Britain's Prince George (9) and Princess Charlotte (7) showed their determination as 'the youngest mourners' at the funeral of their great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who said goodbye to the world on the 19th (local time).
Prince George, wearing a navy blue suit and black tie, and Princess Charlotte, wearing a black dress and hat, attended the funeral of her great-grandmother at Westminster Abbey in London on the same day with her father, Prince William, and mother, Crown Prince Catherine, according to the British daily The Guardian. attended together.
In the past, no great-grandson, let alone great-grandson, could perform official duties in the coat of arms of the British King, but the siblings, who became the second and third in line of succession to the throne after Prince William, took on a kind of resident role and followed their father.
In particular, Princess Charlotte drew attention by participating in the funeral for the first time as a female heir to the throne after the male-centered rule of succession to the British throne, which had lasted for hundreds of years, was revised in 2013 by the oldest.
They sang 'The Lord My Shepherd', a song sung when Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip in 1947, and heard the Archbishop of Canterbury's sermon emphasizing that "the sorrow of this day is felt not only by the Queen's family, but also by the country, the Commonwealth and the world." .
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After the funeral, the siblings accompanied them to Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II was buried.
The Guardian pointed out that attending the funeral of the siblings Prince George and Princess Charlotte was an example of the permanence of the British royal family.
On the other hand, Prince Harry, who announced his separation from the royal family, deliberately kept a distance from his family, including his older brother Prince William, and tried not to make eye contact with each other.
The long-standing brother met with mourners in front of Windsor Castle on the last 10 days for the first time since March 2020 following the death of his grandmother.
On this day, the brothers, who had shown harmony with each other, exposed conflict again at the funeral.
The brothers differed in their clothes.
Prince William wore a robe like his father, Charles III, but Prince Harry wore a regular suit.
Her spouses, Princess Catherine and Prince Meghan Markle also gave the impression of deliberately avoiding contact with each other, the Guardian said.
Wearing pearl and diamond jewelery given to her by Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Bean, Prince Markle, wept as her coffin left Westminster Abbey.
Prince William and Prince Harry tried to avoid unnecessary attention at their grandmother's funeral, but reconciliation between the two is still far off, The Guardian analyzed.
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