Elders of William of England and Kate Middleton attend their great-grandmother’s funeral

The two eldest of William of England and Kate Middleton, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, will attend the funeral of their great-grandmother, Elizabeth II, on Monday. It will be the first time that the two young princes, aged 9 and 7 respectively, will take part in one of the public events held in the UK following the Queen’s death on September 8. Who is not scheduled to attend Westminster Abbey is Prince Louis, the 4-year-old youngest son of the Princes of Wales.

Both Jorge and Carlota will be part of the funeral procession with the British Royal Family, who will follow the Queen’s coffin as it enters the church, where more than 2,000 guests will be waiting, including heads of state, presidents, relatives and royalty. , in what has become the largest state funeral of the 21st century. Sunday evening, the presence of the little ones at the funeral was confirmed, which, according to sources collected by the Daily mail, is a “collective family decision”. According to the same British media, Jorge and Carlota will travel to Westminster Abbey in a car in which they will be accompanied by their mother and the queen consort, Camila. They will then join the short walk from Westminster Hall, where the funeral chapel was, to the church where the funeral will take place. Behind the coffin, on military armor dragged by 142 members of the Royal Navy, will be King Charles III and Camila, followed by the new Princes of Wales, William of England and his wife Kate Middleton, who will stroll with their two children , who after the death of their great-grandmother today occupy the second and third places in the order of succession. Behind them, Henry of England with Meghan Markle and, later, other members of the British royal family.

The last time Jorge and Carlota were seen publicly was September 7. Just a day before Queen Elizabeth died, the Princes of Wales accompanied their three children for a first contact with their new school, the exclusive Lambbrook School, around 20 minutes by car from the city of Windsor. The family’s move to Windsor fits with the princes’ desire to raise their children with some normalcy, away from London and the press. It was also a decision made in order to be closer to Elizabeth II, since since Henry had abandoned his active role in the royal family and moved to the United States, William had begun to represent the queen in more in addition to actions.

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In the photograph, which is Kirsty O’Connorde Cordon Press, William of England and Kate Middleton, with their children Princes George and Charlotte, at the memorial held by the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey (London), March 29, 2022.