Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, attend Queen’s funeral

Princess Charlotte, at just 7 years old, has attended the state funeral of her great-grandmother, where she paid touching tribute to her.

Prince George, Kate Middleton, Princess Charlotte and Meghan Markle. Picture: Phil Noble – WPA Pool/Getty Images

Prince George and Princess Charlotte have joined senior royals at the Queen’s funeral in London.

The future King, 9, and his younger sister, 7, were pictured arriving at Westminster Abbey with their parents William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales.

“A major decision, a collective family decision, to bring them,” Peter Overton said on Channel 9.

“This will be a life of duty [for them], as was the Queen’s,” Tracy Grimshaw added.

Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Picture: Geoff PUGH / POOL / AFP

Their little brother Prince Louis, 4, was deemed too young to attend.

Charlotte, who is second in line to the throne, paid touching tribute to her “Gan Gan”, as she called her, with a small detail in her outfit.

Charlotte wore a horseshoe brooch on her black dress, in what was a sweet nod to the Queen’s well-known love of horses.

Her Majesty gifted the young princess with the brooch, which is made of diamonds.

Princess Charlotte of Wales wore a horseshoe brooch gifted to her by Queen Elizabeth. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

George and Charlotte walked behind their great grandmother’s coffin with their parents inside the church.

The Wales’ arrive at Westminster Abbey. Picture: Phil Noble / POOL / AFP

Kate, George and Charlotte were seen standing alongside Meghan Markle as they stood halfway up the aisle, waiting to join the rest of the royal family to follow her majesty’s coffin to the front of the abbey.

At one stage, they were seen with Meghan Markle. Picture: Phil Noble / POOL / AFP

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla led the royal family walking directly behind the coffin, followed by the Queen’s three other children Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew, the Wales’, and then Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Prince William and Prince George following the Queen's coffin into Westminster Abbey

Earlier, the young royals were pictured arriving via car to Westminster Hall with Kate and Queen Consort Camilla.

George and Charlotte are also expected to be at the committal service in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle after the service, where the Queen will be buried in the royal vault.

Prince George of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Camilla, Queen Consort, were seen arriving together. Picture: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images

George and Charlotte arrived with their mum, Kate Middleton.

It comes after Kate Middleton made a heartbreaking admission to Australia’s Governor-General ahead of the funeral, revealing how her children were handling the passing of their beloved “gan gan”.

Their little brother Louis was deemed too young to attend. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Charlotte looked adorable as she prepared to say goodbye to ‘gan gan’. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Princess Charlotte and Prince George watch as the Queen’s coffin leaves London.

Princess Charlotte and Prince George.

Governor-General David Hurley said in an interview, “The younger one [Louis] is now asking questions like, ‘Do you think we can still play these games when we go to Balmoral and things like that, cause she’s [the Queen] not going to be there?’” Mr Hurley said.

Mr Hurley also recalled Kate telling him that George was just now “realising how important his great-grandmother was” amid global grief over her death.

The Queen will be buried in the royal vault at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle later today.

Originally published as Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, attend Queen’s funeral