Prince George's perfect royal wave

Some of the British Royal family during the Trooping The Colour parade at Buckingham Palace, in London. Photo / AP

It was the moment Prince George stole the show. It may have been his great-grandmother's big day - when more than a thousand soldiers take part in the traditional ceremony of Trooping the Colour in honour of the Queen's official birthday - but at Buckingham Palace afterwards the little Prince showed he was born to the role.

On his first appearance on the palace balcony, where the royal family have lined up on so many joyous occasions, he was more than happy to show off his public skills.

Prince George is SO CUTE watching his first ever #TroopingTheColour from Buckingham Palace! http://t.co/xlR8QCfrrE pic.twitter.com/3dXq64WGHA

— HELLO! (@hellomag) June 13, 2015

In his father's arms, his doting grandfather the Prince of Wales at his side, George pointed coyly at the crowds in the Mall and looked up in amazement as the Red Arrows shot by in the skies above, leaving a trail of red, white and blue vapour.

And was that a wave? He clearly knows what's expected.

Prince George may have had to play second fiddle to his new baby sister, Princess Charlotte, last week, when the first official photographs of the pair were released, but yesterday he was back centre stage and loving every minute of it.

Kensington Palace revealed he was wearing the same outfit his father wore in 1984.

It was indeed a day for the royal children. Standing a few yards away from George, between his grandparents, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, was James, Viscount Severn, 7, son of Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex, who stared intently at the crowds before sticking his fingers in his ears to block out the roar of the fly-past of 31 aircraft, including Spitfires and Hurricanes and modern Typhoon fighter jets.

Britain's Prince William holds his son Prince George. Photo / AP

Standing to the left of Prince Philip was the viscount's older sister, Lady Louise Windsor, 11. Earlier this year, the pair accompanied their parents to South Africa for their first royal engagement and yesterday they seemed to be delighting in the happy family occasion.

The Queen joined her extended family on the balcony after returning from Horse Guards Parade, where she had acknowledged the Colour of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards as it was trooped before her and along the serried ranks of more than a thousand soldiers from the Welsh, Grenadier, Scots and Coldstream guards.

Prince George's first appearance on the balcony wearing the same outfit his father wore at HM's Birthday Parade 1984 pic.twitter.com/ffhrDleGmT

— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) June 13, 2015

The Queen and members of the Royal Family on the balcony of #BuckinghamPalace after today's #TroopingTheColour pic.twitter.com/cSgmI1SkDg

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 13, 2015

A spectacular #flypast by the @rafredarrows @RoyalAirForceUK at #TroopingTheColour today pic.twitter.com/G28u9IAlDB

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 13, 2015

The Prince of Wales,The Duke of Cambridge & The Princess Royal accompanied HM on horseback #TroopingTheColour pic.twitter.com/leDI3guHyW

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) June 13, 2015