George & Charlotte Visit The Queen

Thursday 17th September, 2015

Balmoral Castle

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge travelled to Scotland last week to stay at Balmoral Castle. The family arrived on Tuesday the 8th, a day before the Queen became the longest reigning British monarch. 

Catherine is thought to have received the Royal Family Order from Her Majesty. The order is the highest honour that can be given to a female member of the Royal Family. 

Duke of Westminster

William & Charles Aberdeen 1984

The Cambridge family flew to Aberdeen Airport aboard a Cessna Citation X belonging to Gerald Grosvenor, The Duke of Westminster. The Grosvenor family has many links to the royal family including:

• Natalia, Duchess of Westminster is one of Prince William's godmothers

• Diana, Princess of Wales was godmother to Natalia and Gerald's daughter Lady Edwina Grosvenor

• Hugh, Earl Grosvenor is a godfather to Prince George.

• Lady Tamara Grosvenor married Edward van Cutsem whose family has a long standing friendship with the Prince of Wales and family:

  *the van Cutsem's previously lived at Amner Hall which is now home to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. 
  *Prince Charles has been a friend of the late Hugh van Cutsem senior since university 
  *Edward van Cutsem is godson of Prince Charles and was pageboy at Charles' marriage to Lady Diana Spencer
  *Hugh ( brother of Edward) van Cutsem's daughter Grace was flower girl at William and Catherine's wedding.
  *William van Cutsem ( like Hugh Grosvenor) is a godfather to Prince George

As you can see the Grosvenors, van Cutsems and the Wales/Cambridge families have many connections.