How old are Prince George and Princess Charlotte and what are their titles?
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral is set to take place today after Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died on September 8.
Thousands of mourners are expected to line the procession route to pay their respects to Her Majesty before her state funeral begins at 11am today.
King Charles III will be in attendance as well as other members of the Royal Family, including the Queen’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte, the children of Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge, will be in attendance to say goodbye to their ‘gan gan’.
It was initially thought only George might appear, with royal officials hoping it would send a message ‘reassuring the nation of the order of succession’.
But both he and his sister will step up for their most momentous public appearance yet, joining the Queen’s funerary procession in front of more than 2,000 mourners.
George has the honour of being a future King of England, being second in line to the throne after his dad Prince William.
Of course, being the son of a future monarch means that George – along with his sister Charlotte – have their own royal title, not to mention a fair few names.
How old is Prince George?
The Prince will be turning nine, having been born on 22 July 2013.
Wills and Kate’s firstborn was named George Alexander Louis (so Louis has cropped up before).
George is a regal name in Britain with six King Georges in the past, whilst Prince Charles also has George as one of his names.
What is Prince George’s official title?
Prince George’s official title is His Royal Highness Prince George of Wales.
This became his title after Prince Charles became king, before which he was known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge
His parents became the Prince and Princess of Wales, the title given to the heirs to the throne.
Once his father becomes King, he will take on the title of Prince Of Wales.
How old is Princess Charlotte?
Princess Charlotte turned seven on May 2 this year.
She is the secondborn child of Will and Kate, with Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge born three years later on April 23, 2018.
Her full name is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, honouring her late great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.
She is also affectionately known as ‘Lottie’ and ‘Mignonette’ by her parents.
What is Princess Charlotte’s official title?
The Princess’ official title is now Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Wales.
Like her older brother, this changed as King Charles III ascended to the throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Before this change, her title was Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.
What is Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s surname?
Just like Prince William and Prince Harry, Prince George and Princess Charlotte have the surname Mountbatten-Windsor.
This double-barreled name is a combination of the Queen and Prince Philip’s surnames and was first used on documents in 1973 during the marriage of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips.
Royals are not required to use a surname per se unless in legal documentation. All descendants of the Queen, including new royal babies, have the official surname Mountbatten-Windsor.
Schedule for The Queen’s funeral
6.30am: Lying-in-state at Westminster Hall will end.
8am: The doors to Westminster Abbey, where the funeral will be held, open three hours early to the 2,000 invitees.
10.35am: Her Majesty The Queen’s coffin will leave its current location of Westminster Hall, where HM is lying-in-state, and travel in the State Gun Carriage to Westminster Abbey.
A procession, led by the Royal Navy, will lead through New Palace Yard, Parliament Square and Broad Sanctuary and the Sanctuary, before reaching the Abbey.
The procession – which will be to the sound of bagpipes and muffled drums – will be joined by King Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward along with Prince William and Prince Harry.
10.52am: The Queen’s coffin will arrive at the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey.
11am: The Queen’s funeral will begin.
11.55am: The funeral will draw to a close with the sounds of the Last Post.
12pm: The UK will observe a two-minute silence at the end of The Queen’s funeral.
12.15pm: After the funeral, The Queen’s coffin will travel by gun carriage from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch near Hyde Park Corner, before continuing on to Windsor.
King Charles and members of the Royal Family will walk behind the coffin to Wellington Arch, via Parliament Square, Parliament Street, Whitehall, Horse Guards (including Horse Guards Arch and Horse Guards Road), The Mall, Queen’s Gardens, finally Constitution Hill and Apsley Way.
1pm: Just after this time, Her Majesty’s coffin will be moved from the State Gun Carriage to the State Hearse, and travel from London to Windsor on an as-yet unknown road.
3.15pm: Now in Windsor, the final procession to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, via the Long Walk, begins at Shaw Farm Gate on Albert Road.
Once again, there will be a process of Royal Family members and The King behind the State Hearse.
4pm: The Queen’s coffin will be carried into St George’s Chapel, where a televised Committal Service will take place, held by the Dean of Windsor.
7.30pm: The Queen will be interred alongside Prince Philip at King George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor Castle privately.
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However, in school, the children are thought to have used the last name Cambridge and are not known by their titles.
As they move up the line of succession, and their parents’ titles change to the Prince and Princess of Wales, it is reported they now use the last name Wales to reflect this.
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