Prince George is the most notable page of honor chosen by the King and Queen Consort for the coronation – but who are the other boys accompanying him?
All those chosen to wear the royal couple’s robes to Westminster Abbey demonstrate Charles and Camilla’s determination to put loyal family and friends at the heart of this historic occasion.
Alongside the monarch’s grandson Prince George, nine, are Nicholas Barclay, Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, both 13, and Ralph Tollemache, 12.
The Queen Consort’s Honorary Pages all come from Her Majesty’s family. Among them are her grandsons Gus and Louis Lopes, 13, and Freddy Parker Bowles, 13. Her second cousin, Arthur Elliot, 10, will be her fourth page.
Here, FEMAIL looks at the youngsters who have been chosen to be page of honor, which is a historic ceremonial position, now only used on state occasions.
The king’s pages of honor
Prince George
Prince George (pictured in June 2022) will be a page of honor for his grandfather at the historic occasion at Westminster Abbey on May 6
Prince George will be a page of honor for his grandfather at the historic occasion at Westminster Abbey on May 6.
While the Prince and Princess of Wales were touched that the King wanted his grandson to play such an important role, they wanted to make sure nine-year-old George felt on top of the audience.
After discussions with their eldest son and future monarch, they were happy that he would take the opportunity.
A spokesman for Kensington Palace said last night: “We are all very excited about Prince George’s role at the coronation, it will be an incredibly special moment.”
Nicholas Barclay
Meanwhile, Nicholas Barclay, 13, the grandson of Sarah Troughton (pictured with Camilla), is one of the Queen’s six companions (a role that replaced the former lady-in-waiting) and oldest friends
Meanwhile, Nicholas Barclay, 13, is Sarah Troughton’s grandson, one of the Queen’s six companions (a role that replaced the former lady-in-waiting) and oldest friends.
Sarah, the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, is second cousin to King Charles through her maternal grandfather, who was a brother to the Queen Mother, reported Tatler.
She served as Lady-in-waiting to the Duchess of Kent from 1990-2000 and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St John by the Queen in 2013, before being elevated to Dame of the Order in 2021.
Nicholas is the only son of Sarah’s daughter Rose (née Troughton) and lawyer Piers Barclay. Rose is also one of the king’s goddaughters.
Nicholas is one of three children born to Rose and Peter, along with Beatrice and Aurelia.
Lord Oliver Cholmondely
Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, 13, son of David, the Marquess of Cholmondeley (pictured), and his former model wife, Rose, will also be a page of honor
Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, 13, son of David, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, and his former model wife, Rose, will also be a page of honor.
Oliver’s father has recently been appointed as the King’s Lord-in-Waiting – an important royal role in which he will be invited to attend important state and royal occasions.
In 1974, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, as Earl of Rocksavage, was the Page of Honor of the late Queen before becoming Lord Great Chamberlain from 1990 to 2022.
Meanwhile, the maternal grandmother of the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, the late Lady Elizabeth Lambart, was one of the late Queen’s bridesmaids at her wedding in 1947.
The family – which also includes Lord Oliver’s twin brother, Alexander, Earl of Rocksavage, and his younger sister, Lady Iris – live at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, just four miles from Anmer Hall, their friends, the Prince and Princess of Wales’s, country residence.
Ralph Tollemache
The fourth page is Ralph Tollemache, 12, son of British banker and aristocrat The Honorable Edward Tollemache and Sophie Tollemache (pictured together in 2009)
The fourth page is Ralph Tollemache, 12, son of British banker and aristocrat The Honorable Edward Tollemache and Sophie Tollemache.
Edward, the heir apparent to the 5th Baron Tollemache, is a godson to the King and was a page of honor for Queen Elizabeth.
Ralph has a brother, Theo James Tollemache, and a sister, Stella Isabel Dinah Tollemache. The family live at Helmingham Hall in Suffolk, which has been owned by the family for 500 years.
Edward and Sophie wed on 3 February 2007 at St Columba’s Church in Knightsbridge. The then Prince of Wales was one of the guests.
Queen Camilla’s pages of honor
Gus and Louis Lopes
Children of the Queen Consort, Laura Lopes (centre) and Tom Parker Bowles arrive with their families at Westminster Abbey ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on September 19, 2022 in London
The Queen Consort’s Honorary Pages all come from Her Majesty’s family. Among them are her grandsons Gus and Louis Lopes, both 13.
It’s an important decision considering that Camilla’s grandchildren have largely hid from the spotlight over the years.
But sources previously told The Times that the king and queen’s consort is keen to engage her grandchildren to recognize how close they are to the teens, and to reflect the realities of their lives as a blended family.
Royal commentator Katie Nicholl previously explained how Camilla loves being a grandmother.
She said the queen consort has long made an effort to remind her husband not to miss out on cherished moments with his family.
Gus and Louis are the twin sons of the Queen Consort’s only daughter, art curator, Laura, and her husband Harry Lopes.
The siblings have an older sister Eliza, 15, who was a flower girl at Prince William and Kate’s wedding in April 2011. She was famously pictured on the Buckingham Palace balcony with Charles.
Freddy Parker Bowles
Freddy Parker Bowles is in the front with the twins Gus & Louis Lopes behind them
Freddy Parker Bowles will also be a page of honor. The 13-year-old is Camilla’s other grandson from food writer and author Tom Parker Bowles’ relationship with his ex-wife Sarah.
The couple also has an older daughter, Lola, who is 15. They live in London.
Arthur Eliot
Mary-Clare Winwood and Ben Elliot attend the launch of Treehouse Hotel on November 13, 2019 in London
Camilla’s second cousin, Arthur Elliot, 10 – whose father is former Tory party chairman Ben Elliot – will be her fourth page.
Ben, whose wife is Mary-Clare Winwood, is the son of Camilla’s sister, Annabel, who is an interior designer.