George's First Day At School

Prince George begins formal schooling today when he joins the Reception class at Thomas's Battersea. 

Four year old George had attended Westacre Montessori preschool in Norfolk near his family's home Anmer Hall since January 2016. 

It is hoped that both parents will drop George off at school on his first day, but due to extreme morning sickness Catherine may not be able to. 

Headmaster Simon O'Malley includes the following passage in his welcome page on the school website:

"Whilst we are proud of our record of senior school entrance and scholarship successes, we place a greater emphasis on a set of core values, which include kindness, courtesy, confidence, humility and learning to be givers, not takers. We hope that our pupils will leave this school with a strong sense of social responsibility, set on a path to become net contributors to society and to flourish as conscientious and caring citizens of the world."

Term fees for the first stage of three years are 5868 pounds. Like the other 560 students, George will be dressed in the school uniform of navy and red which is available at John Lewis. 

We look forward to seeing a few photos of this very important event in anyone's life -royal or not.

Happy 2nd Birthday Charlotte

1st Birthday

On 2nd May, Princess Charlotte will turn 2! The littlest royal has had a very busy year- appearing at her first Trooping the Colour, going on her first Royal tour and attending her first Christmas church service.

Charlotte enthusiastically waved to the crowds outside Buckingham Palace and the aircraft flying overhead to mark the Queen's official birthday parade - Trooping the Colour. 

The Cambridge family travelled to Canada for a royal visit last September and this was the Princess's first overseas tour. Brother George was just 8 months old when he went to Australia and New Zealand in 2014.

 The royal siblings were a hit- from the arrival in Victoria to the children's party for defence families where Charlotte cuddled a rabbit and dog to their departure aboard a seaplane. 

On Christmas Day, George, Charlotte and their parents joined Catherine's family for church at St Mark's Englefield near the Middleton home in Berkshire.

The year ahead will be a busy one for the Cambridges. The family are relocating to their Kensington Palace home- Apartment 1A from Anmer Hall in Norfolk. 

Amner will still be their weekend home but the time has come for George to start school in September and for Catherine and William to step up their role as working members of the Royal Family. William's job as helicopter pilot with East Anglia Air Ambulance will come to an end and he will share more of the Queen's duties as she and Prince Philip grow older. 

Trooping the Colour 2016

On May 20th, Charlotte and George will be flower girl and page boy at their Aunt Pippa's wedding. Look out for the gorgeous photos!

It is expected that Charlotte will start nursery school in the last half of the year but no further details have been made public. 

Happy Birthday Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge!

Christmas Day

In Canada

George's First Trooping The Colour

Sunday 14th June, 2015

George with his nanny watching the Parade

Prince George made his first appearance at the Trooping The Colour on Saturday, only the third time he has made an official appearance in the U.K.

The little prince who is 22 months old, was first spotted at a Buckingham Palace window as the Royal Family left for Horse Guards Parade. George was cheekily poking out his tongue and seemed quite excited at the crowds and pageantry below. 

Trooping The Colour is the official celebration for The Queen's birthday. Athough the parade is held in June each year, Her Majesty's birthday is in fact on April 21. 

The Queen and her three heirs

And then, after the parade, the Royal Family made an appearance on the Palace balcony to watch the Red Arrows flypast. For the first time, George joined them, wearing the same powder blue outfit his father Prince William wore at his debut in 1984. 

George wearing dad William's outfit

William aged 2 in 1984

George's Playground Fun

22 months old Prince George

Friday 5th June, 2015

Prince George and his mum The Duchess of Cambridge were spotted at a playground in Holland Park last weekend. 

The royal duo were playing on the equipment at around 10am last Sunday when there were few others around. They were, however, joined by two royal protection officers.

It was a rainy morning in London but Catherine and George didn't let that deter them. Instead they wore jeans, boots and raincoats. 

Newborn Princess Charlotte was just four weeks old at the time and Catherine would be making an extra special effort to show George he still gets plenty of her time and attention.

Let's hope there are some new official photographs of the Cambridge family soon.