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 […]
Prince William and Kate release new family photo with Prince George (and Lupo!)
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released a new family photo for Mother’s Day (in the UK, which is March 30 – in the US, Mother’s Day isn’t until May). The photo features Prince William, Kate, Prince George, and Lupo at the window of Kensington Palace. William has his arm around Lupo, and Kate […]
Kate, William and Harry attend society wedding
The Royal Holy Trinity was out and about today. Prince William, Prince Harry, and Kate Middleton attended the society wedding of Lucy Meade and Charlie Budgett at St. Mary’s Church in Marshfield, Gloucestersire. Considering it was Lucy’s day, I’m going to talk about the bride first. Lucy looked lovely. I love the lace detail around […]
Harry’s ski trip links him to a Kazakh dictator: how much backlash will he get?
Man, the Royal Holy Trinity just can’t win as of late, can they. Prince Harry is now facing some backlash following his ski trip to Kazakhstan because of the human rights issue of vacationing in a country with a poor human rights record, and in association with an oligarch who is close friends with Kazakhstan’s […]
Prince Harry takes Cressida Bonas on a ski holiday to Kazakhstan
Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas reportedly took a ski holiday to a resort in Kazakhstan. It’s some luxury resort frequented by wealth Russians. They were there from the 13th to the 16th of March (Thursday to Sunday). They flew in a private jet and then used a Kazakhstan government helicopter to go heli-skiing (whatever that […]
Prince William: spoiled brat who wants a job in the Foreign Office as an excuse to put off full-time royal duties, or modern, independent royal?
There are two bits of William news I would like to discuss. First, there is a Mirror article about his next career move (hint: it’s not full-time royal work). Second, there is a Robert Jobson article about how William wants to modernize the Monarchy by doing things “his way”. William reportedly wants a job in […]
Prince George’s Spanish nanny has a name
Prince George’s Spanish nanny has a name: Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo. Maria went to Norland College, the prestigious nanny training college whose nannies are so coveted by celebs and royals (for the full Norland College advertisement, see the links below). Maria is a full-time nanny, she started a few weeks ago, and she will be […]