And so concludes the Great Royal Cambridge Tour of New Zealand and Australia… Prince William and Kate Middleton concluded their tour on Day 19 by attending services to mark ANZAC day. They then boarded a RAAF plane in Canberra and flew to Sydney, where they changed planes (Will carried George) and flew home to London.
New photos of Princess Leonore with her cousin, Princess Estelle
Princess Estelle went to New York in the middle of April—along with her parents, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel—to visit her cousin, Princess Leonore. On her Facebook page, Princess Madeleine posted the photo and captioned it, “A cousin is a ready-made friend for life…” Princess Leonore’s Christening will take place at the Royal Chapel […]
Kate wears white, and no jewelry, for final night in OZ
William and Kate attended a reception at Government House—named Yarralumla—in Canberra, hosted by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove, to end Day 18—their last night in OZ. There were about 100 guests from the arts, business, charity, conservation, and sporting industries, as well as surviving recipients of the Victoria Cross. The Governor General […]
Kate wears bright green for day in Canberra
We have reached Day 18, the penultimate day of the Royal Tour of Australia and New Zealand. Prince William and Kate Middleton spent their next-to-last day in Canberra—the capital of Australia. They visited the National Arboretum, where they planted a tree (and by “planted” I mean they threw dirt over and already planted tree) and […]
Camilla’s brother, Mark Shand, has died after hitting his head outside fundraiser in NY
The Duchess of Cornwall’s brother, Mark Shand, had died today following a head injury he sustained after slipping and falling outside a charity fundraiser in New York. Camilla is said to be “utterly devastated”. She and Prince Charles are said to be in Scotland at the moment, preparing for their trip to Canada.
Kate tries DJ-ing while wearing a deep v-neck in Elizabeth/Adelaide
Can I just say, no royal should ever try DJ-ing. It was cringe-worthy when Charles did it and it’s cringe-worthy when Will and Kate do it. Please, royals, just stop. Granted, neither one really wanted to try it; they both kept insisting the other go first—they must have known how cringe-worthy they would look. For […]
Will and Kate visit Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Queen Elizabeth turns 88
Days 14 and 15: Church, Zoo, and a stroll around Governor General’s house
Prince George is the most interesting Cambridge. Will and Kate can take a seat; George is the STAR. All three Cambridges visited the Taronga Zoo (on Day 14 of their tour) where they opened the Prince George Bilby Exhibit. George got to meet a bilby that is named after him. Bilbies are a nocturnal, rabbit-like […]