Here are some photos from Saturday’s Trooping the Colour parade for the Queen’s 90th birthday. Are you surprised that Prince William and Duchess Kate brought George and Charlotte out for the balcony wave? I’m not surprised by George’s inclusion, because this is the kind of thing that’s “expected” of the Queen’s relatives, even children when they get to a certain age. I’m a little bit surprised to see Charlotte there though. Little Charlotte is just 13 months old, and it feels like Kate and Will keep a tighter rein on bringing Charlotte out to be photographed. I mean, when George was less than a year old, he was already going on overseas tours. But it’s nice to see the whole Cambridge family out together.
Kate actually repeated a McQueen coatdress. We last saw this piece at Charlotte’s christening last year in Norfolk. Kate did try to change up the styling a bit with a pale pink hat by Philip Treacy, and some absolutely enormous pearl earrings. They look like cheap knockoffs, but Us Weekly ID’d them as Balenciaga, so who knows? My favorite part of her look is the hat, and she coordinated the pink of her hat to go with Charlotte’s pale pink dress and matching ankle booties. I’ll admit it, Charlotte’s pink ankle booties are adorable. As for George, he was dressed up in one of William’s old toddler outfits. Seriously, Kate loves doing these “throwbacks” to William’s childhood. George’s outfit was what William wore to Prince Harry’s christening.
As for Charlotte, Kate says that the little princess is “feisty.” Kate was chatting with a lady at Friday’s church service, and the lady told the press afterwards that Kate told her that Charlotte “is very cute but she has got quite a feisty side” and that she hopes George will “keep Charlotte in order.” Yes, George will like that. George gets to be The Enforcer of the Cambridge family. What’s so feisty about Charlotte these days? My guess is that she just learned the word “no” and she’s been saying it all the time.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Kate looked lovely I think. The hair up was a nice change and the light colour made her look a tad younger
The color combo was lovely.
I loved the colors on her and Charlotte. Gotta say Kate and William make em cute
Those kids are adorable. Kate looks really pretty, too.
I love George in vintage outfits. It think he looks so cute.
All little kids are cute, these two are no exception.
Yes I agree and will go as far as to say this is my favorite outfit she’s worn. She actually looks polished and completely appropriate and *gasp* stylish.
Agree she looks lovely and stylish. Really like that Philip Treacy hat with big rosette, her hair, and I LOVE the enormous pearl earrings.
Totally agree! She looked breathtaking!
Yes, she does look lovely. But she is channeling Diana again.There is a side by side comparison pic of both on instagram.The one where Prince Harry was debuted on the balcony. I don’t know how to link the pic here. But you gotta see it! She has dressed so eerily like Diana!
I thought she found those earrings in the same box where she pulled William’s old outfit to put George in. When I saw the earrings and the hat, I immediately had flashbacks of Diana. There is a hat Diana wore that looks very similar and was very flattering – it was white with a brown flower on the side. If my memory is correct, I think it was one of if not the last official RF outings Diana had as HRH.
George is very cute and has tons of personality – nice to see. He even tried to crawl over the balcony to get a better view of the planes. I hope we see many Windsor family photos and videos of George and Mia together growing up, they could be quite the entertaining pair.
Kate has been SWF’ing Diana for years – she’s just gotten more obvious since she got her ring. Am not surprised that she has copied another Diana look again.
She looks very pretty, and I love her hair that way. The children are precious.
She did look very pretty. I can’t hate on her.
Yes, she does look very pretty!
Oh my! Kate looks nice and her babies are PRECIOUS!!!!!
Is Camilla wearing an ostrich on her head?
It’s Camilla’s Pickalottalkalittlemore hat. (nod to The Music Man)
Cheep! Cheep! Cheep! LOL River City next!
LOVE that movie!
She nailed it. They do have a beautiful family!
Ha! We just saw a high school performance of MM, and it’s one of my all time favorites musicals.
How did you know how to spell that?
I just got done covering 20+ hours of high school musical rehearsals for an awards show this weekend and I do not thank you for getting that song stuck in my head again… (the kids were all super talented thankfully)
I like Camilla’s grandiose hat game. In the past Order of Splendor has called it Camilla bringing the crazy in hat land.
I only like Camilla’s large Edwardian style hats on Camilla. That style of hat is hard to pull off – then again, Camilla is able to pull off monster tiaras like the Boucheron Honeycomb and the Delhi Durbar. I never like it when she sports the Cubitt-Shand Tiara. It is simply too small on her. With Camilla it is go big or go home.
@arthistorian, and when she adds the massive long ropes of diamond necklaces to the Honeycomb tiara… No one – now or in history – could pull that off like she does. Just thinking of the sheer weight she’s lugging around makes my shoulders slump.
She borrowed it from Aretha Franklin is what I heard.
Lol
Camilla’s hat is awesome. She rocks the extravagant stuff like nobody’s business. Check out her royal bling, especially her tiaras.
She is the Princess of Wales. Those feathers and that hat are a solid statement.
Her entire outfit is perfect and fitting.
I love Camilla’s hats. She has great Hat game to me.. I like what Kate is wearing. She and William have two adorably cute children.
The Queen’s Nu Rave outfit gives me life.
Omg! YES TO NEON QUEEN!!! She brings the drama, doesn’t she? I adore her for it! Slay, Queen! 💚💚💚💚💚💚
My husband and I were watching a video of the Queen and Phillip in the carriage and he said she looked like a frog. I told him she always wears bright colors so you can spot her in the crowd. I love that she does that.
I really hope we get a post about it! It was fabulous
Yes, the color is really striking. Wonder about the choice of it too.
Supposedly she chooses her outfits so she can stand out in a crowd, and be easily identifiable to her security, as well as the crowds who come out to see her. I have to say, from the aerial shots, it was *very* easy to pick her out in the procession! Lol. Long live the Queen! 👑🍷
These photos are adorable, but in the video Kate kept stopping Charlotte from doing regular baby stuff like playing with her hair. I thought that was funny given her own horrible habit of constantly touching her hair. She’ll have to get Charlotte a tiny clutch so she can stop fidgeting.
On another note…Wow they started photoshopping the Duchess again!! Must have been feeling kind on such a celebratory occasion.
I saw some raw photos from the parade. She and Camilla looked like they were contemporaries.
So true, this is not what she looks like.
Where did you see the raw photos?
Yes, these are the heavily-photoshopped pics.
Yes, I was going to comment that her skin really has improved greatly from the last pics- but Photoshop would explain it.
Charlotte was actually pulling at her ears in the video and Kate kept pulling her hands away from them. Considering that Charlotte is probably teething and that can cause ear pain, or the noise from the planes could be very loud, I am surprised she did that.
I think it’s callous. But so typically Kate. It’s not like she cares about anything but the happy snap. That poor child. She should have been protected from the noise, maybe taken inside. Meanwhile, the poor kid is obviously suffering with teething, Not a good day for Charlotte. But a triumphant day for the brittle Princess.
Kate’s not a princess, thankfully, and neither is Charlotte. Until William is Prince of Wales she’s a Duchess.
Yes, I was struck by how absolutely smooth and unjowly Kate looked! No other explanation but photoshop. Why don’t they just let people look the way they look?
Still seems frosty between Kate and Harry. And I just love George – more personality than his parents put together – and I know I wouldn’t want him keeping my daughter in line!!! He’s a firecracker!!
George makes the best faces
Does he really? Surely there are photos of him that are less snarly?
I find the “feisty” claim amusing because NormalBill proclaimed her to be “ladylike”(How Victorian…) while George is wild and loud. Two different descriptions of the same kids.
Ugh, I have in-laws who basically force their kids into gender stereotypes from very young ages by declaring how tough the boy is and how sweet the girl is.
Charlotte is going to learn that a man gets to put her in her place, according to Kate. Lucky Charlotte. Hopefully she can learn to say “f*ck that sh*t” just like this Charlotte did.
Eh, I read that as normal sibling stuff. The oldest one (regardless of gender) are task with showing the younger siblings what’s what.
Normal Bill and Cannot are so damned determined to keep their kids’ lives private and away from royal life. I honestly doubt much of what they say about them in public is true. They go with what they think sounds good in a soundbite.
Don’t want to be a Will and Kate apologist/explainer, but the “ladylike” comment was made months ago. It is entirely possible that Charlotte, who is transitioning from baby to toddler has become more “feisty” and will soon be giving George a run for his money.
That being said, I did find “ladylike” to be an odd, weird, and not to mentioned overly gender-stereotypical descriptor for an infant. Not defending the original usage, just that it was originally used when Charlotte was a lot less mobile and expressive (aside from crying) about what she wants/doesn’t want>
The kids are cute and for once i like how she turned out but yes ITA she has that unfortunate way of making hi end designer items look like cheap knockoffs. Mind you it runs in the Middleton family as Pips is just the same.
The balcony appearance at Trooping is the only time of year that the entire and extended family get together like this – TQ is massive on having her family around her (extended or not). It would have been bad form if Charlotte wasn’t there.
I loved TQ’s green outfit – she does have a way of wearing seriously bright colours with panache and she looked like she was having a great time yesterday. And old Phil certainly still knows how to rock a uniform and bearskin hat. lol
People on the internet have had fun with the Queen’s “greenscren” outfit. 😉
http://mashable.com/2016/06/11/queen-green-screen/#maHWWiiGyiqQ
love the word panache! great choice to describe HRH ERII. and love the green! she was really rocking it yesterday 🙂
She’s HM not HRH. Her Majesty not Her Royal Highness. The latter is a lesser style rank.
whoops sorry my bad ..thanks
Was George there when he was one year old? I don’t think so. If not, what makes him so special, and poor Charlotte an afterthought?
Charlotte is a mini QEII!
Have they actually saved 35 years’ worth of William’s clothes, or just the childhood stuff?
In some shots of her yes i can see that but personally i think she’s a mini carole.
Carole and Pippa all the way.
Yeah, it’s actually freaky how much she looks like Carol. Though the dour grumpy facial expression looks like QEII 😉
Yup, Carole and Pippa.
Agree….I’ve seen Carole in her for a long time. Definitely takes after her moms side of the family. Thought Kate looked very pretty. Like the picture where they are laughing with George.
I think Charlotte also resembles Carole currently. I kind of hope they have a 3rd to see who they resemble. George and Charlotte look quite different at this stage but that’s the fun of watching children grow.
I know, right? I thought the very same thing when I saw the picture of her touching her ear above.
George wearing William’s old clothes again….because the royal family is so THRIFTY. It will be interesting when he gets to the teenage years LOL
It looked to me like Charlotte might have been on the verge of a meltdown. Which wouldn’t be surprising given that she’s a child at a pretty stiff event. As much criticism as they get for being lazy and all, the both really do look like involved parents. Wills is bent down and talking to George in other pictures and they both look pretty in synch.
Agreed on the parenting note. Also, it looked like Kate seemed a lot more comfortable and at ease. Maybe I’m so used to her fiddling with her hair, grasping her clutch, or tightly clasping her hands in front of her that it naturally gives her an awkward appearance. With her children there, it gave her something to do. Also, her smiles and expressions looked relaxed rather than forced. It was quite nice to see.
She was tugging her ears, which is probably related to teething.. And yet Kate kept pulling her hands away from her ears. Not exactly the best way to deal with a cranky child but of course the photo op is important.
Teething and probably the noise (with the crowd cheering, and airplanes flying overhead). It looked like she was trying to cover her ears as well.
Control freaks control all aspects of their image. Charlotte clearly was uncomfortable on several levels, the poor dear. And yet, Mama, instead of soothing her or taking her away, demands that Charlotte not cover her ears.
Perhaps Willy is bending down and soothing George. But I’m guessing he’s reading George the riot. I’m guessing Willy’s love consists of authoritarianism and commands, which fits with his general style for living.
They are involved for sure. Control freaks.
They were on the balcony for less than five minutes. If Kate wanted Charlotte to look nice in photos of an event celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday by not sticking her fingers in her ears for a few minutes, I think that is perfectly fine.
Wow really you seem to spend way to much time over analyzing these pictures because of course Wil can’t be just talking to George.
Megan, I have to agree with hmmm. When I watched it on live tv I was apalled. The child was obviously in discomfort and somewhat distressed. The mother can’t be bothered with the expectations of handing out shamrocks on a yearly basis but a 13 months old child needs to look perfect for a photo op. Why not leave her inside?
Agreed hmmm and Hyacinth.
Charlotte was clearly uncomfortable. There was no need to bring her to the balcony, or keep her there, even if for a few minutes if the child was teething and in distress. This was all and ONLY about William and Kate getting good press. George always looks anxious, as does Charlotte; no wonder with such God-awful parents.
I assume Charlotte was there at the invitation of the Queen. Royal babies usually begin appearing for the Trooping fly over at age one. The Cambridges are keeping with tradition, as they should. They may blown it in the past, but they got it right yesterday.
@Megan,
“I assume Charlotte was there at the invitation of the Queen”.
Is that like a royal command? That’s the silliest thing I’ve ever heard. The babe is 1 year old! Off with her head! LOL
OMG, even if your creative interpretation is correct, I am sure your parents or yourself with your own kids never made you pose for picture as a toddler or child with your extended family. Ever been to a christening, always one child you is either sick or uncomfortable or something. Great Grandma’s 90th birthday, kind of a big deal wouldn’t you want a picture with her when you are older, provided she isn’t that sick and I don’t see projectile vomiting so I am going with she is probably fine. I know people don’t like them, but not everything people do is stupid, lazy or bad as a lot seem to want to claim.
Will George ever get to wear his own clothes for formal occasions? Or will he wear William vintage until he hits university? Once or twice was cute, but this is getting old. Holding out for a photo of George wearing a cute little bowtie.
It is creepy at this point. Let George wear clothes that are his own. They sure as hell can afford it.
I too find it creepy. I think she is obsessed with Diana and believes that channeling her style = same work ethic and praise.
Is it for sure that these are literally Williams old clothes or is she recreating those looks with modern clothes? I’m going to have to look into it because the idea of her going through boxes of toddler clothes from the mid 1980s is very weird
This was William’s outfit from Harry’s christening. Unlike the replica outfit she bought for last Trooping, this is the real deal.
My Mother died when my daughter was only 11 years old. She was a wonderful seamstress and made her many gorgeous classic dresses when she was small. My daughter was so thankful that I saved those dresses when she had her own daughter. We see it as a living link to a beloved family member when she wears them for special occasions.
Classic baby and toddler clothes are often very expensive and get very little wear, why would it be considered unusual that they are saved to be passed down? Just because a family is wealthy doesn’t mean they don’t have the same sentimental attachments. In fact, the Swedish Royal family have been pulling out Victoria & Madeline’s baby clothes repeatedly since Estelle & Leonor were born and people have commented on how charming it was.
This is a lovely post-thank you for bringing this perspective (nice antidote to the snarkers)
That is a good perspective Julaine and makes me feel a bit less snarky about it. KP has confirmed its Williams actual outfit. I wonder where these old kid outfits of his are kept/archived… I like to know the behind the scenes stuff.
Thank you! I think it’s sweet. I’m expecting a baby girl after two boys and have recently pulled some 32 year-old dresses out of storage. I love the idea of my daughter wearing my old clothes. The dresses are still in good shape and were lovingly saved. I don’t think it’s weird at all.
Besides why would you want to spend money on your kids clothes when you can spend it on Cartier Baubles !!!!
The best photo of Charlotte is the one where she has both arms raised. It’s like she’s saying “Huzzah, my British people, I love you!!!!”
I thought the suit for Charlotte’s christening had that front ruffle? Seriously, she needs to stop with the repeats. For something like Trooping the Color, you bust out with something new. My feeling is new show stoppers at big events and then repeat those items later at smaller functions. How could you pull a “this old thing??” When you’re standing next to the Queen?
The ruffled coatdress was for George’s christening and then she repeated it at a garden party, I think.
I disagree, the Queen repeats her outfits quite often and I’m sure she would approve of Kate wearing this McQueen outfit again (for only the second time). The McQueens are among the most expensive and often bespoke clothes Kate has and the ones she brings out for her biggest and most formal occasions, so I don’t see any insult there.
If she were to have a new outfit every single time she steps out to an event, people would complain. Nothing wrong with wearing an outfit more than once.
It’s easy to mix up her outfits when many are so similar. She should re-wear outfits that cost thousands of dollars. Unfortunately, she orders new versions of the same designs, same colors, so it’s not frugal.
Vgood look for Kate, I think. Her hair balances the hat nicely. Watched this live on tv and was genuinely surpised how pretty she looked!
Yes, she looks happier and more relaxed than usual, very flattering color, and looks so much better with her hair up like this!
I think the more Kate spends time ‘on’ in public, the better she gets. Remember when Willie was off on duty in the Falklands? Kate was seen quite a bit by herself and she seemed to be hitting her stride, then poof, she was gone and then Cambridge crotch grab and hair flicking was back. At least holding Charlotte gives her something to do with her hands.
I thought her hair bun thing should have been on the other side to offset the big flower on her hat.
I think the bun is on the left side because the hat sits so low on the right.
I feel like the coat swallows her more so than at charlottes christening.
George! George! George! Thanks Kaiser, I love pics of this kid! As usual he is bringing the most animated and honest expressions of IDGAF. LOL at Will’s side-eye of George; like he expects the kid to start flipping the bird at people. Ha!
George, the Queen and Uncle Harry are the only ones I really care about. The rest of the family is like background noise.
totally agree but would throw in a vote for Mia Tindall. She is a spitfire!
Kate looks genuinely happy. She really does love children/motherhood, right? This is where she’s most at ease, maybe? With her children?
That or being the centre of attention because she knows the public will be focused on her holding the kids.
A little of both, perhaps? She doesn’t seem to love attention when it requires public speaking.
She does look happy. And I thought she looked really lovely in those photos as far as her outfit, hat, hair.
She looked smug.
She did, but also hyper aware of how they looked. Everything had to be perfect for the cameras.
That’s just Kate Middleton, or perhaps the Middletons in general? Just looking at her family photos that are all over the internet, from infancy to college to now…It’s always been about “the right look” and in time, “the royal look”. She and her mum would be fascinating case studies in personality disorders. Char and Geo. better learn fast to grin and bear it.
Sorry Deedee, no bow ties for Georgie, I’m afraid. It’s not a thing usually done in the UK and certainly not in royal circles.
I thought everyone looked generally great and quite happy…except Harry who seemed a bit amiss.
I so wish Kate would borrow her jewellery from the many royal pieces I am sure are available to her. I don’t want to help pay for £30,000 hoops that look as if they were purchased from an online Asian shop. Hair and hat seem appropriate as does the dress. Thankfully cannot see more nude shoes…pink ones would have been delightful though! I didn’t mind the earrings as they looked like the ones Diana owned back when and paired them with a pearl rope necklace – not that tiny little bauble Waity chose. You know, for an art major she has no idea of scale. Or originality, style, colour……..
Done!
Actually those basic hoops cost around $50k… And then the sugar press calls her frugal?! She also has a similar basic pendant that also sits around $50k.
The earrings are $50K and the matching pendant is $80K.
She has such minimalist jewelry bought at very extravagant prices.
Sorry….I was quoting £££s, hence the difference.
Sophie – I noticed that Harry wasn’t featured much in the photos of the Daily Mail. There has been a lot of coverage of the Cambridges, Beatrice & Eugenie, some of Camilla and obviously the Queen. Harry is so popular, wonder if this is part of the palace machine trying to push/boost the Cambridges popularity/succession because of all the work shy complaints?
The kids are soooo cute, I love seeing pictures of them.
Because Harry is a man and the press does not care what he does or wears. The DM is obsessed with female fashion, and ranking these women against each other.
Harry, was told he couldn’t spend the summer partying away in LA, hence the unhappy faces !!!!
True. And it almost seemed as though the coverage was more about Kate & the kids rather than HM.
No bow ties? Really? How disappointing. I guess I’ve been treating myself to too many photos of Benedict Cumberbatch, Jude Law and Daniel Craig wearing bow ties.
@Sophie I agree. I want to see the real statement pieces in the royal collection. She needs to take lessons from Camilla because she the the best when it comes to wearing bling.
Would it surprise people if HM said no to the jewelry until she sees how this marriage turns out !!!!
Harry always seems off when he’s around Kate. I think there’s a real rift there. Why would you plan your baby’s Christening when the only Uncle on the dad’s side is away with his charitable work and you know that months ahead of time?
There are plenty of pictures just from this last weekend showing Harry talking and laughing quite happily with Kate. I think many of Harry’s admirers simply want him to NOT like Kate because they do not like Kate.
Here are some
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3637705/Harry-shares-joke-Kate-William-left-out.html
Did you guys the photo of George saluting the fly over? He looked so serious and official! Adorable. Charlotte got some food waves in, but I imagine all of that pomp is overwhelming for a kid. Loved Kate’s hat. Not enough Harry!
I agree the George saluting pics were adorable. I know royal photog Tim Rooke took some of those pics because I saw them on his Twitter.
I really don’t enjoy Kate and seldom find myself complimenting her… But she brought it with that hat! The whole look is perfect, and complemented by two adorable kids.
Re using smocking is a Southern tradition. I’m keeping almost of my three girls dresses for their daughters to use.
Pretty sure Charlotte is wearing matching mary jane’s and socks, not ankle booties. My daughter has a pair that will do that with the right socks and it confuses people all the time. Honest mistake.
She’s definitely not wearing ankle booties. If you look closely at the pictures, you can see the ankle strap on the shoes and the slightly different color of the socks.
Awww. Very cute.! I do like Kate’s look. I was also going to say her makeup/skin looks great..but some people are saying Photoshop. Tra La. There is HARRY so I’m thrilled.
Well, I guess if a person wants to wear a flower almost as big as your head, then that hat is perfect.
Her hair looks good. I like the earrings, but the necklace doesn’t work with them.
Obvious photoshopping, too.
I think she looks pretty, but agree that the hat looks dopey with that huge flower, and the necklace is just silly. She needs to up her jewelry game.
Her jewelry game is sad. But of course she has Big Blue to make up for it 😉
I wish we could see Harry better on the photos… Heloooooooo Harry!
I love that hat and the flower on it, and I think she looks lovely and appropriate! Holding Charlotte stops her from clutching her crotch and having her hair up stops her fiddling with it. So she loses no points this go ’round. That still leaves her with a score in the negative millions, but it’s a start!
I agree whole heartedly that Kate looked perfect in that outfit. Is it me or is there a frostiness with Kate and Camilla and Kate and the Queen. You never see them acknowledging happily. Fiesty Charlotte does that mean she is a handful I read in a astrology write up that it would be Charlotte giving George the run around and it will be C showing him who is boss. Watch this space then with that prediction.
Beatrice and Eugenie looked good too– Bea had her orange peel hat ( I think she’s worn it at Royal Ascot?) and a navy dress, and Eug had a purple feathered hat with a forest green dress. No shades of cream for them.
The York Princess’s have serious hat/fasinator game – i loved B’s orange peel one. I generally like their style choices – young and fun seems to be what they go for.
I thought she looked good and her hair style pretty and done with the hat in mind. Since this kind of good styling rarely happens with her I feel bound to note it ! She is not well served by her so called assistant/stylist and I think the day before ? with that ice blue and white coat, ivory hat, pinky beige shoes and clutch and small thin necklace on an open neck that shouted for something different all is the latest evidence that she so needs better advice for public appearances.
The kids are adorable! Also, why is no one talking about Harry in the background??
Lucy, I thought Harry looked a bit angry in some photos. But perhaps he was just having a bad day or perhaps something more because he was positioned behind W&K, meaning maybe he just had words with William?
Compared to the others on the balcony he looked serious for most of the appearance – everyone else was smiley. For the past few years I have gotten the impression that he has distanced himself from his brother and Chutney. A gap appears to have appeared between William and his family since her married Kate and William very clearly prefers her family to his own. Which is sad as he seems to be the only one who can’t see them for what they are – graspers for fame and fortune.
Poor Jason has worked some PR miracles this weekend. Getting Dull and Duller to turn out 3 days in a row and bringing out the kids too. Waity looked nice this weekend and her smile seemed genuine for a change. It was interesting that the Dolittles managed to get themselves in prime position on the balcony while Charles and Camilla were shunted off to the side. I didn’t see a lot of the balcony scenes but there didn’t seem much interaction between the Dolittles and Chas and Cam. It seems to me the Dolittles are allying themselves with HM in the hope some of her popularity rubs off on them rather than being with the less popular Charles. Also today at the picnic they were in a leading role while C&C were nowhere to be seen.
Charles and Camilla were at a village celebration today. There are pics of them on the DM celebrating with school children.
Although you hardly ever see Kate taking to anyone in the Royal family. The Queen never seems to address Kate, Harry seems to pretty much ignore her although she seems to try to make it look like he’s talking to her. Camilla seems friendly enough with Kate, but I think she could talk to a stone, she’s so personable.
The nullification of Harry has started, as he is always shoved in the back row at these things. The worst thing about him ever having kids is that the press will treat them the way they treat Beatrice and Eugenie. Horribly.
@L_invo-
Seriously? George is a perfectly normal 3 yr. Old of the boisterous variety. And Charlotte has “unpleasant Chinese eyes”? I’m gonna be blunt here and say GTFO with that racist garbage.
@L_invo:
Wow. Racist much?
Not to mention pretty hard on a couple of toddlers.
Honk for Harry!
Why is Billy aleays slauching? Such a terrible pose.. looks like he is cupping his manhood.. sucha insecure body language
If you watch the video of the balcony entrance, the Dolittles muscles out everyone else to be front and centre. What’s really bad is that they muscle out Charles.
Yes, a stool was set up for George at the front but the fact is, that the Dolittles do look to muscle in totally. You can see Camilla beckoning to Charles to come forward, yet he doesn’t. In effect, at centre stage you get Waity and Willy and the kids beside the Queen, with no space made for Charles by his son. Charles is in the back, with Harry. What does that tell us?
That tells me that the Cambridges think they are quite special! LOL.
They have a history of doing this – they did it last year when Waity pushed past Chuck to go stand next to William who was next to TQ with George. She was quite rude about it and literally shoved Harry out of the way. She has done this to TQ as well, there was one occasion at the annual christmas service she shoved past the Queen to start accepting bouquets. Thats the infamous Middleton pushiness showing through.
At events like this they are both ‘keen’ to be centre stage, and seem to take as many opportunities to upstage his father.
It looks like there are marks for them to stand on. Price Phillip points to the queen’s mark, Kate looks at the ground and plants herself on her mark and George’s step stool is already set up. I’m sure all of this is planned out in advanced or it would be a free-for-all instead of knowing to go left or right once on the balcony. And it always seems to be the same set up with maybe a few changes in who gets next to the queen.
Putting George and Charlotte next to the queen is a better photo op than if it were Charles and Camilla. Everyone wants to see the queen and the kids. The rest, not so much.
Marks? How ridiculous. Proof, or it didn’t happen.
It’s no more ‘ridiculous’ than having assigned seats at a banquet, which is standard.
Hope that I won’t get attacked for saying this, but Charlotte really looks uncomfortable on those pics. I saw the same behavior on my 2 small nieces when they are around something that is new for them especially if it is loud. She is so small so she doesn’t understand what is happening and people are probably yelling. It is normal for kids to feel like that so I don’t really see the need to bring her outside on the balcony, I am sure she was already on all inside photos taken with family. (Forgive my English)
Considering the noise they should have given her headphones. She was not comfortable that was obvious in the video.
Based on today’s DM photos, is Kate planning to get pregnant with another daughter? (you know, sperm washing like they did with the first two).
What do you mean Citresse? And why a daughter?
I thought Kate looked beautiful and the kids were adorable. Prince William always looks so uncomfortable when he has to wear his ceremonial uniforms. Other than that, the family had a job to do out there and they were doing it. I can’t believe all the judging that goes on with this family on this website.
Well, Kate and Wills earned their harsh judgements. People gave them years to step it up and contribute for all of the perks they get which the taxpayers do actually pay for, although indirectly through the Duchy. And not only do they do almost nothing, they spend like drunken sailors on renovations, her bespoke clothes, $35k pieces of jewelry; the little they do, they botch. (Like saying, “How interesting,” in India when told that many Indian children who are beggars have their hands cut off so they can make more $$.) “How ignorant!” is my response to that.
They’re very regal. I adore them all. Prince William should get a hair transplant. Could you imagine the uproar???? So what, do it!!!!!! Duchess Katherine is stunning. Babies are darling. I just want to scoop them up…
Not sure why my comment did not get posted? I merely said that Diana also appears to have reused an outfit that had belonged to Charles for William. Was it the fact that I put in a link to People Magazine? Charles wore it circa 1950, William in 1984 and George in 2015.
It was what George wore last year on the balcony – the blue outfit with ruffles.