</a></strong> stole his mom's sunglasses and then stuck his tongue out. The moment delighted <strong><a href="/tags/0/kate-middleton">Duchess Kate</a></strong> and <strong><a href="/tags/0/meghan-markle">Duchess Meghan</a></strong>, who was holding Louis's two-month-old cousin <strong><a href="/tags/0/archie-harrison">Archie Harrison</a></strong> in her arms. Louis is shaping up to be quite the little rascal!
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Three-year-old <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a></strong> gave his brother a giggle and stunned mom <a href="/tags/0/princess-diana"><Strong>Princess Diana</a></strong> as he entertained the crowds by sticking his tongue out while on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during <strong><a href="/tags/0/trooping-the-colour">Trooping the Colour</a></strong> all the way back in 1988.
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Just like her uncle, <strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-charlotte">Princess Charlotte</a></strong> couldn’t hold back a cheeky face as she arrived at St George’s Chapel for the wedding of <a href="/tags/0/prince-harry"><strong>Prince Harry</a></strong> and <strong><a href="/tags/0/meghan-markle">Duchess Meghan</a></strong> in May 2018.
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Playful <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a></strong> tried to get his brother <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-william">Prince William</a></strong> and sister-in-law <a href="/tags/0/kate-middleton"><strong>Kate</a></strong>'s attention while the trio took in a gymnastics event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The couple was clearly fighting back laughs...
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<strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-george">Prince George</a></strong> was so overjoyed during the fly past at <strong><a href="/tags/0/trooping-the-colour">Trooping the Colour </a></strong>in 2015 that he just couldn’t keep his tongue contained as he stood with nanny <Strong>Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo</strong>.
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We hope the players weren’t looking to <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a></strong>’s goofy grin to inspire their game faces! The royal brought some silliness to the sidelines as he watched a rugby match in Alexandra Park in 2016.
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You can’t see <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-william">Prince William</a></strong>’s eyes, but you can see his tongue! The royal was in his guardsman uniform and bearskin hat during a rehearsal for <strong><a href="/tags/0/trooping-the-colour">Trooping the Colour </a></strong>in 2017.
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Adorable as ever, <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a></strong> grabbed the photographer’s attention as a page boy in 1989.
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Whose tongue is longer? <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a></strong> did his best impression of the African rock python at the Mokolodi Education Centre in Gaborone, Botswana.
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Following the adorable family trend, <strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-charlotte">Princess Charlotte</a></strong> stuck her tongue out at St Mark’s Church in 2017 while playing bridesmaid at auntie <strong><a href="/tags/0/pippa-middleton">Pippa Middleton</a></strong>’s wedding.
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<strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-william">Prince William</a></strong> brought out his inner child as he entertained local school children at the Haven Point Leisure Centre.
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<strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-harry">Prince Harry </a></strong>showed off his version of being prepared for a boxing match at the launch of the <strong><a href="/tags/0/heads-together">Heads Together</a></strong> campaign in the London Olympic Park.
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<strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-william">Prince William</a></strong> did it first! The charming two-year-old showed off a new skill in the gardens of Kensington Palace in 1983.
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<strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-george">Prince George</a></strong> looked skeptical while arriving at St. Mary’s Hospital to visit his newborn baby brother <Strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-louis">Prince Louis</a></strong> on April 23, 2018.
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