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Charles and George point at RAF aircraft 70 years apart

There are similarities between images of then Prince Charles and Prince George enjoying the flypast over Buckingham Palace.

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The Prince of Wales and Prince George with the King’s Pages of Honour on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation (Leon Neal/PA)

There were touching similarities between Prince George and his grandfather enjoying the military flypast 70 years apart.

Images from Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953 show a young Charles on the Buckingham Palace balcony pointing at the Royal Air Force flypast.

New images of Prince George show him enjoying the scaled-down flypast on the very same balcony.

Prince George points at the flyover as it passes over Buckingham Palace (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Prince George points at the flyover as it passes over Buckingham Palace (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Pictures show the eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales pointing at the aircraft during the two-and-a-half-minute display.

The young royal can be seen enjoying the flyover with one of the King’s other Pages of Honour on the balcony.

Prince Charles on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to view the fly past of the Royal Air Force after the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 (PA)
Charles on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to view the flypast of the Royal Air Force after the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 (PA)

The RAF’s Red Arrows display team trailed red, white and blue smoke as their Hawk jets flew over the crowds gathered on The Mall and outside the palace.

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Prince George enjoyed the flyover with one of the King’s other Pages of Honour on the balcony of Buckingham Palace (Leon Neal/PA)

More than 60 aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force had been due to take part in the flypast, but “unsuitable weather conditions” meant that plan had to be abandoned.

Instead, helicopters from the three services and the Red Arrows took part in the display which lasted for around two-and-a-half minutes.

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