Prince George, Charlotte and Louis' Sweet Gesture Goes Viral

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis used their first written social media post to wish Prince William a happy Father's Day.

The Wales children have been largely out of the limelight in 2024, apart from a couple of soccer matches Prince George attended with his father.

However, they had a high profile return to the limelight on June 15 when they joined a carriage procession for Trooping the Colour, King Charles III's birthday parade.

And they followed up their big day on Saturday with a touching message to William on Sunday, posted on the Wales family's official account on X: "We love you, Papa. Happy Father's Day."

The message was posted alongside a new picture of William with the children taken by Kate at a beach this year.

The post was accompanied by two red heart emojis and they signed off with their initials, "G, C & L," in keeping with the system William and Kate use when they post. Since being shared, the post has received over 2.5 million views and 96,000 likes.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have previously included their children in social media videos, for example, Charlotte joined William in a selfie to wish England's women's soccer team good luck in the 2023 World Cup.

However, this was the first time the children have collectively written a post together for social media.

William and Kate were seen arriving at Buckingham Palace by car with George, Charlotte and Louis ahead of Trooping the Colour on Saturday.

The children then joined their mother for a carriage procession while William took part in the military parade.

The family reunited on the balcony later in the day alongside King Charles III, Queen Camilla and other senior royals.

Kate announced her return to the limelight on Friday in an emotional message that acknowledged how hard she found chemotherapy.

She wrote: "I am making good progress, but as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days. On those bad days you feel weak, tired and you have to give in to your body resting.

"But on the good days, when you feel stronger, you want to make the most of feeling well. My treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months.

"On the days I feel well enough, it is a joy to engage with school life, spend personal time on the things that give me energy and positivity, as well as starting to do a little work from home.

"I'm looking forward to attending The King's Birthday Parade this weekend with my family and hope to join a few public engagements over the summer, but equally knowing I am not out of the woods yet.

"I am learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty. Taking each day as it comes, listening to my body, and allowing myself to take this much needed time to heal. Thank you so much for your continued understanding, and to all of you who have so bravely shared your stories with me."

Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on X (formerly Twitter) at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page.

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