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Rosaleen Fenton

Kate comforts nervous Princess Charlotte as she enters Queen's funeral

A nervous-looking Princes Charlotte, aged seven, was comforted by her mother as she entered Westminster Abbey. The Princess of Wales could be seen placing a tender hand on her daughter's shoulder as the pair exited the car and gave her a reassuring touch on the shoulder as the seven-year-old nervously flipped her hair.

As the young royals walked behind their great grandmother’s coffin, Charlotte held her hands clasped in front of her while George had his arms by his side. Prince George and Princess Charlotte joined the Prince and Princess of Wales in the procession at Westminster Abbey today as they mourned the monarch.

The nine-year-old future king could be seen looking up at his father as they walked through the church, in procession behind the Queen's coffin as it was carried by the military bearer party.

(Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)
The Princess of Wales could be seen placing a comforting hand on her daughter's shoulder (Getty Images)

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It is thought the pair are the youngest royals to take part in a royal funeral procession. They both attended Prince Philip's memorial service in March, and are expected to attend the committal service later in the afternoon at St George's Chapel, Windsor.

The Wales children' travelled to Westminster Abbey in the same car as the Queen Consort, with the Princess of Wales arriving with them.

Prince William arrived separately, walking in procession behind Her Majesty’s coffin.

Prince George (right) and Princess Charlotte (left) arriving at the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth (PA)

Prince George is the second in line to the throne after his father Prince William, while Princess Charlotte is third in line.

They arrived at the church shortly after some of the Queen’s grandchildren including Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

The pair referred to their great-grandmother as"“Gan Gan” and are expected to attend the committal service in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle after the ceremony in central London.

Their brother Prince Louis, aged four, who delighted crowds at the jubilee service, is not expected to attend - due to his age.

The royals after the Westminster Abbey service (Samir Hussein/WireImage)
2,000 mourners attended the event (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Times reports that their parents 'thought hard before deciding that they were ready to take part in a procession' in front of the crowd, that includes world leaders and foreign royalty

The short procession from Westminster Hall, to the sound of bagpipes and with Big Ben tolling, took around eight minutes.

As the coffin entered, the Choir of Westminster Abbey sang lines, known as The Sentences, from Revelation 14:13, set to music written by William

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