Kate Middleton and Prince
William “protected” Prince George and Princess
Charlotte at the Queen’s funeral, according to a royal expert.
The Prince and Princess of
Wales decided to take their two eldest children to the ceremony, leaving Prince
Louis, four, at home.
George, nine, and Charlotte,
seven, have been praised for showing maturity beyond their years at the event
that was viewed by billions the world over.
The pair sat between their
parents inside Westminster Abbey and were the youngest mourners in attendance,
reports the Express.
Rachel Bowie, one half of the
Royally Obsessed podcast, said she was “stunned” by the news that
they were going, but praised William and Kate for how they looked out for their
children.
Speaking to co-host Roberta
Fiorito she said: “The gravity of the news that George and Charlotte would
be participating really stunned me.
“But when I watched it, I
think it just added to the humanness of the whole day. I actually can’t imagine
now them not being there because it was so significant and emotional to see
them.
“I also think my relief
came — with all of those conversations about them joining — seeing that they
weren’t actually sandwiched between Kate and William and Harry and Meghan, they
were in between, in the same line as their parents. And, to me, that was Kate
and William protecting them.
“It was a very short
procession that they actually participated in; they were in the car the rest of
the time. It was a very measured choice that was made.”
