Buckingham Palace announced recently that Prince George will serve as a Page of Honor at his grandfather King Charles’ Coronation on May 6 at Westminster Abbey—which marks a historic first, People reports. George, who is second in line to the throne behind his father, Prince William, will be the first future monarch in modern royal history that is officially involved in such a service. (For his part, Charles was in attendance at his mother Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation in June 1953, but had no official role in it, as he was only four years old. Queen Elizabeth was 11 at the time of the Coronation of her father, King George VI, in 1937, and watched the festivities from the Royal Gallery but did not have a role in the ceremony itself.)
The Telegraph reports that George will become the youngest future king to play an official role at a Coronation. George’s parents, William and Kate, are “very excited and delighted” that George will serve as a page, a spokesperson tells People.
