Royal cuties steal Gan-Gan's show: Prince George upstages his sister's first wave with a heart-stopping escape attempt and the perfect salute 

Hang on a second, George! All eyes are on the boisterous little lad who has captured the country’s heart – as he tries to get a better view of his beloved Gan-Gan’s 90th birthday celebrations.

On a day of pomp and splendour, a very human family drama plays out on the Royal balcony to prove that even Princes need parents with lightning reflexes.

As the excited three-year-old heads for the lip of the Buckingham Palace balcony on his second public appearance, his father the Duke of Cambridge speedily snatches him back. Other senior Royals close in to help as George shows just why he’s acquired a reputation for a streak of mischief.

As an excited Prince George heads for the lip of the Buckingham Palace balcony on his second public appearance, his father the Duke of Cambridge speedily snatches him back

George's cherubic little sister Charlotte, meanwhile, is in safe hands, held tight by her mother, Catherine, and briefly offered the tens of thousands gathered below her first Royal wave

His cherubic little sister Charlotte, meanwhile, is in safe hands, held tight by her mother, Catherine.

The one-year-old clamps one fist in her mouth to help with teething and holds the other over her ear to muffle the sound of a thunderous flypast – though she did briefly offer the tens of thousands gathered below her first Royal wave.

Trooping the Colour may have impressed the crowds yesterday but it was the open and obvious happiness of the Cambridge family that delighted.

 And though the Duchess looked ravishing in a previously seen Alexander McQueen coat dress, it was her two children who stole the show. Dressed in a smocked pink frock with a matching bow in her hair, Charlotte cuddled into her mother’s arms, enjoying the occasional reassuring pat from Daddy. Eager George needed no such encouragement.

Dressed in the outfit the Duke of Cambridge wore to Prince Harry’s christening more than 30 years ago, his place at the heart of the extended Royal Family is already assured.

A lip-reader who watched yesterday’s celebrations revealed a charming exchange between George and his parents on the balcony.

Prince George, centre, appeared to give the planes a salute while his parents looked up in admiration

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It's that time of year again where the Trooping the Color takes place at Horse Guards Parade in England to celebrate the Queen's birthday. Of course this year it's set to be huge as the Queen is 90!

Although we of course love and admire the Queen, all eyes were on the Duchess of Cambridge's style, as ever.

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Trooping the Colour may have impressed the crowds yesterday but it was the open and obvious happiness of the Cambridge family that delighted

‘Look at all these people,’ his mother said to him, seconds before his father asked: ‘Can you hear the Chinook?’ at the first sounds of the helicopter leading one of the most spectacular flypasts in British skies for years.

As the planes flew overhead the young Prince turned to William, who was a search-and-rescue pilot with the RAF, and said: ‘Daddy fly?’

The Queen chuckled and William replied: ‘No, not today!’ The show so thrilled George that he had to be persuaded to go back into the Palace after it was all over.

The Queen is famously besotted with her great grandchildren so it’s unlikely she minded, even though she was meant to be the centre of attention on the second day of a three-day celebration of her landmark 90th birthday.

It began for her earlier with a carriage ride from the Palace to Horse Guards Parade for Trooping the Colour. By her side in the uniform of the Grenadier Guards, complete with bearskin, was Prince Philip, who celebrated his 95th birthday on Friday.

On the Thames a 40-strong flotilla led by the Royal row barge Gloriana and Dunkirk Little Ships. Oarsmen tipped their blades skywards, a 62-gun salute sounded and Tower Bridge lifted in the Monarch’s honour

During the day, the Queen wore a zinging lime-green coat dress by Stewart Parvin that stood out even amid the massed scarlet tunics, and she smiled broadly as bands played the slow march Long Live Elizabeth and a special version of Happy Birthday To You.

On the Thames another extraordinary tribute – a 40-strong flotilla led by the Royal row barge Gloriana and Dunkirk Little Ships. Oarsmen tipped their blades skywards, a 62-gun salute sounded and Tower Bridge lifted in the Monarch’s honour.

Yet for all military pageantry and the tributes on the water and in the sky, it was George and Charlotte’s balcony double act that crowned the day.

 Magic day for BGT winner (but it falls flat for a comrade)

Jones (above) won the TV talent series last month, along with £250,000 and a slot in the variety show

Britain's Got Talent winner Richard Jones yesterday got a flavour of what it’s like to perform for the Queen – before he takes part in a completely different kind of show at The Royal Variety Performance.

The part-time magician, a member of the Household Cavalry, won the TV talent series last month, along with £250,000 and a slot in the variety show.

But yesterday Bandsman Lance Corporal Jones, 25, resplendent in traditional gold uniform, played trombone as he rode his horse Copenhagen at Trooping the Colour.

He said the Royal celebration was every bit as nerve-racking as the live BGT Final – and revealed that he had already gained one Royal fan.

But yesterday Bandsman Lance Corporal Jones, 25, resplendent in traditional gold uniform, played trombone as he rode his horse Copenhagen at Trooping the Colour

He said: ‘I met Prince Harry at the Invictus Games and he said he loved the performance.’

Richard won BGT after he performed a spectacular card trick that celebrated the life and career of 97-year-old former prisoner of war Fergus Anckorn.

Mr Anckorn, who used to perform magic tricks for his fellow PoWs on the Burma railway, was among the crowds yesterday.

Mr Jones said he had no intention of quitting the Army, despite his huge prize, and that it had had no impact on his day job. ‘On my first day back at work I was up at 6am mucking out a stable,’ he added.

A guardsman collapsed during the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London today as the Queen's official 90th birthday celebrations continue

The man fell to the floor early on during the festivities at Horse Guards Parade and was stretchered away by officials