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Today, Prince Harry and Kate Middleton, brothers and sisters, attended the ceremony of Anzac Day at Westminster Abbey in honor of the soldiers who served in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The members of the royal family attended without their spouses because Prince William is overseas in New Zealand and Meghan Markle is currently on maternity leave and her date of birth is fast approaching.
Inside the abbey, members of the royal family were seated in order of priority or royal rank. The Duke of Sussex was seen sitting near the altar, followed by Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester (cousin of the Queen), followed by the Duchess of Cambridge. Upon leaving the service, Harry was also in the front of the procession while Prince Richard and Kate followed him.
The Duchess Kate is married to the second line of the throne and is about to be a future queen; why did Prince Harry, sixth of the estate, sit in front? (Prince Richard, by the way, currently ranks 26th for the throne.)
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People points out that Kate was sitting further back because she "is not part of the royal family by the blood". But she would have had a place in the front row if she accompanied Prince William.
Marlene Koenig, Royal Historian and Royal Musings founder explains to BAZAAR.com: "Catherine, as the wife of a grandson of the ruler, has a lower precedence, so the seats are different if the wife is alone." If William was there, she would have sat next to him, then Harry and Richard. "
In fact, when Prince William attended the services of Anzac with Meghan and Harry last year (while Kate was at home after giving birth to Prince Louis), he sat down in front, while Meghan and Harry sat behind him. He was also the first of the group to lead the procession after the service, with the Sussex behind.
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Koenig has already said BAZAAR that the order of precedence is generally applied during state or diplomatic events or on more formal occasions. For example, for business such as state dinners at Buckingham Palace, the Queen is usually the first to lead the procession with the guest of honor.
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