As we continue our royal baby watch, there are few signs that the birth is imminent. However, should the newest royal arrive on Easter Sunday, it will be special for another reason.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 93rd birthday on 21st April and she is also staying in Windsor Castle, not far from Meghan and Harry who are in their new home, Frogmore Cottage.
The Queen will be attending an Easter church service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor but it is highly unlikely that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will join her. Her Majesty's birthday is marked each year by gun salutes at Midday:
41 gun salute in Hyde Park
21 gun salute in Windsor Great Park
62 gun salute at the Tower of London
Meghan and Harry's decision not to share the baby's arrival publicly has created a lot of comment in the media and public alike. Part of the joy of following the royal family is sharing special moments in their lives. It is a very fine line to tread- including the public when you choose, especially when tax payers money is used for some of those occasions.
The public have always held a special place in their hearts for William and Harry as they are the children of the late Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are future monarchs and have found a lovely balance of publicly sharing occcasions in their children's lives with maintaining their privacy for most of the year.
On that note, Prince Louis of Cambridge will be celebrating his first birthday on April 23rd. We hope his parents release an updated photo of their little boy.
Happy Birthday Your Majesty!
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children George and Charlotte spent Easter with Catherine's family in Berkshire.
Carole and
Michael Middleton hosted the the family for what would have been a fun
time in the lead up to the arrival of the third Cambridge baby.
Catherine
and William enjoy being part of normal family gatherings and the
children would have been doted on by their grandparents.
On
Easter Sunday, the Duke and Duchess travelled to nearby Windsor Castle
to attend mass with the Royal Family. However they became stuck in a
traffic jam and arrived at St George's Chapel after Her Majesty. The
Queen is always last to arrive and this lapse in protocol would not have
pleased Her Majesty.
Anyone stuck in traffic knows that there is little that can be done but be patient. One would think that police outriders could have eased the path but perhaps that was not possible.
The Duchess looked lovely with her baby bump seeming to grow daily. With each pregnancy she suffers from extreme morning sickness which requires extended periods of bed rest and medical intervention. But towards the end Catherine seems much more energetic and can be seen out and about shopping.
On Easter Monday the family was back at their country home Anmer Hall in Norfolk. Photos have appeared on the internet showing Catherine shopping at Waitrose in Norfolk.
George and Charlotte will be due back at school and preschool in London so it is expected the Cambridges will head back to their Kensington Palace home soon.
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| source:Clarence House |
Sunday 20th April, 2014
Prince George celebrated his first Easter today by going to Sydney's Taronga Zoo with his parents.
The Australian Government's official gift to George upon the occasion of his birth was a bilby named George!
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, ably assisted by their young son, officially opened the new Prince George Bilby Exhibit at Taronga and met the marsupial namesake.
In Australia, it is common to buy chocolate bilbies in lieu of chocolate rabbits for Easter. This aims to raise awareness for the endangered bilby's plight.
Gorgeous George was hugely excited to see the animal and was patting the glass trying to reach it. Catherine remarked "he's trying to grab his ear," To which William replied "if he gets it he'll never let go,"
The young royal was presented with a soft bilby toy and he promptly threw it aside, much to his parents embarrassment! George was then handed to his nanny Maria and his parents continued to tour various zoo exhibits.
George was wearing a Rachel Riley blue striped polo top and navy shorts. He also sported Early Days leather shoes.
Later in the day the family will leave Sydney and fly to the Australian capital Canberra where they will be based for the remainder of the tour.
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| source: Clarence House |
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| source: Clarence House |
