The monarch even joked about using a sword to cut a cake. When an aide pointed out that there was a knife, she quipped, "I know there is. This is something that is more unusual," prompting laughter from her relatives.
The monarch had spent much of the year in isolation amid the COVID pandemic and the look on her face when she was reunited with her family members was absolutely priceless. Look at the smiles on the Queen and Kate's faces! Photographers captured this lovely moment between William, Kate, Charles and Camilla, before the Duke of Cambridge tried wheelchair basketball. Over the summer, the Queen retreats to Balmoral where she receives visits from her family on a rolling basis.
In August , Kate proved how close she is to our monarch by riding beside her on a trip to church during her family's stay on the Scottish royal estate. The couple were staying with the Queen for the bank holiday weekend, having flown up from their Norwich home with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. Kate and the Countess of Wessex have a very natural, close relationship. Here they are pictured shortly after Sophie tumbled into the carriage at Royal Ascot, and almost fell on Kate.
At Royal Ascot in June , Kate and her cousin-in-law Zara Tindall showed off their close bond as they hugged and kissed each other on the cheek.
The Duchess looked gorgeous in a cornflower blue top and skirt by Elie Saab, while Zara embraced the florals in a Zimmermann dress. Kate and Zara have six children between them and the little tots are particularly close. MORE: 11 of the royal family's most memorable moments from Ascot. Zara Tindall's husband Mike has previously spoken about their elder daughter Mia meeting Prince George for the first time, saying the baby playdate was "absolute carnage".
Here, the Duchess and her brother-in-law are pictured back in long before the royal wedding. They always looked to be having fun when they attended royal engagements together, with Harry often making Kate burst into hysterics with his down-to-earth humour, and vice versa. MORE: 14 fun photos of the royals showing off their playful side. The Duchess of Cambridge shares a giggle with Meghan Markle during their first joint engagement together before the royal wedding in May On April 29, , Prince William followed through.
Marrying Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey, where one day they will be crowned king and queen, William helped to create a day of national celebration , and a milestone in recent British history—Kate was the first commoner to marry an heir to the British throne in three centuries. Her sister, Pippa, elegant in a stunning white McQueen gown of her own, smoothed the nine-foot-long train, while their father, Michael Middleton, took his daughter tenderly by the arm to prepare her for the long walk up the aisle.
It must have been a moment of heart-stopping nerves for them both, but father and daughter were composed and collected. Their friends from St. Andrews and the London social scene mingled alongside foreign royals and heads of state, the Beckhams and Elton John, and more than 1, others. Thousands more waited outside as the newly minted Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were escorted to Buckingham Palace in an open-top State Landau horse-drawn coach.
Andrews, William was dusting the institution of years of tradition. The royal family must be watching and learning. This middle-class girl from Berkshire has actually managed a seamless and fairly flawless move into the royal family.
The eldest daughter of self-made millionaires Michael and Carole Middleton, whose roots stretch back to a family of coal miners in northern England, Kate has fit seamlessly into the royal family, even as her more ordinary roots help her remain relatable and real to the public. She is completely her own person and she supports William tremendously. According to a former courtier who knows Kate well, her family values, loyalty, and discretion have also prepared her well for royal life.
There was a real willingness from everyone at the royal household to help her make it work. One year after the royal wedding, it was already possible to see that work paying off.
Kate and the queen were photographed laughing together while sitting down to watch a student fashion show, and people in the crowd spoke breathlessly to the press about their encounters with the duchess. That is a great American phrase to describe what I think will prove to be a long and successful royal career for the Duchess of Cambridge.
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