Prince William and Kate Middleton thought long and hard before allowing Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Died on September 8, 2022, the sovereign is celebrated for the last time in England, in the city of London, on September 19 in Westminster Abbey, before parading in the capital and then ending her journey at Saint-George’s chapel. Prince Louis, barely 4 years old, has remained calm and will not attend the processions or the burial, which will take place in private.
To participate in such an event so young was enough to worry Prince William, who had a bad time at the funeral of his mother Diana when he was only 15 years old. But it was with great courage that Princess Charlotte got out of her vehicle, accompanied by her mother Kate Middleton, her older brother George and Queen Consort Camilla, to go inside Westminster Abbey . For this event, the young Princess of Wales had opted for two very symbolic elements in her outfit: a hat, which the women of the royal family systematically wear, according to tradition, to attend official events, but also a pretty jewel. .
Princess Charlotte had indeed hung, on the left side of her black jacket, a diamond brooch in the shape of a horseshoe. This was to wink at the equestrian passion of Elizabeth II. It was also the sovereign who had offered this jewel to Charlotte. She used to choose her adornments for sentimental reasons and obviously transmitted this habit to all the women of the royal family of England. Kate Middleton, for her part, wore two pieces that belonged to the queen. The Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings, pearl earrings received by Elizabeth II on her wedding day, and a matching necklace that Kate last wore at Prince Philip’s funeral in 2021…