Prince George persuaded King Charles to break an ancient royal rule

To Prince George The white tights that were part of the official pageboy uniform, to be worn at the coronation of King Charles, on 6 May 2023, were not liked precisely: he knew that, at school, his classmates might make fun of him. And he decided to ask for an exception to the iron royal rule.

Let’s go in order. Prince George, the eldest son of Prince William and Princess Kate, has always been very respectful of protocol, but if the rules work against him, he is also capable of questioning them. The pageboy’s uniform would include white knee-high socks, worn over a pair of white tights. of the same color. But George “wasn’t very keen on the idea of ​​wearing tights and become the object of ridicule at school“, he reported to the Mirror a person who knows the royal family well.

So, the eleven-year-old asked his grandfather to let the boys wear thea redingote, the long red jacket worn by pages, but paired with a pair of black trousers. And the king accepted.

On the day of the coronation, Prince George walked behind his grandfather, holding the train of his royal robe, as he entered and exited Westminster Abbey. During the ceremony theThe young prince was accompanied by six other pages: This role is usually filled by the children, aged 12 to 15, of members of the British nobility and royal family. The King and Queen Camilla’s pages that day included Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, aged 13, Nicholas Barclay, aged 13, and Ralph Tollemache, aged 12. The Queen’s pages were her nephews, twins Gus and Louis Lopes, and Freddy Parker Bowles, as well as her great-nephew, her sister Annabel’s nephew Arthur Elliot. They all wore scarlet red frock coats with elegant gold emblems, a white satin waistcoat, white gloves, black shoes with buckles and a frilled lace tie. And black trousers.

For years the appearances of the little princes were rare, but now that they are older their presence has become more constant. Charlotte and Louis are the ones who tend to attract the attention of the cameras most easily, while George seems the most reserved. Yet a family friend told us People that the heir to the throne in the family has a great personality: «He is a nice guy and also very funny.», added the friend.

Around George’s 10th Birthdaythe parents of the future monarch have begun to prepare their firstborn a little more seriously for his public role. William and Kate «they are raising awareness for George in the best way possible“, he declared to People an anonymous, well-informed source, “without making it all seem too heavy.”

“William and Kate are doing the right thing, protecting him so he can have as normal a childhood as possible, but they are also setting him on the path to the duties of a future monarch,” another source close to the royals told People. «He is experiencing first-hand what it means to be a royal and a monarch and what it means to be a normal guy».

Prince George is currently second in line to the throneafter their father. Younger sister Charlotte is third, Louis is fourth and Prince Harry is fifth.