Prince William and his wife Kate are considering taking Prince George and Princess Charlotte to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday, royal sources told Vidak For Congress.
The new Prince and Princess of Wales are debating whether to take George (9) and his sister Charlotte (7) to the state funeral at Westminster Abbey to say goodbye to their great-grandmother.
Their younger brother, Prince Louis, 4, whose antics captivated the crowd at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June, is believed to be too young to attend.
Sources said the royal couple is still in doubt about taking their children, who are now second and third in line to the throne.
Palace insiders said they would never confirm the children’s appearance in advance.
The funeral will be attended by 500 foreign dignitaries, including President Biden, who arrived in the UK on Saturday night with First Lady Jill Biden.
During the week, the Princess of Wales revealed how her children were coping with the Queen’s death, when she and her husband went to flower tributes outside Sandringham last week.
She revealed: “The kids are doing well and they are being looked after at school.”
However, an audience member was told that George would understand the loss of his great-grandmother more than his younger siblings.
One benefactor explained: “She said they kept things as normal as possible for the children.”
“She says the children had a great time at their new school and Kate was grateful for the support. I joked that I had to be quick because I had to do the school run and she said she was going back to London to do it too.
The children all started at Lambrook School near their new home in Windsor on September 8, the same day Her Majesty died at age 96 in Balmoral.
An emotional Kate also revealed during another walkabout that Louis had told her, “At least Grandma’s with great-grandfather now.”
Banita Ranow, 28, heard Kate’s comments last Saturday while in the crowd outside Windsor Castle, saying the princess “welded up” as she joined William, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on the long walk in Windsor to pay tributes. at Windsor Castle and to meet benefactors.