The Queen Proves She's Not One For Judging Toddler Tantrums And Theresa May Demos Child Calming Skills | HuffPost Life

Alfie Lunn would rather run around than meet the Queen.

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Parents & Style Editor at HuffPost UK

The Queen proved she’s not one for judging parents of toddlers, when a little boy chose to have a strop as she greeted him at the unveiling of a war memorial.

Alfie Lunn, two, was not best pleased when his mother, Corporal Michelle Lunn, 26, stopped him from running around so he could greet the monarch.

He squirmed and kicked, but the Queen was unfazed - as a great-grandmother of seven, she’s bound to have tackled her fair share of toddler tantrums.

Lunn said the Queen was “very understanding”.

“They’re so unpredictable children, we tried our best. He was fine up until a few minutes before the Queen arrived,” she told The Daily Mail.

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Alfie and his mum and dad, Sergeant Mark Lunn, 29, also met Theresa May, and Alfie was equally squirmy at first.

But May displayed enviable toddler calming skills eliciting a smile from the boy and even getting a handshake in return for her attention.

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The Queen was joined by Prince Philip, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry to unveil the war memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens, London, on Thursday 9 March.

Before You Go

10 Things All Toddlers Really Want To Do

Post things(01 of10)

There is something so brilliantly intriguing about putting something through a hole and it just, well, disappearing. Forever. So, if they can’t reach the letter box to post valuable items from the inside of your house to the outside of your house (car keys for example), they will definitely settle for your credit cards and a gap between the floorboards. (credit:Lumi Images/Elsa Dunkel)

Swing on the curtains(02 of10)

Yes, they’ve been told time and time again that if they hang on them the whole pole will fall off the wall... but they don’t believe you, they think you’re just being mean. (credit:RJW)

Cover the bathroom with toothpaste and stick stuff to it(03 of10)

It’s frustrating for them that something which looks like glue is only ever dispatched in tiny, pea-sized amounts – and disappears in their mouth. (credit:Getty Images)

Touch the toilet brush(04 of10)

Simply because ever since they have been able to move, they’ve been told not to touch it, or indeed go anywhere near it. They don’t just want to touch it though, do they? No, actually they want to clean the floor, and the walls, and the bath with it. (credit:Getty Images)

Cut their own hair(05 of10)

It’s something they have been thinking about for AGES. Leave a pair of craft scissors unattended at any point, even the non-pointy ones, and you’ll find your child 15 minutes later, hiding behind the sofa, sitting on tufts. (credit:Summer Derrick)

Write on your work(06 of10)

Yes, they have their own paper, but it’s just not the same. They might do one or two pictures on their own pad, but in your diary? They really want to do a picture and ‘writing’ on every last page. Just for you. (credit:Claudia Gopperl)

Take their wheeled toy/buggy/scooter up the stairs(07 of10)

Warnings about the dangers of wheeled toys at the top of a staircase fall on deaf ears when all they can focus on is HOW FAST THEY COULD GO DOWN! (credit:Frida Marquez)

Drink squash with no water in it(08 of10)

They might not even drink squash as a general rule, but they have a very strong suspicion that neat squash is amazingly delicious. First chance they get, they’ll grab themselves a cup/bowl/vase, fill it with neat squash and hide somewhere, grimacing as they persevere and force it down (because, surprisingly enough, it’s actually quite foul). (credit:Getty Images/Gallo Images ROOTS Collection)

Make an actual successful phone call(09 of10)

This usually results in having a proper person on the other end – even if they are saying “HELLO? HELLO? WHO IS THIS? PUT THE PHONE DOWN!” or, alternatively “Emergency services, which service do you require?” They’ll never give up. (credit:Getty Images/RooM RF)

Give the cat a bath(10 of10)

When they try, and fail, they’ll really want to make the cat wear a doll’s outfit. When they try this, and fail again, they’ll really want to decorate the cat with very sticky stickers. Bingo! (credit:jurgita.photography)

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