Cambridges and Middletons Visit Balmoral Castle

The Cambridge family arrived in Scotland last Thursday to spend time in beautiful Balmoral Castle.

William aged 15 months at Balmoral

Soon after, Catherine's parents Carole and Michael Middleton also arrived and have been enjoying time with their daughter and extended royal family. 

Catherine, William and children George and Charlotte initially stayed with Prince Charles and Camilla at Birkhall, which the Prince inherited from the late Queen Mother. 

Then they moved over to Balmoral Castle to enjoy time with the Queen, Prince Philip, Princess Anne and other family. 

On separate occasions, the Queen was seen driving both Catherine, and later her mother around the estate to attend picnics set up for the grouse shooting party and to see the spectacular sights.

The Middletons also joined the Royal family for a Sunday church service at nearby Crathie Kirk. It is the same church that Princes William and Harry came to pray just hours after the death of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997.

On the 24th of September, the Cambridge family will start their week long tour of Canada.

First Visitors For New Princess

Monday 4th May, 2015

The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge received visits from close family
members on Sunday morning. Prince Charles and wife the Duchess Of Cornwall along with Catherine's parents Michael and Carole and sister Pippa came to meet the new princess.

The baby girl was born at 8.34am on Saturday morning and was taken home to Kensington Palace less than ten hours later. Brother Prince George will be adjusting to the new family member and no doubt was given lots of attention from his grandparents when they visited on Sunday.

source: KensingtonRoyal

Uncle Prince Harry who is currently working with Australian special forces in Perth released this statement:

"She is absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to meet her." 

The Cambridges too issued a message via twitter:

"The Duke and Duchess are hugely grateful for the messages of congratulations they have received from people all over the world.
It means a great deal to them that so many people have celebrated the arrival of their new daughter."

Next, there may be a visit from great-grandma Her Majesty The Queen.

Hopefully the name of the new baby will be released in the next couple of days.

Catherine Busy Before Maternity Leave

Wednesday 11th March, 2015

Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge has a very busy week of engagements planned before taking time off before the birth of her second child next month.

Monday saw William and Catherine join The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall along with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in celebrating Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey.

Catherine wore the Alexander McQueen pale pink coat that she previously wore to the Trooping of the Colour in June 2013, just weeks before George was born.

Today, Wednesday The Duchess is to visit the Turner Contemporary Art Gallery, Margate in Kent to see the Self: Image and Identity exhibition.

On Thursday Catherine is due to visit Ealing Studios to see the making of Downton Abbey. The show's interiors are shot in these studios and no doubt Catherine will love to see the staging and meet the actors of this successful period series.

Update: On Friday 13th March, Catherine joined the Queen and members of the Royal Family at St Paul's Cathedral for a service to commemorate the war in Afghanistan. (below)

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Then on 17th March the Duke and Duchess will visit Mons Barracks in Aldershot to see a St Patrick's Day parade and hand out shamrocks to guardsmen as they have in recent years. The Duke is Colonel of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards.

The Irish Guards' official mascot Domhnall has the rank of Guardsman!

Catherine & Domhnall 2014

 After taking a few months off due to severe morning sickness in the early stages of this pregnancy, Catherine seems to be doing some catch up in these next few weeks.

Christmas Celebrations In London

Wednesday 17th December, 2014 

source: Daily Express

The Queen hosted her extended family for the traditional pre- Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace today.

Prince George attended the celebrations with his parents The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and his nanny Maria Teresa Borrallo.

The lunch is an opportunity for the members of the royal family who aren't invited to Christmas Day lunch at Sandringham House to get together with other branches of the family. 

Amongst those seen arriving were Prince Harry, Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke of Kent, his daughter Lady Helen Taylor and her daughter Lady Marina-Charlotte. Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Peter and Autumn Phillips and Princess Anne's husband Commander Timothy Laurance were also in attendance.

Baby Prince meets his Grandparents!

Tuesday 23rd July

He may be just 24 hours old but Baby Cambridge has already had some very excited visitors to the Lindo Wing on Tuesday.

First time Grandfather Prince Charles and his second wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visited William, Catherine and their new son for the first time.

The couple had been in Yorkshire for official engagements when the baby was born and they made sure they could visit as soon as they could the next day.

It was the first time that the new first, second and third in line to the throne were in the same room.

"You've had a long wait," he joked to the waiting media.

 Prince Charles issued an official statement on Monday night: 

"Both my wife and I are overjoyed at the arrival of my first grandchild. It is an incredibly special moment for William and Catherine and we are so thrilled for them on the birth of their baby boy.

"Grandparenthood is a unique moment in anyone's life, as countless kind people have told me in recent months, so I am enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time and we are eagerly looking forward to seeing the baby in the near future."  

Earlier in the afternoon, Catherine's beaming parents Michael and Carole arrived at the hospital to meet their new grandson.
"He's absolutely beautiful," Carole said after the visit. "They're doing fabulously."