The royal family never fail to deliver us with hours of eyeballing glory.
Whether it’s lusting after the latest dreamy ball gown worn by Kate Middleton, or a rousing heartfelt speech delivered by the formidable Prince Harry.
But taking the cake above all of the entertaining things the regal family provide for royal fans the world over is something a little less, well… poised.
You see, the House of Windsor has another knack for something outside of fashion and support for admirable causes.
Indeed the art of sticking out one’s tongue is something that we’ve probably all tried, and heck, maybe even mastered.
But no one does it quite like the royals.
From being cheekily playful to an accidental slip-up (we’re looking at you, Prince Andrew), it seems no one born into the blue-blooded elite is exempt from the odd appearance of the taste-bud-clad appendage.
And given Princess Charlotte’s recent hilarious addition to the rolling log of royal tongue-sticking-out sightings, we thought we’d collate all of their best moments into one spot.
Keep scrolling for an extravaganza of hilarious antics from the cheekiest royals – they really are pros.
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Much to the amusement of her mother Kate, Princess Charlotte continued a strong British royal tradition in poking her tongue out in public while attending the Kings Cup Regatta in Cowes, England in 2019.
It was later revealed that Charlotte’s slightly er, unbecoming gesture was actually meant with good intentions – according to Hello!, she had spotted her granddad Michael Middleton in the crowd! Luckily for royal fans, we got a sweet insight into their playful relationship.
He mightn’t be next in line to the throne, but Prince Harry could safely take the title as King of Cheekiness. The young royal gave crowds a good old laugh at Trooping The Colour back in 1988 when he poked his tongue out for all to see.
And young Charlotte definitely takes after her uncle – she was again spotted poking her tongue out at Harry and Meghan’s royal wedding back in May 2018.
He’s at it again! In 1989, Prince Harry donned some serious glad rags as Page Boy at a wedding, but some fancy gear didn’t stop him from making the cheeky gesture.
It definitely runs in the family! Sophie, Countess of Wessex’s son James, Viscount Severn gave the air a lashing with his tongue while visiting the Wild Place Project in 2019.
Trooping The Colour definitely provides the goods when it comes to candid royal displays. Here, a young Prince George delights crowds below Buckingham Palace as they wait for the traditional flyover in 2015.
Nothing changed for Prince Harry! The royal has grown up to be cheekier than ever (always well intentioned, mind!). Here, he’s seen sharing a sweet moment with a young child while visiting the Lesotho Child Counselling Unit in 2008.
Prince George knows how to make us laugh, and he easily managed it once again at Eugenie’s wedding in 2018.
Even Prince Andrew can’t help himself when it comes to the informal royal tradition! He had an, er… slip of the tongue shall we say while visiting Ascot Racecourse in 2019.
Zara Tindall’s daughter Mia is also as cheeky as the rest of them. Here, she’s seen sticking her tongue out at Charlie Meade, who is the son of celebrated event rider Harry Meade. The pair were attending the Whatley Manor Horse Trials in 2017.
And Prince Louis is up there with George and Charlotte when it comes to the new generation of tongue sticker out-ers – he was seen at the polo in 2019 pulling all kinds of hilarious faces to aunty Meghan.
On a visit to Botswana in 2010, Prince Harry reckoned he could do a pretty good snake impression – although we’re not sure William was convinced…
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