Prince Louis Had a Relatable Reaction to Princess Charlotte Receiving a Royal-Worthy Gift at “Strictly Come Dancing”

Judge Shirley Ballas said Kate Middleton's set visit with two of her children was "an absolute ball"

Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis left the Strictly Come Dancing set with souvenirs fit for royalty.

Head judge Shirley Ballas of Strictly Come Dancing, the British equivalent of Dancing with the Stars, opened up to The Sun about what it was like to have the royal kids check out the set of the televised dance competition last year during a private visit with their mom, Kate Middleton.

"They are beautiful. When they visited we had these crowns on set, so I thought it would be a nice idea to give the little girl a crown, and I got him a nice box of sweets," Ballas said of Princess Charlotte, now 8, and Prince Louis, now 6, in an interview published on April 28. "Then he went, ‘I want one of those,' and pointed at the crown. So we had to go and find him a little crown."

She continued, "They’re beautifully polite children. They had an absolute ball."

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According to the dance pro, they "all watch Strictly" — and she even named another royal fan of the hit show! Ballas told The Sun that Queen Camilla wrote her a handwritten note after she sent her a copy of her novel Murder on the Dancefloor, published in October 2023.

"Camilla wrote me back the most beautiful note, which I will get framed. She’s an avid fan," Ballas, 63, told the outlet.

According to the story originally reported in The Sun about Kate, Charlotte and Louis' set visit, Prince Louis tried on a crown during a tour of the costume department. The feature also mentioned that Charlotte and Louis got to sit in the judges’ seats and deliver scores with the show’s signature paddles after a performance by some of the professional dancers on the show.

A source told the newspaper the Princess of Wales "took pictures of the children in the judges’ seats."

"She seemed really relaxed and was all smiles," the source told the outlet. "She was polite, sweet and charming with everyone and made sure Louis didn’t get over-excited."

Princess Kate's office at Kensington Palace declined to comment at the time.

The family field trip (minus Prince William and Prince George, 10) would likely have been a dream come true for Princess Charlotte, who enjoys dancing "ballet and tap," Princess Kate said last September. The Prince of Wales, 41, also previously mentioned that his daughter "loves dancing" during the Commonwealth Day reception at Marlborough House in 2018.

Princess Charlotte recently showed a glimpse of her dance moves at the Coronation Concert in May 2023, when she and Prince George joined the crowd to groove to Lionel Richie as he performed his hit "All Night Long" from the stage set up on the Windsor Castle grounds.

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The Strictly Come Dancing judge gave the new interview about her recent mammogram screening for breast cancer, and she praised Princess Kate, 42, and King Charles, 75, for being open about their own diagnoses.

Buckingham Palace announced on Feb. 5 that the King was diagnosed with "a form of cancer" following treatment for a benign enlarged prostate in January (a spokesman clarified he does not have prostate cancer). On March 22, the Princess of Wales announced that she was undergoing chemotherapy after post-operative tests following her abdominal surgery in January "found cancer had been present."

"I think it was very brave of Charles and Kate to come out and share their stories," Ballas told The Sun .

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"Lovely Kate, sat on that little park bench in a little striped jumper. It’s a memory I will have for a long time, and I think it’s great for women," she said of Princess Kate’s self-written speech, filmed in the garden of Windsor on March 20.

"And King Charles, when he came out and shared his diagnosis. They are inspiring and will encourage others to get their health checked," she added of the palace statement about the King.

It’s understood that King Charles shared that he was seeking treatment for an enlarged prostate in hopes that it would inspire men to get checked, and it instantly did. After the January announcement, there was a 1,000% increase in searches about the condition on the National Health Service website of the U.K.

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