Princess Charlotte, 7, lightened the temper a bit when she reminded older brother Prince George, 9, of royal protocol at her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Sept. 19. Per Folks, whereas the queen’s coffin handed by them at Wellington Arch, Charlotte leaned over to her brother and whispered, “You might want to bow.”
The 2 siblings, the eldest of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s three kids, participated within the queen’s funeral procession, becoming a member of the royal household behind the coffin because it entered Westminster Abbey. Nevertheless, 4-year-old Prince Louis was not in attendance.
The incident wasn’t the primary time Charlotte has been seen giving George recommendation on protocol. As “God Save the Queen” performed on the Platinum Jubilee again in June, she nudged her older brother till he eliminated his elbow from the balcony ledge and corrected his posture, per Folks.
Elizabeth’s state funeral offered an opportunity for the world to mourn the queen, who died on Sept. 8 at age 96. Charlotte and George’s aunt and uncle Meghan Markle and Prince Harry had been in attendance as properly, whereas their two kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, had been absent. A number of main figures and celebrities from world wide had been additionally current, from President Joe Biden to French President Emmanuel Macron and Sandra Oh.
