All the Boys Who Will Be Pages of Honor at King Charles's Coronation

When King Charles III and Queen Camilla are officially coronated this May, eight young boys will stand beside them as pages of honor. Buckingham Palace announced that amongst the king's pages will be his eldest grandson, Prince George, who is second in line to the British throne. With him will be Lord Oliver Cholmondeley, Master Nicholas Barclay, and Master Ralph Tollemache.

The queen consort's pages, meanwhile, will be her grandsons, Master Gus, Master Louis Lopes, and Master Freddy Parker Bowles; as well as her great-nephew, Master Arthur Elliot. The eight royals will attend to the king and queen consort during the coronation service at Westminster Abbey and will participate in activities such as the carrying of the ceremonial robes. Ahead, learn more about the little ones playing a big role in the May 6 coronation.

Prince George

Prince George, 9, is second in line to the British throne.

The young prince is son to Prince William (first in line to the throne) and Catherine, Princess of Wales. He is King Charles's oldest grandson. George has two siblings: Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4.

He also has two royal cousins--Prince Archie, 3, and Princess Lilibet, 1--whose parents are Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan.

Lord Oliver Cholmondeley

Lord Oliver Timothy George Cholmondeley, 13, is the son of Sarah Rose Hanbury and David George Philip Cholmondeley, the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley and King Charles's lord-in-waiting.

Master Nicholas Barclay

Master Nicholas Barclay, 13, is the grandson of Sarah Troughton, a second cousin of King Charles (her grandfather was a brother of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) and close friend of Camilla. Sarah, the Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire, was a lady-in-waiting to the Duchess of Kent from 1990-2000 and was appointed one of the Queen's companions last year. Nicholas is the son of Rose Barclay, one of Sarah and husband Peter Troughton's three children.

Master Ralph Tollemache

Master Ralph Tollemache, 12, is the son of the king's godson Edward Tollemache.

Ralph's grandparents, Lord Timothy Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache, and Lady Xa Tollemache are also close friends of King Charles and Camilla.
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Master Gus and Master Louis Lopes

Twins Master Gus and Master Louis Lopes, 12, are the queen consort's grandsons. Their parents are Laura Lopes (nee Parker Bowles) and Harry Lopes.

Laura, 45, is Camilla and ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles's youngest child. She married her husband, the grandson of Lord Astor of Hever, in 2006. They share three children: Eliza, Gus, and Louis.

Master Freddy Parker Bowles

Master Freddy Parker Bowles, 13, is the queen consort's grandson.

His parents are Thomas Henry Charles Parker Bowles and Sarah Buys. Thomas, 48, is Camilla and ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles's oldest child. King Charles is his godfather.

Tom married Sara in September 2005, and the two ultimately split in 2018. They share two kids, Lola and Freddy.

Master Arthur Elliot

Master Arthur Elliot, 11, is Queen Camilla's great-nephew (his grandmother Annabel Elliot, is Camilla's sister). His parents are Ben Elliot and Mary-Clare Winwood.

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