The young royal was standing in Wellington Arch alongside her mother, the Princess of Wales, and her brother, Prince George when she was snapped holding her hands up towards her eyes. 

However, a sequence of photos taken after the ceremony suggests that the princess was not crying after all and may have been wiping something from her eyes or perhaps shielding them from the sun, which can be seen reflecting off her back. 

In fact, in video footage taken at Wellington Arch, seven-year-old Charlotte appears very brave and even passes on some wisdom to her older brother, George, telling him to bow as their great-grandmother's coffin passed them. 

The pair were filmed exchanging words as they waited for the coffin to be placed onto the royal hearse, where Charlotte can clearly be seen saying: "You need to bow" to George, who appears to be listening to his sister intently.

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