William and Kate Join King Charles and Queen Camilla For Coronation Rehearsals

When King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla began rehearsals for this weekend’s coronation, they were reportedly practicing in a life-size model of Westminster Abbey that had been recreated inside Buckingham Palace. But on Wednesday, they took their rehearsals into the legendary cathedral, where they were joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales, who brought along their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. 

Charles was photographed entering the Abbey on Wednesday morning, where he was later joined by Princess Anne, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Camilla. According to People, William, Kate, and their kids arrived while the students were changing classes at the nearby Westminster School. The students waved to the family as they walked, and Charlotte, who celebrated her 8th birthday this week, waved back.

Both William and 9-year-old George will have formal roles in the ceremony on Saturday. As the Prince of Wales, William will kneel in front of his father and pledge his loyalty, while George will serve as a page to his grandfather, along with three other friends of the family. The rehearsal took place just hours after a nighttime runthrough of the outdoor procession, which saw hundreds of soldiers march alongside the Diamond Jubilee State Coach and Gold State Coach just after midnight.

In addition to the practices taking place at the theater constructed in the palace, Charles and Camilla have been rehearsing other aspects of the ceremony in the run-up to the televised event. Meanwhile, a source recently told Vanity Fair that Camilla has been wearing a crown to practice entering and exiting a coach because she wants to feel confident when she wears the 112-year-old Queen Mary State Crown on Saturday. 

“The King and Queen are definitely nervous. It’s the logistics that are worrying them more than anything else,” another source said. “The King has mentioned the number of changes he will have saying he is having to arrive robed, then having to de-robe, then re-robe again. I think that’s been concerning him, he wants it all to go smoothly.”

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