Kate and William are "mulling over" George's coronation role

Prince George of Cambridge attends The Wimbledon Men's Singles Final at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 10, 2022 in London, England.

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published 28 February 2023

Prince William and Princess Kate are "mulling over" whether Prince George should have a role in King Charles' coronation, and to what extent, The Telegraph reports.

The Waleses' eldest son, 9, would be the only one of Charles' grandchildren to play an active role in the official ceremony. Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, will attend as spectators, while we have yet to find out whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will attend — let alone their children Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1.

Camilla's own grandchildren will hold the canopy over their grandmother as she's coronated, with a source telling The Times: "the Queen Consort has said she does not want duchesses. She would like it to be her grandchildren."

One understandable reason why Camilla's grandchildren will be more involved than the King's own is that they are quite a bit older. Eliza and Lola are 15, and Gus, Louis and Freddy are 13. Obviously, this means they'll be better able to stand for long periods of time and follow a strict protocol.

A royal source said that it would be "wholly improper" not to at least discuss possible involvement for Charles' grandchildren since his wife's grandchildren will be involved.

While George is still quite young, he is expected to become King in the future, which would be a pretty solid reason to have him play an important role in his grandfather's historical coronation — if only so he can find out what such a ceremony is like from an insider's perspective.

Charles has a special relationship with his first-born grandson, especially since the little boy will one day succeed him.

That said, body language expert Judi James recently commented that the King "seems to have held George like an unexploded bomb" in the early years of his life. For Judi, it took Charles a while longer to get properly used to his new role as a grandfather. In that context, it seems like the coronation might be a great opportunity for them to bond!

Iris Goldsztajn is a celebrity and royal news writer for Marie Claire. As a London-based freelance journalist, she writes about wellness, relationships, pop culture, beauty and more for the likes of InStyle, Women's Health, Bustle, Stylist and Red. Aside from her quasi-personal investment in celebs' comings and goings, Iris is especially interested in debunking diet culture and destigmatising mental health struggles. Previously, she was the associate editor for Her Campus, where she oversaw the style and beauty news sections, as well as producing gift guides, personal essays and celebrity interviews. There, she worked remotely from Los Angeles, after returning from a three-month stint as an editorial intern for Cosmopolitan.com in New York. As an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles, she interned at goop and C California Style and served as Her Campus' national style and LGBTQ+ editor. Iris was born and raised in France by a French father and an English mother. Her Spotify Wrapped is riddled with country music and One Direction, and she can typically be found eating her body weight in cheap chocolate.

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