The Princess of Wales put a reassuring hand on her son Prince George's leg as he became emotional during the Queen'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’. 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.
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The Queen's state funeral saw the royal family come together to remember the late monarch on Monday 19 September 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 jewellery was no doubt a nod to the Queen's love of horses and equestrianism.
The country says goodbye to its longest-reigning monarch on 19 September.
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, which will take place at 11am on Monday 19 September.
The royal family marked the funeral of Queen Elizabeth on 19 September.
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