Prince William was called “disrespectful” for his actions at the Pope’s funeral

Several royals attended Pope Francis’ burial last weekend, including Prince William. Royal admirers responded angrily as soon as the Prince of Wales entered St. Peter’s Square, despite the fact that the future king was there to represent his father, King Charles. His clothing was considered rude by some.

Pope Francis visited more than 60 countries during his 12-year pontificate, meeting world leaders, dignitaries, and several members of the Royal Family from different royal houses. Prince William never had the privilege of meeting Francis, but King Charles and Queen Camilla did.

But on April 26, when Pope Francis was buried following his death on Monday, April 21, it was he who represented the British Royal Family in the Vatican. William wasn’t the only royal in attendance; there were presidents, prime ministers, and numerous more prominent visitors.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain were present, as were Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco. Along with Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium also traveled to Italy to pay their respects.

King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, and Queen Mary of Denmark, who represented the Danish Royal Family alone while her husband, King Frederik, was in Japan for three days, were also representatives of the Nordic royal houses.

Catholic royals are supposed to sit in the front row of St. Peter’s Basilica, according to Vatican protocol. Prince William has filled in for King Charles, who has been battling health concerns since receiving a cancer diagnosis a year ago.

The fact that King Charles sent his son to attend the pope’s funeral could be interpreted as a “wake-up call” for William, according to Royal Historian Alexander Larman, who spoke to GB News. “What’s interesting about William’s presence is that there’s been a lot of discussion about whether Prince William is at all interested in religion, because he’s never given any kind of public interview or statement about religious faith.

And we know that his father is very interested in religion,” Larman remarked. “And I’m sure that the King himself wishes that he’d been there to honor his friend and to honor this important figure

He is clearly an Anglican and not a Catholic, having been baptized in the Church of England, but he has never expressed any interest in religion. He has never displayed any form of religious expression or similar behavior. “And most people who know him say he doesn’t have any particular religious faith,” the Royal Historian concluded. “This might be something of a wake-up call that might actually be an opportunity for him to think, ‘I see how important religion is to people, I see that this is not just an expression of leisure activity which has this huge, important value’, which is more than just symbolic.”

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