Pictures of Royal Kids Acting Like Normal Kids Through the Years

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Royals know from a young age that they're different and they're going to grow up to be leaders and role models. But when they're kids, they're still, well, just kids. Here are 69 pictures of royal kids acting like very normal kids throughout the years.

Queen Elizabeth

Cuddling with a dog, like any child with access to a dog would.

Queen Elizabeth

Looking so displeased with the dorky hat her parents are making her wear in public.

Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret

Playing in the backyard—except, in their case, the "backyard" was a royal garden. But whatever.

Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret

Doing chores—or possibly just choosing to work on this garden.

Queen Elizabeth

Looking bored and sullen AF, just like any normal teen.

Queen Elizabeth

Posing for an awkward group picture with her swim team.

Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret

Being the MOST excited about dogs.

Prince Charles

Hiding his face from a camera. Typical shy kid move.

Princess Anne

Ruining this family portrait, just like infants everywhere do.

Princess Anne and Prince Charles

Focuses literally only on the cake.

Prince Charles and Princess Anne

Making their dad push them on a swing set.

Princess Anne

Mugging at the camera.

Princess Anne

Hating this portrait session.

Prince William

Lunging at his mom because sometimes kids need their moms.

Prince Harry

Playing with some homemade binoculars made out of toilet paper rolls.

Prince William and Prince Harry

Climbing a fence because boys will be boys.

Prince Harry

Snuggling a puppy.

Prince William

Rolling around town in a Mickey Mouse graphic tee.

Prince William

Playing dress up and getting super into it.

Prince William

Getting VERY into his army dress up game.

Prince Harry

Riding around on Princess Diana's shoulders.

Prince Harry, Prince William and some cousins

Burying Princess Diana in the sand on a tropical vacation.

Prince Harry

Struggling to get the hang of skiing.

Prince William

Laughing at Prince Harry's attempt to play the piano as a baby.

Prince Harry

Playing with the kind of toy only a toddler could love.

Prince William

Throwing a bit of a fit in public.

Prince Harry and Prince William

Playing on a slide with their mom.

Prince Harry and Prince William

Playing in the exact same plastic playhouse every '90s kid owned.

Prince William

Being like, "What? I'm supposed to play with the ball?"

Prince William

Getting the hang of playing with the ball.

Prince Harry and Prince William

Being overly dramatic about the wind.

Prince Harry

Making a silly face (he would never really grow out of this).

Prince Harry

Sucking his thumb, while Diana looks at him like, "...Why?"

Prince Harry and Prince William

On a water ride with their mom at a theme park.

Prince Harry

Playing an intense game of water gun wars.

Prince William and Prince Harry

Soaking wet after a log flume with Princess Diana.

Prince William and Prince Harry

On a roller coaster (but one that seemed to bore Will, TBH).

Prince William and Prince Harry

On another roller coaster, but one that Will seems to actually like.

Prince William and Prince Harry

On a bike ride with their dad, Prince Charles.

Prince Harry and Prince William

Sledding on those cheap plastic circle sleds we all loved.

Prince Harry

Riding a sled the wrong way.

Prince William

Wearing a homemade mask.

Prince Harry

On a waterslide with Princess Diana.

Prince William

Playing soccer (or football, as he and most of the rest of the world would call it).

Prince William

Making a weird gagging face, probably to make his little brother laugh.

Prince Harry

Not being happy at all about being in the kiddie seat on this bike.

Prince Harry

Playing by a river with his mom, Princess Diana.

Prince William

Carrying his blanket with him to the first day of nursery school.

Prince William

Walking a dog.

Prince William and Prince Harry

Being SO EFFING EXCITED about the chance to play on a fire engine.

Prince George

Being SUPER focused on a butterfly.

Prince George

Dragging his mom, Kate Middleton, along to play with him.

Prince George

Putting something in his mouth that is not meant to go in his mouth.

Prince George

Having a full-on tantrum in public.

Princess Charlotte and Prince George

Being a little weirded out by this balloon artist.

Prince George

Being actively fascinated by this balloon animal.

Prince George

Blasting his little sister with bubbles from a bubble gun.

Prince George

Trying harder than necessary to blow a bubble.

Prince George

Gleefully catching bubbles.

Prince George

Smooshing his face against the window of a plane.

Prince George

Eating candy in church.

Prince George

Looking deeply pained by being forced to be in a wedding.

Princess Charlotte and Prince George

Frolicking together in a field.

Princess Charlotte

Digging through her mom's purse while George plays with a slinky.

Princess Charlotte

Dancing with the confidence only a toddler has in their dancing.

Prince George

Playing with a slinky.

Prince George and Princess Charlotte

Jumping over a piece of wood in a field.

Prince George

Trying really hard not to laugh out loud during a wedding.

Kayleigh Roberts is a freelance writer and editor with over 10 years of professional experience covering entertainment of all genres, from new movie and TV releases to nostalgia, and celebrity news. Her byline has appeared in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, The Atlantic, Allure, Entertainment Weekly, MTV, Bustle, Refinery29, Girls’ Life Magazine, Just Jared, and Tiger Beat, among other publications. She's a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.