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Prince George & Princess Charlotte Attend Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral
One of Queen Elizabeth II's great-grandchildren was not in attendance astatine her funeral.
While Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, joined members of the royal family—including their parents Prince William and Kate Middleton—for the Queen's authorities ceremonial astatine Westminster Abbey connected Sept. 19, their younger brother, Prince Louis, 4, remained astatine home. In summation to Louis apt not attending because of his young age, Kate revealed conscionable a fewer days earlier the work her and William's youngest child has had trouble understanding the value of his great-grandmother's death.
In particular, the Princess of Wales revealed that Louis has been funny astir however the Queen's decease with impact their yearly household trips to Balmoral Castle successful Scotland, telling arsenic specified to Australia's Governor-General, David Hurley, astatine a Commonwealth leaders reception held astatine Buckingham Palace connected Sept. 17.
"The younger 1 is present asking questions like, 'Do you deliberation we tin inactive play these games erstwhile we spell to Balmoral?' and things similar that," said Hurley successful a video obtained by Daily Mail, "'because she's not going to beryllium there?'"
As for however Louis' big member George, who is second successful line to the throne, is coping? According to Hurley, the young royal is "now realizing however important his great-grandmother was and what is going on."
William and Kate person been unfastened astir however their children are grieving the Queen's death, and shared updates connected their wellbeing with members of the public paying their respects to the precocious monarch astatine Sandringham Estate connected Sept. 15.
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"They're successful school, being good looked after," Kate tin beryllium seen saying in a Twitter video. "They're successful a regular and they're happy. They're with caller friends."
William mirrored his wife's words, stating successful different video that his kids were "settling in," adding, "We're trying to support everything changeless and settled for them."
While Louis whitethorn not afloat grasp the value of the Queen's death, helium does cognize however to comfortableness his family. Kate antecedently shared, "Louis said astatine slightest Grannie is with large grandpa now."
On the time of the Queen's passing, each 3 kids were astatine their first authoritative day at Lambrook School in Berkshire, England, aft attending a league for caller pupils the day prior.
Her Majesty volition beryllium laid to remainder astatine St. George's Chapel astatine Windsor Castle pursuing her ceremonial connected Sept. 19, the aforesaid resting spot arsenic her husband, Prince Phillip, sister Princess Margaret and parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
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