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Royal kids excitedly watch Trooping the Colour flypast on Buckingham Palace balcony alongside King Charles

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis looked excited and chatted with their parents, William and Kate, during the flypast after Trooping the Colour

[Queen Camilla, King Charles III, the Prince of Wales, Princess Charlotte, the Princess of Wales, Prince George, and Prince Louis on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, to view the flypast following the Trooping the Colour ceremony]

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Queen Camilla, King Charles III, the Prince of Wales, Princess Charlotte, the Princess of Wales, Prince George, and Prince Louis on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, to view the flypast following the Trooping the Colour ceremony

The Prince and Princess of Wales were all smiles with their children as the flypast took place following Trooping the Colour.

Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, eight, appeared visibly excited, chatting with their parents, William and Kate, throughout the display. Prince Louis couldn't hide his excitement as he looked on and craned his neck for a better view, with his dad William seen beaming at him.

After the flypast, members of the royal family waved to wellwishers from the Buckingham Palace balcony and were met with loud cheers.

[Members of the Royal Family assembled on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the traditional fly-past by RAF aircraft]

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Members of the Royal Family assembled on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the traditional fly-past by RAF aircraft

[Prince Louis looked very interested!]

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Prince Louis looked very interested!

However, chants of not my King could be heard during the flypast as protesters from campaign group Republic gathered in the crowds.

Crowds had cheered as members of the Royal Family assembled on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the traditional fly-past by RAF aircraft.

As the doors opened, cheers could be heard before the King and Queen emerged onto the balcony, where Charles waved to the crowd.

[Princess Charlotte, Prince George, and Prince Louis looked on with excitement ]

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Princess Charlotte, Prince George, and Prince Louis looked on with excitement

[Cheers from members of the public were met with waves from those on the balcony]

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Cheers from members of the public were met with waves from those on the balcony

Princess Anne could be be seen talking with Camilla, while Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis craned their necks to watch the aircraft pass overhead.

Cheers from members of the public were met with waves from those on the balcony. Louis, eight, was seen talking to his father, the Prince of Wales, after one of the aircraft flew above.

The Duke of Kent, 90, was also among members of the royal family on the balcony. The Duchess of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were also watching from the balcony.

The flypast took place after King Charles celebrated his official birthday in the famous Trooping the Colour event where military pomp and pageantry were on display.

[The Royal Family on Buckingham Palace balcony]

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The Royal Family on Buckingham Palace balcony(Image: Getty Images)

[Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie ]

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Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)

Future king Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, eight, watched their grandfather from the first-floor window of the Duke of Wellingtons former office overlooking the parade ground in central London.

Trooping the Colour is as much a social occasion as a ceremonial event and stands around Horse Guards Parade were filled with about 8,000 family members of the guards and officers on parade.

Crowds had gathered in The Mall to watch the royal familys carriage procession from Buckingham Palace with Charles and Camilla in the middle of a Sovereigns Escort provided by the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.

[The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, known as 'The Red Arrows']

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The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, known as 'The Red Arrows'(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Riding behind the King were the royal colonels the Prince of Wales, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guards; the Princess Royal, Colonel of the Blues and Royals; and the Duke of Edinburgh as Colonel of the Scots Guards.

The way was led by the Band of the Household Cavalry with two shirehorses bearing solid silver kettle drums and musicians.

The route was lined for the first time by personnel from all three military services, including units from the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards to the 26 Engineer Regiment, 16th and 4th Regiments Royal Artillery, the Royal Lancers, the RAF Regiment and the Royal Navy.

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