After their trip to Blenheim, Prince William and Kate Middleton went back to Wellington where they attended a reception at Government House. They unveiled a new portrait of the Queen—which is not particularly striking, in fact it looks kind of terrible to me; the face looks nothing like Her Majesty and the right hand looks […]
Kate and William visit Blenheim, lay wreath at WWI memorial, meet Peter Jackson
Huzzah! Kate wore her hair up! Kate and William flew to Blenheim on New Zealand’s south island for day 4 of their tour. They attended an event commemorating the centennial of the start of World War I at the Blenheim War Memorial. They laid a wreath on the memorial and met with veterans (from WWII, […]
Prince George accompanies Will and Kate on meet-and-greet with NZ parents
Prince George’s grumpy face is the best thing in the entire world. That had to be said first thing, now let’s begin. Kate and William, along with George, attended a meet-and-greet with ten sets of parents and their children—all born within a few weeks of George’s birth last year on July 22—at Government House in […]
Kate, William and George land in Wellington to start their 3-week tour (updated)
Prince William and Kate Middleton, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have officially landed in New Zealand—along with their son, Prince George—to start their three week tour of NZ and Australia. They landed in Sydney first; then took a plane to Wellington. They then went to the Government House for a ceremonial welcome including a Maori […]
Last minute updates before Will and Kate start their tour (updated)
Before I go ahead with my post, I would like to make a site-related comment. If I’ve done everything correctly, you should have already been redirected from my WordPress-hosted site, katemiddletonreview.wordpress.com, to my new self-hosted site, katemiddletonreview.com. This new self-hosted site has all the content from the WordPress site. Everything is the same, except it […]
Kate went shopping at the Gap
Kate was spotted shopping at the Gap the other day. The Gap store is 500 yards from her Kensington Palace apartment. She had someone drive her there and wait outside, on a double yellow line, for 20 minutes while she shopped. There were three bodyguards with her. She bought clothes for George, and a couple […]
Princess Charlene attends charity ball with Prince Albert, other Monaco royals
This is my first Princess Charlene post. Here we go. Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the annual Rose Ball in Monte Carlo on Saturday. The Rose Ball, or Bal de la Rose, is a charity fundraiser event in aid of the Princess Grace Foundation. The foundation supports emerging talent in theatre, dance, and film by […]