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Here's How Royal Dad of Three Prince William Is Spending Father's Day

The Cambridges made their most recent appearance as a family of five just last weekend at Trooping the Colour, the Queen's birthday celebrations

By

Stephanie Petit

and Simon Perry

Published on June 16, 2019 08:00 AM

Prince William is spending his Father’s Day like dads all around the world: with his family.

The royal dad of three — Prince George, 5, Princess Charlotte, 4, and Prince Louis, 1 — will be “spending Farther’s Day privately with his family,” a palace source tells PEOPLE.

The Cambridges made their most recent appearance as a family of five last weekend at Trooping the Colour, the Queen’s annual birthday celebration. They stood together on the famous balcony of Buckingham Palace, with Prince Louis (and his royal wave!) stealing the show during his Trooping the Colour debut.

Though Louis started in the arms of Kate Middleton, he adorably reached for his father to hold him as they watched the flypast.

Louis was featured in the family’s Father’s Day Instagram post, which was simply captioned, “Happy Father’s Day!” In a second photo in the post, William walked alongside his father, Prince Charles, 70, in his Royal Air Force pilot uniform.

prince-william-b — Matt Porteous/Kensington Palace via Getty Images

William has recently opened up about life as a dad to three young children.

Although Prince William isn’t an expert at hairstyling — he’s recently said doing ponytails on Charlotte is a “nightmare” — he does recognize his daughter’s talent for dancing. William revealed that dancing is Princess Charlotte’s favorite hobby in March 2018.

“My daughter Charlotte loves dancing,” he proudly told attendees at a Commonwealth Day reception.

2016 Royal Tour To Canada Of The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge - Victoria — Chris Jackson/Getty

To most, Prince William is known as “His Royal Highness,” but to Prince George, he’s simply “Pops.”

After Kate and William’s visit to Leicester in November, a local said: “Kate said that William was playing football with the children last night and one of them said, I think it was George, ‘Are you playing football tomorrow, Pops?’ ”

The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Visit The Royal International Air Tattoo — Prince George and Prince William in 2016. Chris Jackson/Getty

William is now sharing the joys of fatherhood with his younger brother Prince Harry, who welcomed his son Archie on May 6.

The royal told reporters that he was “absolutely thrilled” about the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son, adding he was “very pleased to welcome my brother to the sleep deprivationsociety that is parenting!”