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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: James, Viscount Severn and Lady Louise Windsor walk as procession with the coffin of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth arrives at Westminster Hall from Buckingham Palace for her lying in state on September 14, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin is taken in procession on a Gun Carriage of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall where she will lay in state until the early morning of her funeral. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III. (Photo by Phil Noble - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

James, Viscount Severnis following in the footsteps of his cousin,Prince William.

The 14-year-oldson of Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, joined the new Prince of Wales, 40, at a family vigil forQueen Elizabethin Westminster Hall Saturday, alongside sister Lady Louise, 18, and cousinsPrince Harry,Peter Phillips,Zara Tindall,Princess Beatrice, andPrincess Eugenie.

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For James, the public display of mourning is particularly significant because Edward and Sophie opted not togive their children prince and princess titlesat birth and have largely kept them out of the royal spotlight.

James is also one year younger thanPrince Williamwas when he famously walked behind the coffin of his mother,Diana, Princess of Waleson Sept. 9, 1997, at age 15.

James Severn stands vigil for Queen Elizabeth.IAN VOGLER/POOL/AFP via Getty

Britain’s Prince Harry (L), Duke of Sussex, James (C), Viscount Severn, and Britain’s Princess Eugenie of York (R) mount a vigil around the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign’s orb and sceptre, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster in London on September 16, 2022, ahead of her funeral on Monday. - Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, until 0530 GMT on September 19, a few hours before her funeral, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects. (Photo by Ian Vogler / POOL / AFP) (Photo by IAN VOGLER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

“The grandchildren, at the King’s invitation, are very keen to pay their respects,” a royal source says about James’s decision to publicly honor his late grandmother alongside his cousins inside the historic Hall.

James' mother has previously explained the reasons why she and Edward decided to not give their children royal titles at birth, which they were entitled to as grandchildren of the Queen.

“We try to bring them up with the understanding they are very likely to have to work for a living,” the Countess of Wessex toldThe Times. “Hence we made the decision not to use HRH titles.”

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Prince William and Prince Harry.IAN VOGLER/POOL/AFP via Getty

Britain’s Prince William (C-R), Prince of Wales, and Britain’s Prince Harry (C-L), Duke of Sussex, arrive to mount a vigil around the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign’s orb and sceptre, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster in London on September 16, 2022, ahead of her funeral on Monday. - Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state in Westminster Hall inside the Palace of Westminster, until 0530 GMT on September 19, a few hours before her funeral, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects. (Photo by Ian Vogler / POOL / AFP) (Photo by IAN VOGLER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Speaking to mourners gathered outside Sandringham House on Thursday,Prince Williampreviously reflected on how “difficult” he’d found it to repeat the walk he took as a 15-year-old during theceremonial processionbehind the Queen’s coffin on Wednesday.

Queen Elizabeth’s coffin lies in state.Aaron Chown/AP/Shutterstock

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“He said how difficult it was yesterday and how it reminded him of his mum’s funeral,” mourner Jane Wells toldThe Telegraph, adding thatKate Middletonhad also said, “It’s just been such a difficult time for all of them, for the whole family.”

source: people.com