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Nottingham Post
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Caroline Barry

Kate Middleton awkwardly moves out of Meghan's way after funeral seat confusion

Seating arrangements at the Queen's funeral after the procession arrived at the chapel at Windsor Castle caused confusion among some of the royal family.

The monarch's state funeral took place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19 and the ceremony was broadcast around the world. Thousands of mourners gathered outside to pay their respects to the Queen ahead of the funeral.

The seating arrangement caused confusion as Princess Charlotte was seated near her uncle, Prince Harry and next to her brother, Prince George. George sat between his parents the Prince and Princess of Wales. There was an awkward moment when the royals approached their seats.

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Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales is driven down The Mall after the funeral for HM Queen Elizabeth II's funeral (Getty Images)

Prince William directed the family to keep walking until they got to their seats. He signalled Prince George to pause but Kate did not notice and kept walking down the aisle. William had to remind her that they needed to wait. She stepped back so that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could get past.

The young royals have been praised for their behaviour during the ceremony with many viewers remarking that they 'behaved impeccably.' This is the first time that the children have been seen since the Queen's death.

Viewers took to Twitter to praise the children. One viewer commented: "Well done to George and Charlotte who behaved impeccably. Proud to be #British."

Another wrote: "Charlotte swinging her legs and reading the order of service."

Another viewer tweeted: "Prince George and Princess Charlotte are a credit to their parents. At 9 and 7 years old to sit still and quietly for that long…well I’m 38 and I’d struggle without fidgeting!"

"Prince George and Princess Charlotte setting the example of kids participating in the service :-)," another commented.

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