Princess Charlotte hugged a balloon display and yelled 'Dada'
Princess Charlotte is just like us. No, really, she is.
She doesn't care about crowns, sceptres or orbs. She just wants balloons.
During Charlotte's first public engagement during the royal tour of Canada, the 16-month-old attended a tea party for military families on the lawn of Government House in Victoria.
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Shortly after arriving, the princess made a beeline for a multi-coloured balloon display and immediately began hugging and slapping it.
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Prince George also joined in, at first giving the balloons a tentative squeeze before hitting them with some ferocity.
While George took a more subdued approach to the balloon slapping, Charlotte could scarcely conceal her delight.
Amidst the jubilation, the princess emitted a high-pitched "Dada" in an effort to summon her father -- and future king -- to join in the balloon fun.
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Go easy on those balloons, Charlotte...
Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
