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Did you know... that despite having no official role, the British town crier Tony Appleton (pictured) is internationally famous for his announcements of royal events such as the birth of Prince Louis of Cambridge?

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Official appearances

I must object to this entire section. Being carried around by parents as a toddler is not encyclopedic information. "Joining" parents on balconies is not either. A child behaving like a child is, again, not something one would expect to read about in an encyclopedia. This sort of thing is precisely why we have WP:NOTNEWS, and this article fails both the not-news-reports and not-diary provisions of it. Surtsicna (talk) 17:49, 5 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In all of the official appearances mentioned, he was not being 'carried around' he was standing and representing the family. You clearly don't understand that as members of the monarchy they are representing Britain at all times in public. It doesn't matter what his age is. 174.115.15.87 (talk) 06:52, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, he’s more noteworthy than most, just for that reason. Of course he must have an article.

Look for it to expand. 2601:647:6680:4450:BD4B:E72D:B424:AE91 (talk) 03:05, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

First official royal engagement

Today 8th may), Prince Louis attended his first official royal engagement at Scout Hut in Berkshire with his parents and siblings. Someone include this in "official appearances" section. 2A00:23C6:4B42:F301:2471:ED36:A742:BE38 (talk) 16:11, 8 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That doesn't make sense to me. He's obviously been to other official events before that. He was present at the Coronation and the Platinum Jubilee. Celia Homeford (talk) 11:49, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Main photograph

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Currently the photograph in place is from the Platinum Jubilee group balcony shot in 2022. The picture is taken from a great distance and is quite blurry. There are two more recent shots of him in the carriage for Trooping the Colour 2022 and 2023 which I would like to recommend instead.

Jubilee 2022
Trooping 2023
Trooping 2024

Trooping 2024

There's also this one from the coronation procession but the reflections of onlookers' faces over his probably make it unusable. Robin S. Taylor (talk) 11:25, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Robin S. Taylor I would like to know your choice (given you are the one starting this discussion) before putting forth my opinion. Looking forward to your response. Regards MSincccc (talk) 12:47, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I favour Trooping 2024 as it is the most recent one and has the clearest view of his face, even with the raindrops. Robin S. Taylor (talk) 13:34, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fine then. I will not oppose your proposal. Pinging other experienced editors so that they can join the discussion-@Keivan.f:, @DrKay:, @Tim O'Doherty:, @Nikkimaria:. Regards MSincccc (talk) 13:41, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A week later none of those experienced editors have responded. I'll consider the discussion closed. Robin S. Taylor (talk) 16:10, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Diana

Most bio articles name notable grandparents. Is there any reason why Diana, Princess of Wales cannot be named in this article? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:01, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The sentence where you added it was meant to state his place in the line of succession, which he is a part of through Charles III. Regards. MSincccc (talk) 07:59, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it was. So I changed it to two separate sentences: "He is the third and youngest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales and a grandson of Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales. He is fourth in the line of succession to the British throne." Martinevans123 (talk) 08:12, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Martinevans123 In doing so, you broke the flow of the original sentence which was fine as it is-A grandson of Charles III, he is fourth in the line of succession to the British throne.

Two questions-

But is mentioning the grandmother notable (and necessary) here?
Should this change be applied to his siblings' articles as well?

Looking forward to your response. Regards. MSincccc (talk) 08:24, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I guess it's a question of which is more deserving for the lead section - his very notable grandmother or his place in the line of succession. Both should be covered in the main body, of course. A separate question then arises over Michael Middleton and Carole Goldsmith. I have no view on his sibling's articles, but I guess they should all be consistent. Just a little surprised that there is currently no mention whatsoever of Diana in this article. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:38, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fine, I have reinstated your revision and made suitable changes to his siblings' articles. Regards. MSincccc (talk) 08:36, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]