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See the full story · 2 sourcesPrince William and Kate Middleton attend the Commonwealth Games with their children in August 2026. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Prince William and Kate Middleton sometimes bring their children to royal engagements.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis bring moments of levity and fun to royal events.
The royal kids often show off their personalities at events like Trooping the Colour and Wimbledon.
Prince William and Kate Middleton usually maintain an air of formality during royal engagements, though that isn't always the case when their kids are around.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte , and Prince Louis are increasingly accompanying their parents to events as they age, including royal engagements such as Trooping the Colour and less formal events like soccer and tennis matches.
From waving to crowds from Buckingham Palace to giggling at royal engagements together, check out some of the best candid photos of William and Kate with their kids.
A tiny Prince George showed no signs of fear while staring down an Australian bilby with his parents in 2014.
Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Prince George visiting Australia in 2014. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images
George was less than a year old when he embarked on his first royal tour to New Zealand and Australia alongside his parents.
Despite being so tiny, photos of him pulling funny faces at a bilby — a desert-dwelling marsupial — while visiting Sydney Zoo show he was anything but shy. George looked to be growling at the bilby while Kate and William smiled on.
Vanity Fair reported that the bilby was actually named George after the young prince.
George and Kate were caught sharing a sweet moment elsewhere on the royal tour.
Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Prince George visiting New Zealand in 2014. Government House NZ via Getty Images
Clutching onto Kate's shoulders, with rosy cheeks and a glint of a smile in his eyes, was 9-month-old George in photos from later in the tour.
The little prince was dressed in an adorable sailor outfit, with a white collared shirt and dungarees.
The prince appeared to be in tears as the family made their way to Princess Charlotte's christening in 2015.
Prince George, Prince William, and Kate Middleton. Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Not every candid photograph taken of William and Kate captures a lighthearted moment. In 2015, while the family was en route to the church in Sandringham where Princess Charlotte would be christened, it looked like George had burst into tears.
While Kate, dressed in Alexander McQueen, walked ahead with Charlotte in a stroller, William took up the task of holding a tearful George's hand as they walked on.
William and Charlotte shared a cute father-daughter moment during a visit to Canada in 2016.
Prince William and Princess Charlotte on a visit to Canada in 2016. Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images
An overseas trip to Canada in 2016 marked the first time that William, Kate, and their kids went on a royal tour as a family of four.
During an appearance at a children's party honoring the military, Charlotte, 1, clutched a balloon flower as her father, William, held her. A sweet moment was captured as he looked down at her, smiling.
Charlotte appeared to be trying her best to keep up with Kate during the same trip.
Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte during a visit to Canada in 2016. Samir Hussein/WireImage
After the family arrived at Victoria Harbour Airport, photographs show Kate leaning down to hold Charlotte's hand as they made their way to a seaplane.
According to The Mirror , this was one of a handful of moments the children were seen throughout the royal tour of Canada. In other photographs of the day, Charlotte and George were also shown waving at onlookers.
By 2017, Charlotte and George were quite the twosome as they were caught peering out their plane window during a trip to Poland.
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge and Prince George of Cambridge look out of the window of the plane as they arrive at Warsaw airport. Samir Hussein/WireImage
Upon arrival at Warsaw airport for a five-day tour of Poland and Germany, photographers snapped pictures of George and Charlotte staring down at the welcome wagon as the family arrived.
While George, who was then just shy of 4 years old, seemed to smile, Charlotte looked rather more serious.
Charlotte looked less than happy as the family prepared for their flight home.
Prince William, Kate Middleton, Princess Charlotte, and Prince George in Germany in 2017. Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Charlotte cried as the family prepared to take a helicopter at Hamburg airport during the last leg of their tour.
The princess, who was only 2 at the time, was pictured in tears as her mother and father tried to calm her before the flight. Older brother George was all smiles as the family made their way on board the aircraft.
Two years later, the older siblings had a young Prince Louis to keep them company while they pulled funny faces from the windows of Buckingham Palace.
Prince George, Prince Louis, and Princess Charlotte at Trooping the Color 2019. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
Prince Louis, the youngest child who was born in 2018, made his Trooping the Colour debut alongside older siblings George and Charlotte in 2019.
The three kids were seen peeking out of the windows at Buckingham Palace as the crowds gathered below to see the whole family walk out onto the balcony. Charlotte and Louis were seen pressing their faces against the window in a few hilarious moments captured on camera.
William and Kate couldn't help but laugh as the family of five stood on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.
The Cambridge family during Trooping the Color 2019. Samir Hussein/WireImage
After the children were done peering out of the windows at Buckingham Palace, they joined Kate and William on the balcony to wave at the onlo...
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