When celebrating the monarch’s official birthday at Trooping the Colour, Prince George shared a seriously sweet moment with one of his favourite cousins, who he ‘hero-worships’
Each year the Royal Family comes together to celebrate the monarch’s official birthday at Trooping the Colour – culminating in watching a fly past from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
The royal children are often known to steal the show during these group appearances and their excitement becomes contagious to royal fans.
While Prince Louis might be the first young royal to come to mind when the public thinks of fun-filled antics on the balcony these days, his elder brother Prince George has also had his share of sweet and amusing moments at the annual event – including one with his cousin Savannah Phillips, who he is said to “hero worship”.
The sweet moment shared between the two cousins showed just how close their bond is, and saw Savannah – the granddaughter of Princess Anne – become a favourite among royal fans. The exchange took place back in 2018, when Savannah was just seven years old, and George was only four.
At the monarch’s official birthday celebrations, the Royal Family piled onto the balcony to watch the flypast and wave to the crowds below, and Savannah stood with her cousins Prince George and Princess Charlotte on each side of her. At one point, during the National Anthem, she told Prince George to be quiet, a request the future King didn’t hesitate to ignore, leading to an amusing “sassy” moment from Savannah – Peter Phillip’s elder daughter – when she clamped her hand over his mouth, which led to some giggles from George.
Savannah was also seen helping Princess Charlotte during the RAF flypast, pointing out which planes were which in the book. However, Charlotte, who was just a toddler at the time, dropped her book and began to cry, which only a hug from mum Princess Kate would solve.
Savannah Phillips is 18th in the line of succession, and because her father Peter – the late Queen’s oldest grandchild – doesn’t hold a royal title, she and her sister Isla don’t have one either. This means they, like their father and aunt Zara, won’t be working royals and will have to find their own careers outside the monarchy.
Body language expert Judi James said to The Express that from the exchange between George and Savannah it is clear the future king “hero worships” his older cousin who he regularly “gravitates” toward.
There’s “a certain amount of hero worship,” in their relationship, the expert explained, “There is one royal though who seems able to ensure the fun factor is still present and that he is enjoying himself as he learns to cope. Savannah always looks super-popular, confident, and playful and George appears to gravitate towards her.”
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