Cambridge Cousin Updates

George, Charlotte and Louis of Cambridge's first cousin was taken out for a walk on the weekend.

The Duchess of Cambridge's younger sister Pippa and husband James Matthews were pictured walking their baby boy in their Chelsea neighbourhood.

On the other side of the world, Prince Harry and his wife the Duchess of Sussex have just wrapped up their first week of their Australasian tour.

Meghan, who is expecting the couple's first child ( another Cambridge cousin!) missed morning engagements yesterday in Sydney and rested on Fraser Island, Queensland today while Prince Harry undertook his royal duties solo.

It seems the Duchess is not suffering morning sickness but is feeling the effects of pregnancy tiredness combined with long haul jet lag.

Aunty Pippa Celebrates Baby Boy

Add Eugenie's wedding on Friday

The Duchess of Cambridge's sister Pippa has given birth to a baby boy! Pippa and husband James Matthews welcomed their little boy at the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital where Catherine and William choose to have their children.

Only three days before the birth, Pippa and James attended Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's wedding at Windsor Castle. 

Catherine and Pippa's brother James has visited his new nephew and no doubt Carole and Michael Middleton have visited too!

Baby Matthews arrived on Monday 15th October at 1.58pm. The boy weighed 8lb 9oz.

New dad James entering the Lindo Wing

Brother James Middleton visits baby

Busy Charlotte & George At Another Wedding

The Duchess of Cambridge's good friend Sophie Carter was married to Robert Snuggs on Saturday at St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Norfolk.

Sophie, long time friend of Catherine and is godmother to Princess Charlotte. Charlotte and brother George were flower girl and page boy just as they were at uncle Prince Harry's wedding in May. 

Normally quite shy in front of the cameras, George was more outgoing this time and could be seen marching around like a soldier and cheekily smiling for the official photos. 

Catherine's parents Carole and Michael Middleton and younger brother James were also present as was Prince William.

 

Royal Babies

A look back at the Queen's grandchildren when they were babies.

 From top: The Queen with Master Peter Phillips 1978
                  Princess Anne and Miss Zara Phillips 1981
                  Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince William 1982
                  Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Harry 1984
                  Duke and Duchess of York and Princess Beatrice 1988
                  Duke and Duchess of York and Princess Eugenie 1990
                  Earl and Countess of Wessex and Lady Louise Windsor 2003
                  Earl and Countess of Wessex and James, Viscount Severn 2007

Aunty Pippa Weds

The Duchess of Cambridge's sister Pippa married James Matthews on Saturday. The service was held at St Mark's Englefield near the Middleton family home in Bucklebury, Bershire.

Prince George ( almost 4) and his sister Princess Charlotte (aged 2) were pageboy and flower girl respectively along with a group of other children. 

Catherine took charge of the children at the church and could be seen making a "shushh" gesture as the group approached the church doors. 

Enjoy the lovely photos of the day.

Charlotte & George To Star At Pippa's Wedding

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's children Prince George and Princess Charlotte will be the stars of their aunt Pippa's wedding next month. 

Catherine's younger sister Pippa will marry banker James Matthews at St Mark's Church, Englefield near the Middleton home in Berkshire on 20th May. George will be a pageboy and Charlotte who will turn two next week will be a flower girl. The Duchess will not have a formal role on the day but is expected to give a reading at the church.

It has been confirmed that Prince Harry will also be present at the wedding. He will most likely join the Cambridges who will be staying as guests of Carole and Mike Middleton at their family home in Bucklebury. 

It will be a very busy time for the bride's parents who will host the reception in a marquee on their grounds. 

Heads Together 

Catherine, William and Harry have been undertaking several speaking engagements in the last few weeks to promote their organisation Heads Together.

Heads Together is an umbrella for the mental health charities that the royal trio support:

• Best Beginnings
• CALM – The Campaign Against Living Miserably)
• Contact (a military mental health coalition)
• Mind
• Place2Be
• The Mix
• YoungMinds
• The Anna Freud Centre

 Last weekend's London Marathon chose the organisation as this year's beneficiary. 

Prince Harry spoke about his struggle to process the grief for his mother, the late Princess of Wales who died 20 years ago. Harry was just 12 when he lost his mother and bottled up his feelings because he didn't see the benefit in dredging up sadness. 

From express.co.uk

"The fifth in line to the throne said he sought help when he was 28 after his brother the Duke of Cambridge intervened. Harry, 32, said he had "shut down all my emotions" for almost two decades after losing his mother but often felt anxiety during royal engagements and on the verge of punching someone.

The Prince, now a much calmer individual, admitted he took up boxing to try to control his aggression but for a long time felt that lining in the public eye he could be "very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions".

In an interview with the Daily Telegraph journalist Bryony Gordon, he said he had spent his teenagers years and early twenties determined not to think about his mother after losing her when he was 12.
“I have probably been very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions when all sorts of grief and sort of lies and misconceptions and everything are coming to you from every angle," he said.

Asked whether he had been to see a 'shrink' to offload his thoughts, he said: “I’ve done that a couple of times, more than a couple of times, but it’s great.”

I have probably been very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions. Harry admitted that he had turned to boxing as an outlet for his frustration.

My way of dealing with it was sticking my head in the sand, refusing to ever think about my mum, because why would that help?
“During those years I took up boxing, because everyone was saying boxing is good for you and it’s a really good way of letting out aggression,” he said.

“And that really saved me because I was on the verge of punching someone, so being able to punch someone who had pads was certainly easier.”

He eventually asked for help with the encouragement of William, 34, and others close to him, who told him: “Look, you really need to deal with this. It is not normal to think that nothing has affected you.”
Since learning to talk honestly about his feelings, he said, he now feels able to put “blood, sweat and tears” into making a difference for others.

Prince Harry said he turned to boxing following his mother's death

“The experience I have had is that once you start talking about it, you realise that actually you’re part of quite a big club,” he said.
He said he counted himself lucky that it was "only two years … of total chaos" before he learned to talk about his mental health problems. "I just couldn’t put my finger on it,” he said. “I just didn’t know what was wrong with me."

He had even found himself battling a "flight or fight" reaction without understanding why when he was on official royal duties.
He insisted it was all about Diana and nothing to do with his experiences serving two two tours of duty in Afghanistan."

Happy New Year

Saturday 3rd January, 2015

Snippets of news regarding Prince George of Cambridge have been revealed over the festive period. 

Family Christmas
The Cambridge family arrived at their Norfolk home, Anmer Hall a week before Christmas. As reported previously, George was taken to see Santa at the Thursford Christmas fair by his parents Catherine and William.

Catherine's parents Carole and Michael along with siblings Pippa and James also spent the days before Christmas at Amner Hall.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended the traditional Christmas Eve dinner with the royal family at Sandringham House. The next morning the couple  and the Middleton family joined the royal family at Sandringham's St Mary Magdalene church.

After church, Catherine was asked about Prince George and she commented that he was left at home. "I'm sorry we didn't bring George but you would have heard him in the church."
According to the Daily Mail, Prince William spoke to Kim Dawson from Downham Market. She said: "He said Prince George was really, really well and said that they've left him at the nursery because it's a bit cold, but they were looking forward to going back to see what destruction he had caused."

Maddison Neal, 8, gave The Duchess a gift of chocolates for the young prince. Maddison's mum Sarah revealed that her daughter had met George the previous Sunday at a service at Amner Church. "She helped him with his lantern and he blew her a kiss."

After a gathering at Sandringham House, Catherine and William then returned to George and the Middleton family at Anmer for Christmas lunch. 

Farmers Market
It has now come to light the Catherine's mother Carole took George to a farmer's market in her local village of Bucklebury.

The outing took place while The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were on an official trip to New York and Washington in early December.

Carole and Michael Middleton

According to People magazine:

Dressed in a little tweed jacket, George toured the stalls of organic vegetables and crafts and was "trying all the food," a villager tells PEOPLE. He even "went back for a second helping of Christmas pudding from one of the stalls. It was wonderful for the girl who makes them. It will make her year won't it?"

"It was just really, really sweet. He was just being like a normal toddler is, running around and exploring – he is such a sweetie. He's lovely. A real bundle of fun," the villager adds.

The hands-on grandmother is like "any other nan – real mother hen," another source says. "She just keeps telling people 'He's gorgeous, isn't he?' like any other grandmother would say about their little one."