Prince George at The Queen's funeral?

Someone on another forum says that Charlotte said to George "You`re supposed to bow", and he did!

Nor me.

really ?
that isn't how i interpreted what i saw of meghan.

What I did notice was how totally devastated the Duchess of Sussex looked, when shown briefly before she stepped into the car after the Windsor service and there was another picture that showed her with tears dripping down her face.

I do hope this ad event can heal some of the rift in this family.

Callistemon21

I think the cameras were rarely on the children.
And their parents should be very proud of them.

I watched when I got back, but where were all the long time shots focusing on the children?
The only one that really focused on them was when George and Charlotte were talking. My DH. said he hoped they weren’t saying anything people would complain about because there’s sure to be someone in the crowd who can read lips and would be rude enough to repeat it.

I do not think the children were 'on show'. We saw very little of them and their parents did nothing to push them forward.

I think the royal family as a whole and as individuals, did what they thought was for the best and consulted the children, For example, I noticed that while Viscount Severn, Prince Edward's 14 year old son, took part in the 'Vigil of Princes' with all late Queen's grandchildren, he did not march in any of the processions with the other older grandsons and his uncles and aunt. I would imagine that was the result of he and his parents discussing it with him and letting him decide where he wanted to be, and I saw nothing in the behaviour of the younger children to suggest that they did not want to be where they were. Obviously they looked solemn but at various times you saw them whispering to each other and smiling quite happily.

I think the cameras were rarely on the children.
And their parents should be very proud of them.

I don’t know Monica but I think if I was royal I would try to choose the occasions they were involved in very carefully. Those children were on show for a very long time today, and it was a very sad occasion. I agree we can’t protect children from sad events, nor should we. I just think I would have taken them to the private evening ceremony rather than the state event, that’s all. As I did with my own children and my mother’s funeral (not that it involved a state event of course).

I have never forgotten not being allowed to go to my beloved grandmothers funeral. I was 9

nightowl how do you bring children like that up, without them inevitably being in the news when any family event, and the funeral of a beloved great grandmother, is world news.

As I have said before. If the Prince and Princess of Wales didn't let their children be seen in public at carefully selected moments, they would just be harrassed and followed everywhere by the papparazzi - and we all know what happen last time when the papparazzi were uncontrolled.

That's interesting, cornergran, I wanted to go to my grandmother's funeral, I was six and she was my only grandparent. I was also "fobbed off" on kind local friends. I too was collected after the service and joined everyone at the gathering afterwards.
I still feel cross about it today.

I had actually been present in the room when my grandmother died (unexpectedly) as she was sitting quietly with me at the table when she just quietly slipped to the floor.

I had seen her dead. I should have gone.

I agree they should go.I was reluctant to allow my grandchildren to go to my fathers funeral but my son in law pointed out he was very distressed when he was not allowed to go to his grandmothers funeral . He has never forgotten it . We left it up to the children to decide.

Thank you Norah. I appreciate your 'like'.

I didn’t say you were arrogant, but that what you said was. Obviously you have misconstrued my posts. You actually identified anyone who didn’t share your opinion as naive.

I’m sorry for your loss Mollygo. ?

I didn’t say you were naive though Mollygo did I, whereas you did call me arrogant. You have completely misconstrued my earlier posts, or just not bothered to read them properly. Anyway, you clearly have a bee in your bonnet about me so I’ll leave you to it.

Arrogant-Naive pick the word that you consider rude Nightowl.
How have I misconstrued what you said?
* I find it strange that people can be so rude on here just because someone expresses an opinion they don’t agree with.*
I do too.

Oh for goodness sake Mollygo have I upset you in some way? You seem determined to misconstrue what I’ve said for some reason. Not very nice of you to call me arrogant, I find it strange that people can be so rude on here just because someone expresses an opinion they don’t agree with.

Well I’ve been to a funeral today as I mentioned earlier. There were children there too.
I’ve got a lot to catch up on now, though I can watch without all the taking in between parts of the service.
This Nightowl
Sadly, the children have to be part of the overall machine. And I think they are often used to keep the public happy. They’re great PR and it’s naive to think otherwise.
So you’ve just managed to blame the parents and the public.
A bit arrogant of you to think your opinion matters more than that of any parents when it comes to their children.
I still can’t see William and Catherine saying, “We’d better make them go to keep the public happy.”
Maybe you could allow that the children might have wanted to be part of the goodbye to their grandmother.
Not just that, but also the funeral will be a topic of conversation in school for a while. What child does not like to say “I was there”? Many of the children in the queue will be glad to say they took part, without feeling they were being paraded for the public.

I think it’s only right for children to attend funerals, I attended one where a little tot was dancing in the aisles to some upbeat music being played. Obviously this one was uber formal and on a grand scale, but all the more reason for them to be there. I would have thought the parents could have held their hands when walking in though.

When my dds were 10 and 11 their adored uncle died at 46. It never occurred to me not to take them to his funeral. They were mature enough to assume they were going and would have been heartbroken not to go mainly to support their cousins of the same age. An hour later they were playing in the pub garden where the wake was held with them.

I agree it should be the parents’ decision. I’m not completely convinced that in this case the parents can do exactly as they like. There are advisors and protocols to be followed. Sadly, the children have to be part of the overall machine. And I think they are often used to keep the public happy. They’re great PR and it’s naive to think otherwise.

After the funeral, in the car and at Wellington Arch they looked quietly happy and were whispering to each other in the way children their age do when attending adult only (almost) events.

henetha

The Royals, in this case the Prince and Princess of Wales, do know best when it comes to their children, Glorianny. There is no way they would have forced George and Charlotte into attending the funeral if they had not wanted to. I bet there were gentle discussions and joint decisions made. And no way does the word 'paraded' come into their being at the funeral today. They were simply quietly there, with their parents.
Your comparisons with children up chimney's etc is very strange.

Indeed.

Different that I believe I'd have chosen, but I'm not them. Parents attempt to do best with their own children.

Why is there no "like" clicker-button. I like your post.

The Royals, in this case the Prince and Princess of Wales, do know best when it comes to their children, Glorianny. There is no way they would have forced George and Charlotte into attending the funeral if they had not wanted to. I bet there were gentle discussions and joint decisions made. And no way does the word 'paraded' come into their being at the funeral today. They were simply quietly there, with their parents.
Your comparisons with children up chimney's etc is very strange.