big daycoronation approaching, and London is humming. As 6,000 Scots Guards parade into the capital as Waterloo City Station is stormed, some intrepid Crown fans have already taken front-row seats, camping with chairs and tents along the route that will lead the procession of the royals from Buckingham . Palace of Westminster Abbey, William, Kate and the princes are busy with dress rehearsals.. Also with them are Charles and Camilla, Princess Anne and all the children who, along with George, will play a key role during the ceremony as pages to the King and Queen.
The delay had accumulated due to the uncertainty of Harry, who only confirmed his participation in mid-April by agreeing to a second-row relegation at Westminster, without participate in the royal procession, having appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace and not even at a concert at Windsor Castle, was restored by the organizers, who work day and night only for the success of the event. And on Wednesday, May 3, among the crowded comings and goings in the cathedral, The Princes of Wales were also seen in a relaxed and fun environment with George, Charlotte and Louis who, despite his very young age – on April 23 he just turned 5 years old – will be present along with the closest members of the royal family.
Saturday will be a special day not only for King Charles, but also for the future heir to the throne, who for the first time and at the age of just 9 years old will take the official position of a royal page., together with Nicholas Barclay, aged 13, grandson of Sarah Troughton, 1st female Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Lord Oliver of Cholmondeley, aged 13, son of the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley and Lord Sovereign in Waiting, and Ralph Tollemache, aged 12, the younger a well-known aristocratic the Suffolk family. The page of honor is a role usually reserved for teenage children of the nobility who take part in important ceremonies involving the monarch, including coronations and the opening of Parliament. Considering George’s young age, William and Kate seem to have given much thought to the possibility of entrusting their eldest son with such an important role. The boy previously served as pageboy at the royal weddings of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank, but Saturday will be more important and official.
Prince William, on the other hand, will kneel before his father and swear to be his “man of life and limbs” in the only tribute of royal blood expected during the ceremony. You will also be tasked with helping to dress the king in his golden royal mantle, also known as the imperial mantle, prior to his coronation. The Queen’s honorary pages will be her three grandchildren, twins Gus and Louis, 13, with daughter Laura Lopez, and 13-year-old Frederick, with son Tom Parker Bowles, and his great-grandson Arthur Elliot, 10. instead for Charlotte and Louis, who will oversee the entire ritual from the benches in the front row.
Source: Elle