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Topics: Royal Family, UK News, Prince William, Prince George, King Charles III
Britt Jones
Topics: Royal Family, UK News, Prince William, Prince George, King Charles III
Being a grandparent is the same for anyone, and even Royalty it seems after Prince George managed to persuade his grandad, the King, to break an ancient tradition.
Little George was only nine-years-old when he is alleged to have persuaded King Charles III to break a centuries-old rule for his coronation, that took place in 2023.
It was at the coronation that the heir made a good point about the dress-code which could spark some nasty comments back at school.
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According to a source who spoke the incident, the King was all ears when it came to his grandson asking for a slight tweak.
During the event on May 6 last year, Prince George, now 11, could be seen alongside his brother Prince Louis and sister Princess Charlotte, donning black trousers instead of the golden breeches and white tights we are used to seeing.
An insider at the palace told LBC that George was already a ‘mature’ young boy at his age.
The person disclosed: “The King is very keen to show those in the line of succession, his natural heirs, at the centre of his Coronation.
“Even though he is only nine, George is very mature and already has a deep understanding of the roles of his grandfather and father, as well as his future role.
“This task is a wonderful sign of the future being laid out by the King.”
The tradition sees Pages of Honour boys having to wear tights, or knee breeches.
The source claimed that George ‘wasn't keen on wearing tights and becoming a subject of ribaldry at school’, and asked for the uniform to be changed, as per The Mirror.
This led to the King making amendments and agreeing that the pages could instead wear trousers to the Coronation, according to The Mail.
The King’s other Pages of Honour who appeared beside George were Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, 13, Nicholas Barclay, 13, and Ralph Tollemache, 12.
On the other side, the Queen Consort’s Pages of Honour are her grandsons, Gus and Louis Lopes, Freddy Parker Bowles, and her great-nephew, Arthur Elliot who also wore a red frock coat with gold trimmings, white breeches and white gloves.
Another rule that was seemingly changed as that the role traditionally goes to boys aged 12 to 15, however, George apparently showed a ‘deep interest’ in the ceremony and was added to the line-up.
As part of the ceremony, George walked behind his grandad to help with carrying his robes as he entered and left the Westminster Abbey.
As he is nearly 12, there will be some other changes coming to his life soon in the form of he may no longer be allowed to travel with his father, Prince William.
As George is second in line to the throne after his dad, there is a longstanding royal rule in place which prohibits the pair from travelling together, in case of disaster.
Therefore, it’s likely that the rule will come into effect when the prince turns 12 in July 2025.
After that date, he’ll be flying solo to keep him safe if a disaster was to strike the plane carrying Prince William.