21 perfect candid images of royals

In 2006, Queen Elizabeth II made Prince Harry grin at a military parade.

In 2006, at the Sovereign’s Parade at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, Queen Elizabeth grins at Prince Harry.

In 2006, Queen Elizabeth attended the Sovereign’s Parade at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to see Prince Harry’s commissioning ceremony as an Army officer. Harry couldn’t help but grin at the Queen, whom he referred to as “Granny,” as she passed the line of troops.

During his ten years in the British Army, Harry completed two tours in Afghanistan and was promoted to captain.

A young royal enthusiast holding a cardboard cutout of Queen Elizabeth appeared bewildered upon seeing the actual monarch.

Queen Elizabeth takes a fan’s greeting card.

The kid presented the card to Queen Elizabeth as she walked by on her usual birthday stroll commemorating her 80th birthday in 2006.

A photograph of Queen Elizabeth walking diagonally on a checkered floor resembles the movement of the queen chess piece.

Queen Elizabeth in London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral.

In 2016, the Queen attended a national thanksgiving service for her 90th birthday.

In 2017, Donna the elephant appeared thrilled to meet Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

The Queen and Prince Philip visit Dunstable, United Kingdom.

In 2017, during the launch of the Centre for Elephant Care at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip fed an elephant named Donna bananas.

King Charles, then Prince of Wales, and Camilla, then Duchess of Cornwall, were a little too close to a bald eagle for comfort.

Charles, then the Prince of Wales, and Camilla, then the Duchess of Cornwall, in England’s King’s Lynn.

Charles and Camilla were getting to know the Army Air Corps mascot Zephyr at the Sandringham Flower Show when he displayed his remarkable wingspan.

In 2015, Charles appeared concerned when a bumblebee flew into his outfit as he was holding a tuatara.

In 2015, Charles, then the Prince of Wales, and Camilla, then the Duchess of Cornwall, react when a big bumblebee quickly flies into his jacket while he handles a tuatara.

During their 2015 visit to New Zealand and Australia, Charles and Camilla shared a giggle after their encounter with a bumblebee.

During his trip to Cuba, Charles created a mojito with much enthusiasm.

In 2019, Charles, then the Prince of Wales, and Camilla, then the Duchess of Cornwall, enjoy a drink in Cuba.

Charles and Camilla became the first official members of the royal family to visit Cuba.

In Botswana, Prince William and Prince Harry befriended an African rock python.

Prince William and Prince Harry in Botswana.

During a visit to a school in Gaborone, Botswana, that they fund, the princes chuckled as a python slithered across their shoulders.

On the set of “Star Wars,” Harry won a lightsaber battle against his brother.

In 2016, Princes Harry and William engaged in a lightsaber combat on the “Star Wars” set.

They filmed a cameo as Stormtroopers for the film, however the scene was deleted due to their height.

Grace Van Cutsem was not amused when William and Kate Middleton enjoyed their first kiss as a married couple on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

Prince William and Kate Middleton on the day of their 2011 wedding.

Van Cutsem (left) muffled her ears as the audience applauded the first kiss of the newlyweds.

Based on their reactions at Wimbledon, William and Kate are avid tennis fans.

Kate Middleton and Prince William at Wimbledon.

In 2014, the duo was captivated by the Wimbledon men’s singles final.

While cheering on marathon runners, William looked to enjoy tormenting Kate with an air horn.

Kate Middleton and Prince William in London.

They fooled around at the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon starting line.

When he spoke with Nicole Kidman, he was extremely cool.

Prince William and Nicole Kidman converse.

William’s star-struck grin was captured by cameras during the 2011 BAFTA Brits To Watch event in Los Angeles.

When a young spectator at the 2017 Invictus Games attempted to take Harry’s popcorn, he gave it to her.

Hayley and Emily Henson were photographed with Prince Harry.

Hayley Henson and her daughter Emily sat with Harry at the 2017 Toronto Invictus Games.

While taking a photo with the actors of “Hamilton,” Meghan Markle accidentally called Prince Harry by his pet name, evoking a chorus of “awwws.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with “Hamilton” cast members.

The royal couple gathered for photographs with the cast when Meghan appeared to ask Harry, “Can you see, my love?”

While on a walkabout in Ireland, Harry waggled his finger at a 3-year-old child who grabbed Meghan’s hair.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit Ireland.

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When a 3-year-old kid pulled Meghan’s hair during a visit to Croke Park stadium in Dublin, Ireland, Prince Harry reprimanded him in a lighthearted manner.

During Harry and Meghan’s first royal tour of Australia, a little K’gari tribesman was overjoyed to see the prince.

Prince Harry in Australia’s Fraser Island.

Harry greeted members of the K’gari clan on Fraser Island during his and Meghan’s first royal tour of Australia in 2018. K’gari means “heaven.”

Princess Charlotte was captured on camera while sneezing at her uncle Harry’s wedding.

Prince Charlotte attended the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

It was one of numerous candid photographs taken at the royal wedding.

During his family’s 2016 royal tour of Canada, Prince George shoved his face against the jet window.

Prince George aboard an airplane.

George and Charlotte are royal children, but they are also ordinary children.

At this year’s Trooping the Colour, the roar of military aircraft flying over Buckingham Palace looked to be too much for 4-year-old Prince Louis.

At Trooping the Colour in 2022, Queen Elizabeth stands with Prince Louis as he cries.

While standing close to his great-grandmother, the young prince shouted and covered his ears.