Kate and William ventured to Auckland for Day Whatever of their tour. They touched down at the RNZAF base and greeted some military families. Then they met some of the crowd waiting outside the harbor. Then they raced each other around Auckland Harbor on America’s Cup ships. They did two races, Kate won both of […]
Kate bores in Jenny Packham to unveil portrait of the Queen, William gives a speech
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)
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Kate and William take a vacation: Maldives edition (updated)
Kate and William have reportedly jetted off on yet another holiday, this time to the Maldives. This makes three holidays for the Cambs this year: Mustique – Kate and George; Spain – William; Maldives – Kate and William. It is unclear whether George is with the Cambs in the Maldives. I’m going to guess they […]
Maori King refuses to meet with Will and Kate: royal snub or was KP disrespectful?
There is already controversy surrounding Will and Kate’s Oz tour. The King of the Maoris, Tuheitia Paki, has called off Will and Kate’s visit to Turangawaewae Marae because KP only allotted 90 minutes for the visit, and made a bunch of demands, and it would have broken proper protocol. Will and Kate wanted to respect […]
KP released OZ/NZ tour details: Will and Kate are definitely bringing George
Kensington Palace released the official details for Will and Kate’s royal tour of Australia and New Zealand. And guess what… George is going! Of course he is. Was that really ever debated? I guess the palace was trying to play coy for months, but their efforts were a waste of time. We will see George […]