Kate and William Had a Particular Purpose for Leaving Prince Louis House In the course of the Queen’s Funeral

The royals attended the Queen’s state funeral yesterday, and Prince George and Princess Charlotte were seen accompanying their parents, Kate Middleton and Prince William. Not in attendance, nonetheless? The {couples}’ youngest son, Prince Louis.

Whereas Louis is just 4, he has been attending royal occasions not too long ago—and apparently William and Kate initially needed him to attend his great-grandmother’s funeral. “Kate and William flip-flopped over whether or not Louis ought to attend the queen’s funeral,” a supply tells Us Weekly, including that they “got here to the conclusion that the procession and repair can be too prolonged and overwhelming for his or her youngest to deal with and digest.”

So, Louis “stayed with the nanny,” whereas his older siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince George accompanied their dad and mom. Royal professional Myko Clelland additionally famous to Us Weekly that “I wouldn’t be shocked if [William and Kate] even requested the kids themselves in the event that they’d wish to go. I feel they very a lot love their household and I feel they take that as their first precedence.”

Prince George and Princess Charlotte dealt with themselves amazingly on the funeral (particularly contemplating how lengthy it was), and Charlotte was even seen reminding her older brother to bow. Although Kate Middleton was additionally on-hand to remind her children of royal protocol, and was filmed subtly saying “curtsy” to them.

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Charlotte additionally wore her first piece of serious royal jewellery to her great-grandmother’s funeral, a diamond horseshoe brooch that was reportedly given to her by Queen Elizabeth herself and honors her love of horses.

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