King's coronation: Royal fans react as George, Charlotte and Louis steal show

The Prince and Princess of Wales’ children have stolen the show during the King’s coronation.

Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five, attended their grandfather's coronation at Westminster Abbey before appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the flypast.

Prince George, second in line to the throne, played a central role in the proceedings as he acted as a page boy for the King. This saw him holding the King’s robe as he walked the long aisle.

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Kate and William’s younger children, Charlotte and Louis, sat at the front of the abbey beside their parents, before Louis was removed for part of the service to give him a break.

Twitter users have been quick to react to the new images of Kate and William’s kids, particularly over an image of Charlotte and Louis holding hands as they entered the abbey.

“What a beautiful sight,” Twitter user @Canellelabelle said. “I wish all the Wales children a brotherly love as deep as the one between King Charles and Princess Anne.”

Others called the moment “touching” and “cute”. Some users likened Louis’ and Charlotte’s outfit to Luke Skywalker’s and Princess Leia’s from Star Wars.

“Nice of them to let Princess Charlotte dress up as Leia for a laugh,” @hansmollman said, while @ashlybthorn shared an image of Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher as Luke and Leia which appeared to have striking similarities.

Others joked that an image of Prince Louis arriving at the coronation looked as if he was about to go audition as the villain for a James Bond film.

“Prince Louis has the Coronation at 11 and James Bond audition at 5,” @charlougray wrote.

The significance of Prince George’s involvement in the ceremony was not lost on Twitter users either, with user @Loreli_77 writing: “Crazy to think little Prince George will be doing this himself one day. Imagine watching your Grandad do it, knowing that'll be you.”

Here are the best pictures of Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis from the King’s coronation.

Louis and Charlotte watch the flypast

Louis points at the planes during the flypast

Charlotte and Louis enjoy the flypast

Louis follows his parents out of Westminster Abbey

Louis peers out of the carriage on the way to Buckingham Palace

Louis waves at spectators

George follows King Charles back down Westminster Abbey's aisle

George takes a last look at the crowd from the Buckingham Palace balcony

Charlotte and Kate take a look at the coronation's programme

Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte hold hands

Louis and Charlotte arrive at Westminster Abbey

Louis looks up at his mum, the Princess of Wales, during the ceremony

Prince George stands next to his grandfather, the King, as he acts as a page boy

George holds Charles's Robe of State

The Prince and Princess of Wales arrive with Louis and Charlotte

George pulls his concentration face

Charlotte looks engrossed in the programme

Charlotte and Louis look at something in the Abbey

Charlotte and Louis make conversation before proceedings began

Louis yawns during the coronation

Watch: King and Queen arrive at Westminster Abbey for start of coronation