Prince George & Princess Charlotte, so poised & well behaved.

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Loved seeing those beautiful children honouring their great grandmother today. Exemplary behaviour & poise for such young children.

I totally agree. My DD was 7 when my DF died and she behaved impeccably at his funeral.

I remember sitting still for things when I was a kid. I got a little pinch once for fidgeting. That was massive and a very infrequent response from my parents. So they somehow got us to behave without being harsh. I don't know how they did it, although as I type I'm recalling "the look" they'd give us that just absolutely kept us in line! We had a lot of respect for our parents and elders and wanted them to be proud of us, so it worked both ways.

Charlotte is such a little lady. I loved how she smoothed her skirt before she sat down when she got into the car. Lovely children.

There was an adult female chorister in the St George’s Chapel Choir.

I am pleased that thePhillips girls and Zara’s eldest went to the service at St George’s.

Because he's four and got a bit fidgety at an event that went on way past his bed time?

No.

My autistic child sat through 12 hours of snooker in silence, you honestly wouldn’t believe it if you met him but he can hyper focus

My son is autistic and has adhd. He was chosen as a flag bearer at the Remembrance Day service when he was in Beavers. Which meant sitting away from us, with the flag. I was terrified he'd be waving it about and really fidgety. He was perfectly well behaved, to my relief. He's quite rule driven though, when other adults are telling him the rules, so he would have tried his very hardest to be quiet and still as his Leader would have told him.

Many cathedrals have girl choristers now. They have not yet broken into the Anglican Church tradition for such prestigious events unfortunately.
The choirs are generally not mixed though and the girls are coached to sing like boy trebles. Debates around vocal quality exist and you can tell the difference if you know , but it’s almost nothing ( I had kids who were choristers ).

Mine are the same age and they'd have been fine in terms of behaviour. They'd have been forewarned to be on their best behaviour though

DC3 is same age as Louis and she'd have been left at home.

Maybe it's not so much their behaviour the OP is thinking of but the scrutiny of which they are under at such a young age? The whole world watching, the pressure on them must be immense. I mean if one of mine were to kick off at a family funeral then they'd get taken outside, no big deal. I imagine this just isn't an option for the young Prince and Princess.

@cyclamenqueen
Well said.

I go to Mass weekly and see dozens of children there adapting nicely to the ceremony for an hour and ten minutes every time. It's not one bit surprising to me that two well brought up children have behaved well.

My Ds has adhd.. actually sitting still standing still is incredibly difficult even medicated.

This site sometimes.. yes they wete immensely well behaved. Your Dc might have been able to but weren't.

Edward and Sophie needed hankies at the Cathedral

Not over the Internet or through the TV, based on a few clips shown by TV crews!

Surely as someone qualified to diagnose such conditions you know better than to try to do that on such little information!

They were exemplary. Absolutely beautifully behaved. So proud of them (despite not knowing them!) and the way they represent the family and the monarchy. Kate and William are fantastic role models.

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So sweet to see Charlotte guiding George through what he had to do

So am I, but I certainly couldn't diagnose someone from snippets in the press. You only see what the media and RF want you to see and really don't know the child.

Thay was aimed at a pp but it looks like their post has been deleted now.

As am I and I thought Louis was delightful and entertaining, he had to sit through a lot of pomp and ceremony, much of it boring for a 4 year old. And yet you thought possible ADHD based on media edits, really? 🤔

All of my dc ( now in their twenties) who were certainly no angels, would have been able to sit through a forty minute service at 7 , they did it at school each week and fidgeting was not encouraged.

@cyclamenqueen

Well I, for one, am grateful that many are not so needlessly fussy these days and actually recognise the benefits of fidgeting.

@Mamamia7962
He will be the Head Chorister

My church choir did ribbons - we had a special Head Chorister medallion, as well.

Also wise to keep him separate in case the unthinkable happened, which praise the Lord, it did not.

My thoughts exactly. No way could my child do that. It's not because he's naughty, but because he's autistic. Even a "high functioning" autistic child would struggle.