Prince George is already taking on a protective role towards his little brother – and royal fans spotted the sweetest interactions between the siblings on a public royal outing

Prince George, 10, is the best big brother to his two younger siblings, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five, and he’s already super protective of them both.

The young royal really let his protective nature show at Christmas time last year. The family traditionally step out in force to attend a church service on Christmas Day at St Mary Magdalene church near their Norfolk estate. And last year, it was little Louis’s first time joining them.

King Charles led the family to the service following the Queen’s death in September, and joining him were the Prince and Princess of Wales, and all three of their children, alongside other members of the family.

Kate held hands with her little boy as they smiled and greeted members of the public. But it was George’s loving behaviour that really stood out. Body language expert Judi James told the Mirror that George appeared to be “mirroring” his father and keeping an eye on his younger brother, like a “protector” for him.

“One of the sweetest and most poignant body language signals was the sight of George using touch, chat and bending rituals to signal he is now in the role of protector and ‘keeping-an-eye-on’ monitor for his younger brother Louis,” Judi explained.

“As the family reached the church William put a hand out to touch George’s back and leaned towards his elder son but George was already using those same rituals towards his small and rather playful brother. The gesture looked spontaneous, as though this is a role he is taking on a lot and, after the footage of a young William and Harry growing up together that was shown in Harry’s Netflix show, it looked like a poignant mirror-image of how their sibling relationship shaped up before they grew up and fell apart.

King Charles led the royal family to the church for the first time(Samir Hussein/WireImage)

“William was shown in caring mode for Harry back then, just as George is now with Louis. The links can’t have been lost on William, who seems to have proved himself as a man who learns from mistakes from the past and battles to reshape his future accordingly.”