The Queen enjoyed a close relationship with George and Charlotte, who referred to her as “Gan Gan”.
Her Majesty nodded to their births in her Christmas speeches in 2013 and 2015, respectively. “For the new parents, life will never quite be the same again!” she announced following George’s arrival, while she happily celebrated Charlotte joining the family a few years later. “One of the joys of living a long life is watching one’s children, then grandchildren, then great-grandchildren, help decorate the Christmas tree. And this year my family has a new member to join in the fun.
Various senior advisors were reportedly particularly keen to have George at the funeral, given that he is now second in line to the throne. The Princess of Wales previously revealed that George is the only one of her children to really understand his great-grandmother’s passing fully, and that he is just now beginning to realise her importance in British society.
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