Their presence was confirmed by Buckingham Palace on Sunday evening when they released the performance order for the event. The program listed the two Cambridge children, who are second and third in line to the British throne, among the royal procession behind the Queen’s coffin.
George, 9, and Charlotte, 7, along with their parents Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, join world leaders, politicians, public figures and European royals, as well as more than 500 dignitaries from all over the world. mourning Britain’s longest-serving monarch, who died on September 8 aged 96.
The siblings followed the coffin behind their parents and ahead of their uncle and aunt, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Prince Louis, their 4-year-old younger brother, is not attending the funeral.
The service, which is expected to be attended by more than 2,000 guests, will include Bible readings and traditional hymns, as well as a homily by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.
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