Since the official announcement of the death of Elizabeth II, on September 8, the royal family is everywhere: gathered behind the coffin of the sovereign in Scotland, her children have notably been joined in recent days in London by her eight grandchildren. including Princes William and Harry, involved behind their father, King Charles III.
But this Monday, September 19, on the occasion of the Queen’s official funeral day, it is the new generation that has appeared! Heir to the crown, Prince George, 9, indeed followed his parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton, all day, remaining very dignified just like his sister Charlotte, 7, who ended up quietly bursting into tears .
The two children, who also traveled from London to Windsor for a second religious ceremony, were finally joined by other children of their family: indeed, Savannah (11½) and Isla Phillips (10)took their place in Saint George’s Chapel alongside their father Peter Phillips, the eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II.
their cousin, Mia Tindall (8 years old), was also with them, quietly seated between her parents, Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall. It is moreover with the former rugby player that the three girls entered the churchsince Peter Phillips was part, like Princes William and Harry, of the military procession that entered after the coffin.
Twelve great-grandchildren!
All three, very close to George and Charlotte de Galles, had already paid tribute to their “Gan-Gan”: they had indeed attended the “Veille des Princes” with their parents, during which their grandmother, the princess Anne, had watched the coffin of the sovereign in public. Their parents, Zara and Peter Phillips, then also performed this very moving vigil in the company of all their cousins, including Lady Louise and Viscount James, only 18 and 14 years old.
The youngest of the great-grandchildren, on the other hand, were not present: also parents of Lena, 4 and Lucas, 1, Zara and Mike Tindall had left the youngest at home. Just like the princesses Beatrice, mother of Sienna, 1 year old, and Eugenie, mother of August, also 1 year old, who had to take a nanny. Not to mention, of course, Archie and Lilibet, 3 years old and 1 year old, the children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who stayed in the United States with their maternal grandmother Doria Ragland.