Prince William had to direct family members into their seats in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle – but Kate Middleton went to sit down too early and had to wait for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle...CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
There was a bit of confusion over the seating arrangements at the Queen’s funeral today when the procession arrived in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Following the late monarch’s historic state funeral at Westminster Abbey, Her Majesty’s coffin was taken to Windsor up the Long Walk as thousands of mourners gathered outside to pay their respects before a televised committal service.
Princess Charlotte sat next to her uncle, Prince Harry, with her brother Prince George sat between their parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales.
There was a bit of awkwardness when the royals approached their seats, as Prince William had to direct his family members on when they could walk down the row of seats.
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Having arrived first, he told Prince George to pause, but Kate was seemingly unaware and tried to walk down the aisle.
William had to point out that they needed to wait, so she had to step back to allow Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, to make their way down.
Charlotte came down next and sat next to her Harry – with the pair sharing a touching moment when she adjusted her hat before looking over at her uncle.
It’s the first time that William and Kate’s kids have been seen in public since their great-grandmother’s death – and it’s understood the royal couple thought long and hard while having discussions with the children before deciding they would attend.
Harry then briefly looked up and caught her eye and smiled at the young Princess.
Earlier in the day, Princess George and Princess Charlotte stood beside their parents as they followed the Queen’s coffin into Westminster Abbey.
Viewers flocked to Twitter after watching the cute royal kids at the Queen’s funeral.
One viewer said: “Well done to George & Charlotte who behaved impeccably. Proud to be #British”
“Charlotte swinging her legs and reading the order of service,” tweeted another, who put a love heart emoji at the end.
A thid added: “Prince George and Princess Charlotte are a credit to their parents. At 9 and 7 year old to sit still and quietly for that long…well I’m 38 and I’d struggle without fidgeting!”
“Prince George and Princess Charlotte setting the example of kids participating in the service :-),” wrote a fourth.
After the state funeral, the Queen’s coffin was transferred to the State Hearse at Wellington Arch ahead of beginning its journey to Windsor for a committal ceremony.
Charlotte could be seen whispering to George and appeared to tell her big brother “you need to bow” when the Queen’s coffin came past them.
Reminding us of her great-grandmother, Charlotte then pointed just like the Queen used to do when giving advice to George.
The future King did follow his sister’s advice as he was seen bowing his head as a sign of respect to Her Majesty when her coffin began to drive off.
William and Kate agreed, after long discussions with aides, as the future of the monarchy, George, who affectionately called the Queen ‘Gan Gan’, should attend with his sister with whom he is especially close to.
Prince William told one royal fan in Windsor that they decided to “keep some sense of continuity” for their children at school in order to keep things “as normal as possible.”
The Dean of Windsor will conduct the commital service, with prayers said by the Rector of Sandringham, the Minister of Crathie Kirk and the Chaplain of Windsor Great Park.
The chapel’s choir will sing, and after the penultimate hymn, the imperial state crown, the orb and the sceptre will be moved from the Queen’s coffin to the altar.
After the final hymn, the King will place the Queen’s Company Camp Colour of the Grenadier Guards on the coffin, while the Lord Chamberlain breaks his Wand of Office and places it on the coffin.
The Dean of Windsor will say a psalm and the Commendation while the Queen’s coffin is lowered into the royal vault.
After this, the Sovereign’s Piper will play a lament and the Archbishop of Canterbury will pronounce the blessing, before the congregation sings the national anthem.
Later in the evening, there will be a private interment service with senior members of the royal family.
The Queen’s final resting place will be the King George VI memorial chapel, an annex to the main chapel where her mother and father were buried, along with the ashes of her sister, Princess Margaret.
Philip’s coffin will move from the royal vault to the memorial chapel to join the Queen’s.
