Royal expert and television personality, Lady Penelope Featherstone, immediately weighed in on the news. “We all thought he was just being a cheeky little boy! Turns out, while everyone was focused on his adorable antics, the young Prince was silently calculating endgames. It redefines his entire public persona. We’re dealing with the youngest prodigy since Mozart, but with better knees and a bigger castle!” she quipped during a morning news segment.

Sources inside Kensington Palace, speaking anonymously, revealed that the surprise was genuine. “Catherine and William thought the chess board was just another toy. Louis would sit there quietly for hours. They were worried he was lonely! Then, one evening, he apparently critiqued a move Prince William made in an old family game, stating it would lead to a ‘forced checkmate in four.’ William checked the board. Louis was right.”

The New Royal Future

The Palace’s confirmation also hinted at Louis’s immediate future. Instead of joining his siblings, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, for the standard curriculum, Louis will reportedly be enrolled in a specialized, secret international online academy. Furthermore, King Charles has allegedly commissioned a custom, jewel-encrusted chess set for Louis’s use during public engagements—replacing the previously planned cricket bat.

The revelation has already sparked a global chess boom, with sales of beginner sets skyrocketing 300% overnight. Parents worldwide are now forcing their toddlers to swap their coloring books for algebraic notation.

As Louis’s world shifts from mischievous prince to The Royal Rook, one question remains: Will his first official public outing be to an international chess tournament? And more importantly, will he still pull funny faces? We can only hope.