Princess Charlotte's Respectful Gestures Become Viral Hit

Princess Charlotte's interactions with officials and members of the public have been praised by fans after a compilation of clips taken from official appearances over recent months has gone viral on social media site, TikTok.

Charlotte, 8, is the second child and only daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and often attends royal ceremonies alongside her brothers, Prince George, 10, and Prince Louis, 5.

Since the accession of their grandfather, King Charles III, and elevation of their parents titles to Prince and Princess of Wales, George, Charlotte and Louis have taken on more prominent positions within the monarchy. Now, Charlotte is third in the line of succession to inherit the throne, behind her father and elder brother.

In these new positions, the children have attended a number of events, including the king's coronation at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023, where they also appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the official aerial flypast in front of crowds.

Uploaded to TikTok by user, princesscharlottedits, on December 29, an edited compilation of Charlotte confidently shaking hands with officials and curtsying to the king and queen have gone viral, gaining views of over 230,000, so far.

Captioned "Princess Charlotte with royal protocol," clips used include the royal greeting members of the clergy at Westminster Abbey in December 2022 for the Christmas carol concert hosted by her mother.

Also included was Charlotte shaking hands with the dean of Windsor at St. George's Chapel on Easter Sunday in 2022.

Footage of the princess curtsying to Queen Elizabeth II on Christmas Day in 2019 and to King Charles at his coronation concert was also highlighted, along with footage from her balcony appearances over the years.

The video has received in excess of 26,000 likes and numerous comments on the social media platform, many of which have praised Charlotte and her respectful gestures in public.

"I love Princess Charlotte. She's so adorable!" wrote one TikTok user.

"The curtsy was so pretty," posted another, with a further comment reading: "She was born for that."

Several other users noted the possibility of Charlotte one day being granted the title of "Princess Royal."

This is a title that is given by the sovereign to their eldest daughter, but there is no guarantee that when Prince William becomes king that he will give it to Charlotte.

The title is in the king's personal gift and therefore he may decide it is unnecessary to give it to his daughter. It would also likely depend on whether Charlotte becomes a working member of the royal family, performing public duties on behalf of the crown.

An important consideration is also that there can only be one Princess Royal at any one time. Currently, Queen Elizabeth II's daughter, Princess Anne, holds the title which she was given in 1987 when she was 36 years old.

If Princess Anne were to die when William is king, only then would the Princess Royal title be available to give to Charlotte.

James Crawford-Smith is Newsweek's royal reporter, based in London. You can find him on X (formerly Twitter) at @jrcrawfordsmith and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page.

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