Prince Oscar of Sweden stole the show today during a balcony performance as the royals gathered to celebrate the king’s birthday.
The seven-year-old prince took a leaf out of Britain’s Prince Louis when he looked restless during a public appearance on the balcony in the courtyard of the Royal Palace in Stockholm when King Carl XVI Gustaf turned 77.
The royal appeared with his mother Crown Princess Victoria, 45, father Prince Daniel, 49, and sister Princess Estelle, 11. He was also joined by Queen Silvia, Princess Sofia and Prince Gabriel.
Oscar, who turned seven in early March, was pictured sheltering in his mother’s blue coat as the family waved to royal fans.
As he faced the front of the balcony, he put his head in his hands and began brushing his hair back from his face with a look of fear in antics reminiscent of Prince Louis’ brazen balcony performance on the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee of the late Queen Elizabeth. last June.
Prince Oscar of Sweden, 7, took a leaf from Prince Louis’s book during a balcony performance by the Swedish royal family to celebrate King Carl Gustaf’s 77th birthday
Another picture showed Oscar, Duke of Skåne, looking particularly gloomy as the sun shone in his eyes and the wind whipped through his hair.
Meanwhile, the other royals present on the balcony beamed and waved to the crowd in celebration of the occasion.
Crown Princess Victoria leaned in to kiss her restless son on the head in a moment that echoed five-year-old Prince Louis’s humorous balcony appearance on the Queen’s jubilee.
The mother-of-four’s attempt to settle her child was much like the Princess of Wales’s soft whisper to Prince Louis during the Red Arrows flypast last June.
Oscar, Duke of Skane, looked restless as the sun seemed to enter his eyes during the apparition
The young prince appeared alongside his relatives, including his mother, Crown Princess Victoria, and father, Prince Daniel
Prince Oscar looked haunted as he brushed his hair back and looked down at the crowd with a concerned expression
At one point, the young prince was hidden in the coat of his mother, Crown Princess Victoria
The 7-year-old prince looked gloomy as he stood on the balcony during his grandfather’s birthday apparition
A loving mother: Crown Princess Victoria, 45, leaned in to kiss her son on the head as he looked serious and solemn
Prince Oscar’s hilarious antics were reminiscent of Prince Louis scuttling around last June’s Platinum Anniversary celebration (pictured)
Last month, the Swedish Royal Family released angelic photos of Prince Oscar to mark his seventh birthday, which were taken at the family’s home, the Haga Palace in Haga Park, Solna.
In the first of the two images, Oscar, who has combed his hair perfectly into place, beams as Cavapoo, Rio, hugs his family as he sits on a cream sofa.
In the second photo, Oscar is accompanied by his sister, Princess Estelle, 11. The pair were captured sitting back-to-back on a staircase as they grinned at the camera.
Oscar chose gray jeans and a brown vest with black shoes. His sister looked equally good in a white top and houndstooth skirt.
Elsewhere, the Swedish royals, including Queen Silvia, Princess Estelle and Princess Sofia, looked stylish, if a little windy, as they appeared on the balcony
Prince Carl Philip missed the balcony performance and instead appeared in a procession dressed in military gear
The photos were posted with the caption, “Prince Oscar turns seven today. Congratulations!’ when translating from Swedish into English.
The two images appeared to be from the same photoshoot shared on Princess Estelle’s birthday last month.
Royal fans rushed to comment on the images, with one person writing: ‘Charming and beautiful Prince Oscar turning 7 today!! Congratulations!’
Another said: ‘Sweden is cutest!!!! A big congratulations to the prince,” while a third added: “A big congratulations to you, our little prince.”
Prince Osckar was born on March 2, 2016 at 8:28 p.m. at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.