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.

 

Back To School For George & Charlotte

As with millions of other families, the Cambridges will be busy this week organising their children for a return to school after the summer break.

Prince George, 5, will be starting year one at Thomas's Battersea on Thursday. Although he attended Reception last year and will keep the same friends, George will have a new teacher and classroom as well as more advanced work to adjust to.

Princess Charlotte, 3, started at Willcocks Nursery School in Kensington in January. She will return to her routine on Wednesday.

The royal youngsters have had a wonderful summer break with baby brother Louis and mum and dad Catherine and William.

The family of five first celebrated Louis's baptism on 9th July and the following day the children watched the RAF Centenary flypast from a Buckingham Palace window while the adults stood on the balcony.

Mustique in the Caribbean was the venue for a beach holiday with their grandparents Carole and Michael Middleton. It was here George celebrated his birthday.

Then the family spent a large amount of time at their country residence, Amner Hall on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. Amner allows the children to run and play in privacy as well as enjoy the property's tennis court.

Towards the end of the holiday the Duke and Duchess and children headed to Balmoral Castle in Scotland to visit the Queen and Prince Philip. Here George took part in his first grouse shoot which is quite a milestone for a royal youngster. 

All in all a lovely holiday before school begins again.

New Portrait Of George

To celebrate Prince George of Cambridge's 5th birthday, a new portrait has been released. The photograph taken by Matt Porteous shows a very happy little boy in the grounds of Clarence House after Prince Louis' christening on July 9th. 

It is believed that George, parents and siblings are holidaying on the island of Mystique with Catherine's parents Carole and Michael Middleton.  

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.

George And Charlotte Visit Middletons

Prince George and his baby sister Princess Charlotte have recently spent time with their maternal grandparents Carole and Michael Middleton. 

People magazine reports that Carole was seen carrying Charlotte in a baby carrier strapped to her at an artisan market in the Middleton's home village of Bucklebury. The baby princess was wearing a white cardigan. 

George didn't miss out on the fun though. Carole took George to a Bucklebury cafe for a slice of cake and he was busy playing with his toy plane. A customer told People magazine:

"He was running around the tables flying his little red airplane going 'brrrrr' to all the people having a cup of tea."

In the recently released Christmas photo of the Cambridge family, a red train engine could be seen. No doubt the toy was to encourage George to cooperate for the photo session. 

Last year Catherine and William took toddler George to the Thursford Christmas Show near their home Amner Hall in Norfolk. Perhaps George and his new sister will visit Santa again this year?

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.

George Visits Middletons

Wednesday 22nd April, 2015

The Duchess of Cambridge last week spent some time with her parents Michael and Carole at their home in Bucklebury, Berkshire. 

Catherine and George visited the local children's attraction Bucklebury Farm Park on the weekend. A photo has emerged on the cover of an American newspaper. The farm offer childrens outdoor activities, farm animals, petting zoo on 74 acres. School visits and birthday parties are also catered for. 

http://www.buckleburyfarmpark.co.uk/

It is believed Catherine and George are now ensconced at Kensington Palace with the new baby due any time. Prince William has finished the first phase of his helicopter pilot training course for East Anglia Ambulance and will now be on paternity leave and unpaid leave until early June to enable him to undertake pre arranged royal engagements.

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."

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."