Lip Reader Reveals William’s Blunt Comment to Camilla During VE Day Parade: ‘It’s The…’
Lip Reader Nicola Hickling revealed Prince William's blunt comment to Queen Camilla on the Buckingham Palace balcony while watching the fly pasts.
Queen Consort Camilla joined King Charles and other senior royals to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on 5 May. During her appearance on the Palace balcony, Camilla reportedly seemed least interested in playing a game with Prince William and Kate Middleton’s three children. Analyzing footage of the same, lip reader Nicola Hickling revealed William’s blunt comment to Camilla in response to her nonchalance.
As reported by Hello! magazine, Hickling revealed that William and Middleton were trying to keep their little ones engaged at the event. She revealed that William was seen asking his eldest son, “What is this, George?” The hesitant Prince replies, “Errr that's erm a… [he is looking and thinking] I can't see it yet.” Prince George, who was still thinking about which aircraft it might be, turned to William and asked, “When should they start, Papa?”
Watch the moment the Royal Family step out onto the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch the RAF flypast as Britain celebrates 80 years since VE Day.https://t.co/f1aFQ1mKtq
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 5, 2025
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George and William then decided to involve Camilla in their fun game. After George correctly pointed out the aircraft as an Atlas, William leaned towards Camilla and let her know which plane was flying. He added, “That's the Poseidon, they are the air fighters.” Camilla, who seemed a bit aloof, happened to guess the wrong answer to one of the questions. It led William to bluntly respond with, “It's the wrong answer.” An off-guard Camilla then said to him, “Are we playing this still? I need to try harder.” The Prince responded with, “That's a UKMFTS, that's similar to the Lancaster, I think.”
A Day to remember as The King and Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales and family watch the VE 80 Flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. pic.twitter.com/Gybf0c0kcO
— Mark Stewart (@RegalEyes) May 5, 2025
The Prince and Princess of Wales had their hands full keeping their children's attention on the flypasts. The lip reader decoded another interaction between Middleton and Prince Louis on the balcony. She revealed that, bending down to her youngest son, Middleton reportedly said, “When the flypast comes, you will see it smoke blue, white and red,” before gesturing, “Eyes to the sky.” Subsequently, Louis is seen pointing upwards and exclaiming, “Look at the back/black one, they have lots of tanks.” During the military parade, Louis also mocked his older brother, George, mimicking him removing his hair from his face.
PM Sir Keir Starmer helps Queen Camilla find her bottle of water during the military procession marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day. https://t.co/hMEKp5IQv0
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 5, 2025
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Coming back to Camilla, she had her hands full with finding her ‘missing drink’ during the VE Day military parade. Hickling spoke to the Daily Express and revealed that Charles told Camilla, “Well, I have water given to me, yours should be there, just like everyone’s.” Sir Keir Starmer then told the Queen, “Do you want me to see if I can get your water?” He then could be seen reaching down by her seat and picking up the bottle before passing it to her. Camilla thanked him, saying, “I am so parched today.” The outlet also reports that Starmer broke royal protocol when he tapped the Queen Consort to speak to her about the water. Protocol argues that no one should touch the royal family unless they initiate the contact, which is usually done by a handshake.
