Inside Prince William and Kate’s Decision to Bring George and Charlotte — But Not Louis — to Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral

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Not for everyone. Prince William and Princess Kate grappled over possibly bringing their youngest son, Prince Louis, to Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.“Kate and William flip-flopped over whether Louis should attend the queen’s funeral,” the insider says, noting that the couple “came to the conclusion that the procession and service would be too lengthy and overwhelming for their youngest to handle and digest.”As a result, the 4-year-old “stayed with the nanny” on Monday, September 19, while his older siblings, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, accompanied their parents to the Westminster Abbey service and walked behind their great-grandmother’s coffin during the procession.

The family was on site to remember Elizabeth, who died at age 96 on September 8.Royal expert Myko Clelland pointed out that due to the length and formality of the event it “must be quite a difficult decision to make” as to which children would be in attendance. “I wouldn’t be surprised if [William and Kate] even asked the children themselves if they’d like to go,” he exclusively tells Us. “I think they very much love their family and I think they take that as their first priority.”George, 9, and Charlotte, 7, arrived at Her Majesty’s service on Monday with their mother, the Princess of Wales, 40, and their step grandmother Queen Consort Camilla.

They were the youngest members of the British royal family in attendance, as many of their cousins, including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s two children, Archie, 3, and Lili, 15 months, were not spotted at the church.“Some of the younger royals, the younger siblings perhaps, [are] a little too young to quite get there,” the British royal expert and genealogist