The Prince of Wales kisses his father King Charles III. Pool/Shutterstock
A quiet second. King Charles III had a particular message for Prince William following the homage on the coronation on Saturday, Might 6.
After the Prince of Wales, 40, paid homage to the brand new monarch, 74, Charles leaned ahead and murmured one thing to his eldest son. In keeping with CBS Information, the king stated merely, “Thanks, William.”
William, who’s subsequent in line for the throne, participated in two main moments of the ceremony at Westminster Abbey. First, he introduced his father with the Stole Royal and the Gown Royal earlier than Charles was topped with the St Edward’s Crown.
After the crowning, William kneeled earlier than his father and paid homage, saying: “I, William, Prince of Wales, pledge my loyalty to you, and religion and fact I’ll bear unto you, as your liege man of life and limb, so assist me God.” The Duke of Cornwall then leaned in to provide his dad a kiss on the cheek.
Following William’s homage, visitors within the church had been requested to pay homage as effectively, saying: “God save King Charles. Lengthy reside King Charles. Might the king reside without end.”
Prince Harry, who was seated within the third row, could possibly be seen mouthing the phrases together with different members of the royal household, together with his cousins Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. The Duke of Sussex, 38, didn’t have an official position within the ceremony after stepping down as a senior working royal in 2020.
King Charles III WPA Pool/Shutterstock
The Invictus Video games founder attended the occasion with out spouse Meghan Markle, who stayed at house in California with the couple’s youngsters, son Archie, 4, and daughter Lilibet, 23 months. The date of the coronation occurred to coincide with Archie’s birthday.
“As a lot as Meghan appreciates the invite to the coronation, she wouldn’t miss her son’s birthday for the world,” an insider solely informed Us Weekly in April. “Regardless of being the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan is a mother first. She feels very grateful to be included in such a special day by the royal household and is glad that Harry can go and present help on behalf of their household. However being the identical day as Archie’s birthday, sadly, she’s simply going to should miss out on this one.”
Harry, for his half, shouldn’t be anticipated to remain within the U.Ok. for very lengthy after the ceremony. “I believe it’s fairly clear that he’s going to reduce the period of time that he’s in London,” royal knowledgeable Nick Bullen solely informed Us final month. “He’s already stated that he needs to be again for Archie’s birthday that afternoon, that night, so will probably be very a lot a flying go to.”
The construction of the coronation additionally made it tough for Harry to speak with a few of his members of the family, together with William, as everybody arrived at Westminster Abbey in several vehicles. After the service, Harry didn’t take part within the procession to Buckingham Palace, whereas William rode in a carriage with Princess Kate and their youngsters Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5.
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“There’ll be little or no alternative for any of them to actually communicate, as a result of they’ll all be coming from completely different locations,” Bullen informed Us. “The operations of the day will truly assist everyone out.”
