Welcome to this week’s edition of , Meghan, who was looking casual in a white collared shirt, black flip-flops and sunglasses was seen walking the dogs and doing her shopping sampling honey and buying some flowers. She was accompanied by a burly bodyguard. Meghan and Harry were seen attending a July 4th parade with their children earlier this month. However, sightings of the couple are still relatively rare as they seek to protect their family’s privacy in California.
Middleton family fun
The Daily Mail profiles Kate Middleton’s parents, Michael and Carole, which digs into their close bond with Kate and William’s children, especially Prince George.
The paper describes how after George was born, the couple retreated to Kate’s parents’ house, and that it was Michael who proposed that he take a photo of the new royal baby for circulation to the world’s media, thereby cutting down on stress and stranger anxiety for the new parents.
Michael and Carole Middleton arriving at Westminster Abbey, central London, ahead of the coronation ceremony of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Saturday May 6, 2023.
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This has come to be a modus operandi for Will and Kate, who often now take their own photographs of their children for landmark events such as birthdays rather than inviting photographers in.
The paper quotes a source as saying that the couple are trying to make life as “normal” as they can for their children, adding this is in no small part down to the influence of the stolidly middle-class grandparents.
Michael has reportedly developed an amusing habit of dressing up in fancy dress on Christmas Eve, one year appearing in an inflatable sumo outfit, earning him the nickname ‘Sumo.’
As for George himself, he apparently is learning the electric guitar and has a preference from the tunes of AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. An aide is quoted as saying that Kate and William decided they would introduce him to his public role “early so that it wouldn’t be a shock to the system when one day he had to step out onto the world stage. It seems to have paid off.”
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Prince William scoots off
Prince William, previously a fan of motorbikes, has a new eco-friendly electric scooter which he uses to zip around the Windsor Castle estate, the Sun reports. It goes at 10mph, and while illegal to use on public roads, you can use them on private estates in the U.K.
A source told the paper: “It just makes sense. He whizzes up to the castle when he needs to see the king. “It’s a two or three-mile round trip from his family home at Adelaide Cottage to Windsor Castle, so it’s easier by scooter than car or walking.”
Britain’s Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are seen in the grounds of the Royal Lodge after their wedding, in Windsor, Britain, in this official wedding photograph released by the Royal Communications on July 19, 2020.
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This week in royal history
Tomorrow is a packed day in royal history. On July 17, 1917, the House of Windsor was established by royal proclamation. It’s also Queen Camilla’s 76th birthday; she was born on July 17, 1947. And on July 17, 2020, Princess Beatrice, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s elder daughter, married husband Eduardo Mapelli Mozzi—so happy third anniversary to them.
And on Saturday July 22, a big royal birthday: Prince George turns 10.
Unanswered questions
Will William and Charles really fall out over a holiday cottage? Where will Charles’ roving political eye go next, and will he become more vocal? How will the royals mark Prince George’s 10th birthday?
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