George and Charlotte to join procession

[Dodie66]

Just reporting on the news George and Charlotte will join the procession inside the cathedral

I believe it will last an hour, so about the same length as a Christmas service.

I would imagine there will be no frenzy whatsoever. Security and photography/recording will be extremely discreet.

It's not an occasion for the paparazzi to crowd around, and there will be no bouncer type security shoving people away.

They won't be walking past the public. They will join the procession as they walk into the Abby. They will be behind their parents for the few short minutes untill they sit with their parents.

There’s not enough space to have all 4 titles in a row in the order of service.

I’d bet good money they’re walking in with their parents.

I think some people are mixing up the procession from Westminster Hall to the Abbey - where the 10 walking royals will pass the public - and the procession from the abbey door to their seats - no public & a short walk after arriving by car.

The children are doing the latter, not the former.

Exactly this. They're attending a service which will be measured and calm, entirely appropriate for them to be there.

I was going to say that I remember those wakes as a child!

I was surprised to see that George & Charlotte are in the procession - because throughout the day there are plenty of other opportunities for them to be involved in the funeral services that don't also involved exposing them to the world's media at a highly emotional time - but also that none of the queen's other grandchildren, aside from Peter Phillips are involved. People who would have had a much closer, longer relationship with the Queen than G&C, or indeed Meghan and Kate. I guess it reinforces that this bit is all "continuity" and holding up the line of succession.

Unlikely within the abbey.

i think they will support each other, and i am sure has been said already, it is not a funeral that most of us have experience of

i dont think people will be crying

I’d bet good money they’re walking in with their parents
I hope so.

Entirely appropriate, if the parents and kids want it. I would imagine they will be in the procession then whisked away.my kids attended funerals from that age too.

Kate and William know their children between than random mumsnetters. They aren't going to do anything that will harm them. The children are old enough to join a service.

*better not between

I think this is a good thing. They are old enough to understand and cope with the situation. It's part of life.

Peter Philips is involved in the bit from the door to the abbey simply because he’s walking in the procession from Westminster hall.

Its basically those walking, their spouses, the Wales children as they’ll be with Kate, and the Kent’s (who are only not walking as they’re not fit enough).

The children are literally walking from the door to their seats.

All of George and Charlotte's school friends will be watching it today and talking about it at school tomorrow.

I think it would have been odd for George and Charlotte- for there to have been a huge family event and not take part in it.

Funerals are to help the bereaved and I think it helps everyone to go to a funeral and say goodbye.

I think Prince William knows a thing or two about this topic from personal experience - and also knows his own children. He's probably well able to make the best decision for them.

George and Charlotte's parents know better than anyone else what they can cope with.

There were times when my DC were young that I thought they’d be absolutely fine with something but turned out not to be the case when it came to it. 🤷‍♀️

The children are old enough to join a service.
Absolutely they are. Which isn't my beef with it!

Why do none of the Royal women join in these processions, apart from Anne?

I mean the ones in front of the public, ie from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall last week and from there to the Abbey today.

You shouldn't have any beef with it as it isn't your children.

They are literally walking from the door to their seats with their parents.

a far better option than them being sat in their seats without their parents waiting and watching everything happen.

They are literally walking from the door to their seats with their parents
Hopefully so. The point is the order of service says they are walking just with each other and behind their parents. If that's just the formality of the the booklet and actually it isn't going to be like all the other processions have been then great, walking in with their parents sounds fine. It does however sound pretty brutal to me to expect them to walk in a pair without being able to hold a hand or get reassurance.

I don't have any issue with them being there, I'm surprised Louis isn't going to be I don't think he's too young either. I just wouldn't make them march unaccompanied. But maybe the description of the service is misleading.