Each member of the Royal Family understands their roles and responsibilities from a young age and Prince George, second in line to the throne, is no exception.
According to ‘The King’ author, Christopher Andersen, Prince George will be asked to take on a morbid task shortly after he turns 16, as reported in the Mirror.
The expert revealed that all senior royals are asked to help plan their own funerals when they hit that milestone age.
Back in 2000, it was revealed that then-teenage Princes William and Prince Harry, had been asked to plan their own funerals.
A spokesman for St James’s Palace, which represented the then Prince Charles and his sons was quoted as saying that “plans had been made for a number of eventualities”.
From a guest list to the style of music at their service, all details are considered.
The late Prince Philip is also known to have planned his funeral for almost 18 years and oversaw the details of his service.
The late Duke, who died on April 9, 2021, at the age of 99, spent 16 years ordering and refining modifications to his Land Rover Defender TD5 130 chassis cab vehicle.
Thierry Bollore, Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO, hailed Philip’s “impressive knowledge and deep interest in vehicle design, engineering and manufacturing.”
Philip requested the hearse be repainted in Dark Bronze Green, a colour normally used for military vehicles and designed with special ‘stops’ to keep the coffin in place.
The hearse, made at Land Rover’s factory in Solihull, led a procession from the state entrance of Windsor Castle to the west steps of St George’s Chapel and was followed by senior members of the Royal Family on the day of the funeral, September 19, 2022.
It was widely reported over the years that Prince Philip once quipped to the late Queen about his future funeral: “Just stick me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor.”
Royal protocol also states that from the age of 12, heirs to the throne may not travel together by air in order to protect royal lineage.
There is an important royal custom in place to secure the future of the monarchy by restricting who can travel together on the same plane. The unique restriction is in place to protect the heirs to the throne. Although the rule can be broken with the monarch’s permission, it is discouraged in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
Speaking on Hello! Magazine’s ‘A Right Royal Podcast’, King Charles’ former pilot, Graham Laurie, spoke of the rule and how it affected a young Prince William when he turned 12 in 1994.
He said: “Interestingly, we flew all four: the Prince, the Princess, Prince William and Prince Harry, up until Prince William was 12 years old.”
“After that, he had to have a separate aircraft and we could only fly all four together when they were young with the written permission of Her Majesty. When William became 12, he would fly normally in a 125 from Northolt and we would fly the 146 out with the other three on.”
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Source: New York Post
