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His siblings – Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four – are expected to attend the coronation but sit among the congregation. George will then likely join them for the service.
A page of honour is a ceremonial position within the royal household that requires attendance on state occasions, but does not involve any daily duties.
King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, visit Brick Lane in east London to meet with charities and businesses in February.Credit:AP
Queen Elizabeth II opted instead for six Maids of Honour to help carry her train during her 1953 coronation, all of whom were unmarried daughters of dukes, marquesses, and earls.
The decision to give the family such high-profile roles is said to represent a new era of equality behind palace walls, reflecting the King’s devotion to his wife and the realities of the modern blended family.
Camilla, 75, has five grandchildren who call her by the nickname “GaGa”.
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Her son, Tom Parker Bowles, has Lola, 15, and Freddy; and her daughter, Laura Lopes, has Eliza, 15, and twins, Louis and Gus. Arthur is the grandson of her sister, Annabel Elliot, to whom she is extremely close.
It is thought that her granddaughters, Lola and Eliza, may also play a role in the ceremony, although further details have not yet been announced.
Palace sources noted that pages are traditionally boys and so only grandsons of a suitable age could be chosen.
Lord Cholmondeley is the second son of the Marquess of Cholmondeley, the King’s lord-in-waiting, and his wife the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, is former model Rose Hanbury.
The couple, have twin sons, Alexander and Oliver, and a seven-year-old daughter named Iris.
William and Catherine, Prince and Princess of Wales, greet royal fans with their son Prince George on Christmas day.Credit:AP
They live at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, which is just about six kilometres from Anmer Hall, the Wales’ country retreat. The couples are understood to be good friends.
Plans show that George, Charlotte and Louis will join their grandfather and the Queen Consort as they leave the Abbey following the ceremony.
They will most likely appear together on the balcony of Buckingham Palace afterwards.
Late on Wednesday, the royal family disclosed the design of the coronation invitation, tweeting a sample and paying tribute to designer Andrew Jamieson. It features the Green Man, an ancient figure of British folklore, symbolic of spring and rebirth.
The Telegraph, London