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By Jack Royston
Chief Royal Correspondent
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Prince George and Princess Charlotte, looking disappointed at the outcome of the Wimbledon tennis final, went viral on TikTok.
George and Charlotte joined their parents, Princess Kate and Prince William, to watch Carlos Alcaraz take on Jannik Sinner in the men's singles final.
Alcaraz lost in four sets, and royal watchers joked that it looked like George and Charlotte were upset at the outcome based on their body language on center court and during the post-match meet-and-greet.
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It is, of course, entirely possible that they were simply wilting in the heat, as Charlotte was seen fanning herself during the match and George was wearing a suit jacket and tie.
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Why It Matters
Prince Louis is usually the royal who generates viral social media content at public events, but George's body language in particular sparked a flurry of light-hearted jokes and memes.
One video of the brother and sister posted on X that was viewed 5.7 million times and liked 14,000 times, included the message: "This is sending me they are not even hiding it."
The clip was then quoted in another post, which read: "The royal children being Alcaraz warriors is frying me."
That post was in turn viewed 2.6 million times and liked 57,000 times.
What To Know
The clip begins with footage of George and Charlotte standing by their seats on Center Court, before cutting to a later clip of the royal siblings with their mother and Sinner after the game.
"It was a fantastic thing to watch for us and seriously inspiring," Kate told the new Wimbledon champion.
George, who turns 12 next week, and Charlotte, 10, may not have seemed their usual, smiling, animated selves, but it was also a hot day with temperatures in the high 20s Celsius (high 70s, low 80s Fahrenheit). A certain amount of debate around the royals is perhaps inevitable.
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What People Are Saying
The numerous responses to the viral X posts were all in the name of light-hearted humor.
One X user joked: "[George] must have put money on alcaraz 😭😭😭😭 half the royal savings down the drain."
Another X user posted: "OMG! I love it. Alcarez Warrior Myself."
A third X user posted: "they were heatedd."
What Happens Next
Fans of the royals can look forward to a new photo of George, which Kate and William will likely release on Tuesday to mark their son's 12th birthday.
Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek*, based in London. You can find him on Twitter at @jack_royston and read his stories on* Newsweek*'s* The Royals Facebook page.
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