Eagle-eyed royal fans claim Prince Louis, 3, was due to attend the Duke of Edinburgh’s memorial – after spotting his name on the Court Circular and an empty space beside Prince William
- Prince George, eight, and Princess Charlotte, six, attended Tuesday’s service
- But their younger brother, Prince Louis, three, missed the event, stayed at home
- But royal fans uncovered that the royal royal almost appeared in Westminster
Royal fans have discovered the detail showing that Prince Louis almost made it to the memorial service for Prince Philip on Tuesday.
While his older siblings Prince George, eight, and Princess Charlotte, six, accompanied the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for the service at Westminster Abbey, Louis, who is turning four this month, remained at home.
However, eagle-eyed fans have shared screenshots of the Court Circular on social media show, that show the Cambridges were considering bringing their youngest child to the memorial with them.
Patricia Treble highlighted a sentence that said Louis would be attending with ‘to be confirmed’ in brackets after his name.
Meanwhile, another noticed a clue in the seating arrangements, pointing out that there appeared to be an empty space on Prince William’s left where a seat had been removed.
The two oldest Cambridge children attended the Westminster Abbey service with the Duke of Cambridge, centre, left and the Duchess of Cambridge, right
Royal fans said an empty spot on the right side of Prince William, suggested that a seat that might have been intended for Prince Louis was removed at the last minute
‘Interesting nugget in the Court Circular,’ Patricia shared on Twitter, alongside a screenshot of the Court Circular.
The royal fan suggested Louis’ young age might be the reason behind his absence.
‘Sure, he turns four next month but that would have been a long service for such a young boy,’ she added.
The service at Westminster, which was attended by The Queen and 1,800 guests, including senior and extended members of the royal family, European royals and politicians, was 40 minutes-long.
While his older siblings Prince George, eight, right, and Princess Charlotte, six, left, accompanied the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for the service at Westminster Abbey, Louis, who is turning four this month, remained at home (pictured during a family holiday to Jordan last summer)
Royal fans caught that the Court Circular showed Louis’ presence was ‘to be confirmed’ showing he could have attended the service
While the other people in attendance were seated in row of five or six, the Cambridge row only counted four seats, and an empty space on the right side of Prince William suggested a fifth seat, intended for Prince Louis, might have been removed.
Gert’s royal, another fan’s account, pointed out that children’s names normally do not appear on Court Circulars.
‘Children are not normally included when joining their parents on regular engagements, so this is the Cambridge Kids first CC entry for an official engagement,’ they wrote.
Some fans suggested that the young prince, left, was too small to attend the long service at the Abbey (pictured at a special pantomime performance at London’s Palladium Theatre in December 2021)
Although Louis’ absence from the service was understandable, Prince Harry’s and Meghan Markle’s decision to stay away has caused controversy.
Royal author and editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine Ingrid Seward, who penned Prince Philip Revealed, has told The Mirror the couple ‘missed an opportunity’ by not attending the service.
She added they would have been aware of the optics of their decision not to attend, and that it would make them look ‘petulant and rude.’
‘Harry must have known it would look petulant and rude. And if he did not Meghan would have,’ she said.
The Duke of Sussex was slammed for staying at his $14million Californian mansion instead of attending the Westminster Abbey thanksgiving event, blaming his absence on a row over police protection — despite a planned visit to the Netherlands in two weeks time or the Invictus Games
Her Majesty stands to sing surrounded by her family with the Duke of York also on the front row. From left to right, front row: Queen Elizabeth II, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke of York, The Earl of Wessex, the Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and Viscount Severn. (Second row left to right) The Duke of Cambridge, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, the Duchess of Cambridge, Peter Phillips, Isla Phillips, Savannah Phillips, Mia Tindall, Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall. Other notable attendees include Princess Beatrice; Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi; Princess Eugenie; Jack Brooksbank; David Armstrong-Jones; Margarita Armstrong-Jones; Richard, Duke of Gloucester; Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester; Edward, Duke of Kent
Prince Harry, 37 and Meghan Markle, 40, were notable in their absence as the Queen, 95, senior royals, politicians, European royals and friends gathered in Westminster Abbey to pay tribute to Prince Philip.
The couple, who live in Montecito, California with their son Archie, two, and nine-month-old daughter Lilibet, announced in March they would not come to the UK for the memorial.
The Duke, 37, is pursuing a legal challenge against the Home Office after being told he would no longer be given the ‘same degree’ of personal protective security when visiting from the US, despite offering to pay for it himself.
‘The wall of silence was as loud as if they had shouted from the abbey rafters. The normally verbose duke and duchess of Sussex said nothing.’
The expert pointed out the couple, who have been vocal about royal milestones in the past, were noticeably quiet on Tuesday and refrained from addressing the event on their social media or through their spokesperson and did not send flowers to be displayed at the Abbey.
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