Cambridge News

A few snippets of news:

Prince William celebrated Father's Day by releasing a photo of himself with youngest child Prince Louis at the Chelsea Flower Show last month.

In the snap, William has his arm around Louis who is sitting on a rope swing in the garden designed by the Duchess of Cambridge. 

We can reveal that the Duke and Duchess took their children on a brief stay to the Lake District during the May half term break. Catherine said on a recent visit to Cumbria that the family loves spending time in the nearby mountains. 

Photos taken at the Trooping the Colour RAF flypast show Prince George taking a souvenir booklet from the Queen's cousin Prince Michael of Kent! Aviation-lover George would have wanted to see the booklet explaining the aircraft involved in the flypast. 

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.

Sweet Louis

Little Prince Louis made his debut on the Buckingham Palace balcony on Saturday, joining the extended royal family for the Trooping the Colour RAF flypast. 

Brother George was his usual reserved self, Charlotte waved to the crowds below and Louis smiled, waved and then sweetly sucked his thumb a few times! 

William and Catherine could be seen to take Louis' thumb from his mouth in an effort to discourage him. 

The photos are adorable!

Trooping The Colour 2019

Here are wonderful photos of the Camnridge family at Trooping the Colour on Saturday.

 
 

Louis To Make His Balcony Debut ?

The Queen's official birthday will be celebrated on this coming Saturday 8th June with Trooping the Colour. Although Her Majesty's real birthday is April 21st, it is custom to mark the occasion in June in the hope of better weather for the parade.

Members of the royal family make their way from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade by horse drawn carriage and those members not involved in the actual ceremony view Trooping the Colour from a balcony at Horse Guards. 

After returning to the Palace, the Queen and her family view a RAF flypast from the balcony overlooking The Mall. The littlest members of the family join the adults for the flypast and it is hoped that one year old Prince Louis will make his debut on Saturday!

Prince George and Princess Charlotte may be old enough to take part in the carriage ride down The Mall just as father Prince William and uncle Harry did when they were youngsters.


Here is a blog post I wrote in 2017 about William and Harry at Trooping the Colour over the years:


https://williamandharryschildren.blogspot.com/2017/06/wales-family-at-trooping-colour.html

More Information from royal.gov

Over 1400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians come together each June in a great display of military precision, horsemanship and fanfare to mark The Queen's official birthday.
The streets are lined with crowds waving flags as the parade moves from Buckingham Palace and down The Mall to Horse Guard's Parade, alongside Members of the Royal Family on horseback and in carriages.
The display closes with an RAF fly-past, watched by Members of the Royal Family from Buckingham Palace balcony.

What happens during Trooping the Colour?

Once The Queen has arrived at Horse Guard's Parade in Whitehall, she is greeted by a Royal salute and carries out an inspection of the troops, who are fully trained and operational soldiers wearing the ceremonial uniform of red tunics and bearskin hats.
The Queen used to attend on horseback herself, but in recent years has travelled by carriage.
After the military bands have performed, the escorted Regimental Colour, or flag, is processed down the ranks of soldiers. Over one hundred words of command are used by the Officer in Command of the Parade to direct the several hundred soldiers.
Once the Foot Guards have marched past The Queen, she rides back to Buckingham Palace at the head of the soldiers, before taking the salute again at the Palace from a dais. 
Her Majesty is then joined by other Members of the Royal Family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to watch a fly-past by the Royal Air Force. A 41-gun salute is also fired in Green Park to mark the occasion. 

How to watch Trooping the Colour

You can find full details on how you can watch the Trooping the Colour Parade, including how to apply for places in the seated stands at Horse Guard's Parade, on the Household Division's website.

Helpful George

It has been revealed that five year old Prince George of Cambridge helps Waitrose staff when they deliver the groceries to Anmer Hall. 

Just as Prince William was taught by his mother Diana to treat people from all walks of life with courtesy and manners, it seems the lesson is being passed on to the next future King. 

When the Waitrose grocery delivery arrives at Anmer Hall, George and William help unload the bags and take them inside much to the delight of the supermarket staff. 

On another note, the Cambridge family spent the May half-term break at the Norfolk residence which boasts a swimming pool and tennis court.

Little brother Prince Louis was spotted visiting the nearby Museum at his great-grandmother's home Sandringham House with nanny Maria last week. Here are photos of William, Harry, Peter and Zara Phillips at Sandringham with the Merryweather Fire Engine.

From Sandringhamestate.co.uk

Sandringham Exhibition & Transport Museum

Housed in the former coach houses and stable block, Sandringham Exhibition & Transport Museum houses a varied collection of items
The Sandringham Exhibition & Transport Museum holds an extraordinary collection ranging from the very large - the 1939 Merryweather fire engine - to the very small - tiny Indian doll dancers in the Curio Cupboard - and from the grand - gifts in pearl and exotic hardwoods given to The Queen on State Visits abroad - to the personal - the clock used in the Royal Pigeon Lofts at Sandringham to time Her Majesty's racing pigeons. Over the years the building has had many uses and in the past has been used as a police post, fire station, Carving School and Royal garages. At the entrance to the Sandringham Exhibition & Transport Museum you will have chance to watch a short 3 minute film which will give you a brief insight into the history and workings today of this fascinating 8000 hectare Estate. Sandringham Exhibition & Transport Museum is one of many independent museums in Norfolk. More information can be found here.

The Royal Car Collection

Imagine the first ever motor car owned by a member of the Royal Family. At Sandringham you can see it! The first Royal car had 6 hp 2-cylinders 1527 cc and was fitted with a mail phaeton body, purchased by The Prince of Wales in 1900. Other notable cars include a splendid collection of shooting brakes, the most magnificent looking of which is probably the 1924 Daimler built for George V to use on the moors at Balmoral and at Sandringham. With a varnished wood exterior and the metal scuttle and bonnet painted in wood-effect to match, it came with the striking new feature of a braking system that operated all four wheels. There are also a number of model cars that have been presented to younger members of the Royal Family including an Aston Martin DB007 - a miniature replica of the James Bond Aston Martin car used in the films Goldfinger and Thunderball. It came complete with revolving number plate, bullet-proof screen, smoke discharger, water spray to deter pursuers and concealed dummy machine guns. These are just some of the amazing cars waiting to greet you at the Sandringham Exhibition & Transport Museum.