Prince George is ready to play an enormous role at his grandfather King Charles’ coronation on May 6.
The 9-year-old son of Prince William and Kate Middleton will don a ceremonial sword on the event, representing his role as protector of the monarch, in addition to the second-in-line to the British throne behind the Duke of Cambridge.
Nevertheless, George’s primary duty on the crowning is being one among the 4 Pages of Honor, while his siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, can even have formal roles on the coronation.
The opposite pages to affix Charles, 74, on the Westminster Abbey ceremony include Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, 13, whose parents are close friends of the king and Prince William, Master Nicholas Barclay, 13, a distant relative and Master Ralph Tollemache, 12, son of the king’s godson Edward Tollemache.
The foursome will sport red coats, white breeches and stockings and will probably be key components of the procession.
A royal rep divulged to People recently that William, 40, and Middleton, 41, are “very excited and delighted” that their eldest son is participating in the large event.
“It’s something that his parents have thought long and hard about and are very much looking forward to — and I’m sure George is, too,” the spokesperson revealed.
Charles’ wife, Camilla, will probably be crowned alongside him next month, taking up the title of Queen Consort.
The 75-year-old can even have her own set of pages to support her throughout the commemorative celebration, including Camilla’s grandsons, twins Gus and Louis, 13, their teen cousin, Frederick and her great-nephew, Arthur Elliot.
The coronation invitation list has been capped at 2,000 people, although the event will probably be shorter than Queen Elizabeth’s own crowning in 1953.
Charles’ ceremony is predicted to be more “inclusive” than his late mother’s and will probably be a modernized soirée. “The coronation will reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the long run, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry,” Buckingham Palace said in an announcement last yr.
The Church of England’s Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will conduct the May 6 service, which has been declared a bank holiday in the UK.
It could also appear that the previous Prince of Wales is planning to wing his enthroning after reportedly rehearsing the ceremony only once, and without his ceremonial robe, according to the Telegraph.
The “informal” rehearsal apparently took over the court at Buckingham Palace, with a fake stage built to seem like the 1,000-year-old church, the publication wrote.
On April 11, the Mirror reported that the coronation might be total “chaos” because the rehearsal ran way over 90 minutes.
“It’s all very frantic, complete chaos, to be frank,” a royal source sighed. “There may be a plan, which is presupposed to be the blueprint of how the day should operate, but things are changing each day, which is causing massive headaches.”