Kate Middleton—that is, the Princess of Wales—put a reassuring hand on her son Prince George’s leg as he became emotional during Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.
Prince George, 9, could be seen wiping his eyes as he and his seven-year-old sister, Princess Charlotte, bid farewell to their beloved “Gan Gan.” You can see the Princess of Wales comfort him here and here.
The Prince and Princess of Wales’s children were the youngest members of the royal family to follow the Queen’s coffin through Westminster Abbey in a moving final farewell to the late monarch.
The Queen’s state funeral saw the royal family come together to remember the late monarch on Monday, September 19 and Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrived by car with their mother. Charlotte, for the first time, wore a formal hat—like all other female family members at the service—and her first-ever royal brooch too. In the shape of a small horseshoe, the piece of jewelry was no doubt a nod to the Queen’s love of horses and equestrianism.
It was announced ahead of the funeral that the young Prince George and Princess Charlotte would attend the funeral of their great grandmother, via the order of service. It is the first time they have publicly attended a funeral, though they did also appear at a memorial service for Prince Philip in March 2022, after his 2021 funeral was restricted to 30 guests due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The royal siblings, who are great grandchildren of the late monarch, joined 2,000 guests at her state funeral. The youngsters and their parents walked behind the King, Charles, and Camilla, Queen Consort, and ahead of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
In accordance with the wishes of the new King Charles III, the public mourning period will continue until seven days after the Queen’s state funeral.
This post was originally published on Glamour UK.
