The stages of isolation, as told by Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis
The coronavirus pandemic may be keeping us more physically isolated from other people than ever before, but it's been a surprisingly uniting experience, too.
In several weeks of being cooped up inside, we've been collectively plunged into an existence that bears little resemblance to our normal lives.
It's a world where first dates happen on a screen; where pantry staples like flour are spoken about with a reverence usually reserved for sacred artefacts; where a food delivery is the extent of contact with the outside world; and where school and work and exercise and home life are all somehow co-existing in the one space.
Honestly, the whole situation has done some weird things to all of us. And what better way to illustrate the curiosities of life in isolation than with the adorable expressions of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis?
When you get all dressed up... to take the bins out
"After this, it's back into my trackies." Instagram/kensingtonroyal
When, after three weeks of isolating, you decide you're VERY into arts and crafts
"I'm thinking a Live, Laugh, Love mural on the living room wall..." PA/AAP/Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
When your Uber Eats driver finally arrives and you greet them from a safe distance of 1.5m
"Just put the pizza on the ground and move away slowly." Getty
When you finally get to go outside for your government-approved walk
"I won't go home until I've smelled EVERY FLOWER in this park, damnit." The Duchess of Cambridge/AAP
When waving from your window is as close to your friends as you're allowed to get
"Free for a FaceTime wine time tonight?" PA/AAP
When you hit the 'making sourdough' stage of isolation
When you spy people using the gym equipment in the park, despite clear signs telling them not to
"What part of social distancing don't you understand, punk?" Getty
When you put on a silly hat to spice up your morning conference call
"Guys? Can someone please mute?" AAP
When you see the postman arriving to drop off your latest online impulse pandemic-purchase
"Look, I really needed that tie-dyed loungewear set, okay?"
When you delve into your weekly snack rations 10 minutes into a day of working from home
"Is 9:30am too early to be thinking about lunch?" Getty
When the online fitness trainer tells you to use household items as hand-held weights
"It was either this or a half-empty gin bottle..." AP/Kensington Palace
When you swear you'll stop the compulsive online shopping and then you see your favourite store is having a sale...
"One more set of loungewear can't hurt. It's self care." Getty
When the government announces a four-square-metre gathering rule and you have to mentally calculate what that means
"I really shouldn't have dropped maths in Year 11." AAP
When you decide to spruce up your living quarters and make some... weird decor choices
"I saw it on Pinterest, OK? Trust me, it won't date." Getty
When someone stands a little too close in the supermarket queue
"I have tinned chickpeas and I'm not afraid to throw them."
All of us, the moment we're allowed to see and touch our loved ones again
"I'm NEVER LETTING GO, you hear me???" Getty
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