Catherine and William are raising, disciplining and training their children themselves and this brief clip is a beautiful study of the way the Wales children are very attuned to their parents and take their cues from themππ½
When their carriage left BP, Catherine started to set the mood: she bowed her head and so did her children; she waved and smiled and so did theyπ
Once they got to this section with the small group of protesters in the video, you can sense Catherine briefly withdrawing within herself: she stops smiling and waving, and she becomes very cool and impassive. And yet despite her cool attitude, she does not look away.
Rather, Catherine maintains steady eye contact with the protesters. In doing so, she reflects a lot of self-confidence, poise and calm.
This is the backbone of steel in Catherine showing through the velvet of her signature grace and elegance. We see a very self-assured woman, opposing calm and self-control, to noise and chaos without any hystrionics ππ½
Once the carriage passes that section, then she resumes smiling, waving and greeting the crowd.
Well, her children automatically sensed her withdrawal and adopted their Mother's energy as well. They stop waving and smiling and become cool and reserved.
The one who impressed me the most was Prince Louis. This 8 year old boy, known to always be in movement, was the picture of calm stillnessπ₯
Indeed, look at the stillness in him AND the steelness in his gaze and face, when facing adults who shout "mean things" at him and his family.
Prince Louis did not blink nor did he flinched; he did not look around at his mum as most children would do in this situation, for reassurance.
More insightful yet, where Prince George and Princess Charlotte showed a bit of nervousness and turned to each other, Prince Louis remained very calm, his steady gaze and impassive face focused on the adults shouting at him. This boy has a LOT of backbone in himπ₯
When confronted with protesters or unpleasant situation in public, most adults and children tend to want to ignore it, to LOOK AWAY from it, and focus on something else. It is a natural coping mechanism.
And yet Prince Louis behaved with a maturity WAY above and beyond his ageππ½
He emulated his mother to a T: their set expressions are in synch, their steady stare are in synch, the movement of their heads and energy are in synch and at no point did mother and son look at each other. Isnt that quite a fit?π€©
Both stared down challenges with a steady steelness and opposed quiet confidence to noise and chaosπ₯
Well and so, One thing Life teaches you with age is that you can tell a lot by how someone behave when faced with an unpredictable stressful or challenging situation, publicly. The ones who remain calm and still in the face of chaos are the ones to watchπ€·π½ββοΈ
It is quite reassuring to see how the Wales are raising very strong and resilient children who are aware of the realities of their Royal future and are trained to maintain impeccable royal bearing and regal aplomb at all times. That speaks highly of the types of Parents both William and Catherine areβοΈ
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