How Prince George's Relatable Fear Convinced King Charles To Buck Coronation Tradition

As a Page of Honor, Prince George and the three other boys carried King Charles' robe during the coronation as he stood in Westminster Abbey. Traditionally, a page would wear a red and gold coat with white breeches and tights, a uniform that ELLE UK writes was designed in 1902. However, thanks to George, the outfit was slightly altered. Instead of wearing breeches and tights, he and the others were allowed to wear pants. Per the Daily Mail (via the Daily Express), George asked his grandfather for the change because he had concerns that the original outfit would lead to bullying at school. Charles agreed, further bucking tradition with the coronation dress code.

Charles himself decided against wearing breeches or tights on his big day as well. A source explained to The Sun why. They said, "It is largely to do with modernising the Coronation and stripping away the stuffiness." Under his sumptuous coronation robe, Charles wore a silk shirt and naval pants. Charles also asked the coronation's attendees to adhere to a more casual dress code.

Anda Rowland from Anderson & Sheppard, an English tailoring company, told GQ why Charles also modified the coronation dress code for guests. She said, "You would want everybody to be invited on an equal footing rather than have too much hierarchy within dress codes. It's far friendlier to people who are attending internationally or from the causes and different groups that he works with."