How the death of Queen Elizabeth II has affected Prince George’s royal duties

After the death of the great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George of Wales now second in line to the throne.

What exactly does this mean for the 9-year-old son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, though? According to the royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti, not so much—at least for now. “I think he’s too young, really,” Sacerdotti exclusively told E! News. “Although we sometimes see him off. For example, we saw him at the Queen’s 70th birthday celebrations in the auditorium with his parents and on the balcony.”

Any other public appearances likely serve one purpose: a reminder that George is in the line of succession. As Sacerdoti noted, he posed for a rare royal portrait alongside the Queen, his father and King Charles III in 2020; a move he believed “showed the continuity” of the British monarchy.

The commentator continued: “Something that’s really important to remember about the idea of ​​a constitutional monarchy like the one we have here in the UK is that one of its strengths is that being born means you’re always you know who will come And this creates incredible stability.”