Prince William & Kate are going to Scotland next week to avoid Prince Harry

Yesterday, Kensington Palace confirmed some Scottish events for the Prince and Princess of Wales next week. I didn’t think anything of it, beyond a random, fleeting thought of “that’s weird, they usually don’t take a day trip to Scotland in the dead of winter most years.” Thankfully, People Magazine pointed out the hilarious significance of Willy and Kate’s big Scotland itinerary.

Prince Harry returns to London next week, but most of his family will be out of town. The Duke of Sussex, 41, will be back in the U.K. for the opening of his High Court trial, the final legal step in his series of lawsuits against Associated Newspapers.

However, on Jan. 21, Prince William, 43, and Kate Middleton, 44, have a joint engagement in Scotland, taking them hundreds of miles from the English capital.

The royal couple will first visit the National Curling Academy in Stirling to meet with Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic curling teams ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games.

They will then visit Radical Weavers in Stirling, a working handweaving studio that doubles as a charity where patrons learn about the heritage of Scottish tartan and benefit from the therapeutic qualities of weaving while creating blankets and textiles to give back to those in need.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry is expected to be in court for most of the week, as he joins several high-profile figures, including pop star Elton John, actress Elizabeth Hurley and Jude Law’s ex-wife Sadie Frost, in suing Associated Newspapers (ANL) — the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday — for alleged illegal information gathering. Associated Newspapers has “vigorously” denied the allegations, the BBC previously reported.

Harry is also not expected to see his father, King Charles, while he is in London.

[From People]

We’ve known for more than a week that King Charles would be up in Scotland, which is “his thing” now – after Christmas, he and Camilla go up to Birkhall and/or Castle of Mey for several weeks. But I didn’t realize that William and Kate would run the same play they’ve been running for years: “We have to look busy when Harry’s in town, quick, schedule some last-minute events and throw on a blonde wig!” Last September, when Harry was in England for four days, William threw together a last-minute, half-assed schedule of events in an attempt to look too busy to meet with Harry. Plus, William wants to compete with Harry’s headlines. It was sad, because Harry got wall-to-wall coverage, and barely anyone paid attention to the Scooter King’s pitiful busywork. The “William is having a nervous breakdown” stories started right after that too. Good times. Well, you know what that means for next week.

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79 Responses to “Prince William & Kate are going to Scotland next week to avoid Prince Harry”

  1. Indica says:

    Oh no! Harry’s coming to town! Bring out the wiglet and the scooter so no one notices the charismatic redhead in the middle of the scene…

    • TheresaJanes says:

      Imagine being a future King and still living your life on the defensive, being petty, and avoiding your younger brother. William would have to be quite disturbed, unhinged, furious and helpless to control his emotions if its the case is he has gone to these lengths to avoid Harry.

      • Gabby says:

        William is really hiding from is the embarassing fact that Harry is avoiding HIM. Harry does not contact or seek to see William on any of his UK visits.

    • SunnyDays says:

      It’s hilarious to me that they think they’ll be able to detract from Harry’s headlines. W&K are the ones that created such a sh*t storm around this, so that the odd time Harry IS in the UK, it’s huge news. Also, the whole reason he will be there, this court appearance, one could argue could also be attributed to actions by W&K.

      But sure, yet ANOTHER outing where these two robots almost brush their claw hands together, her wiglet flies in the wind but doesn’t take flight, they make exaggerated expressions while trying a sport, they arrange visits to places where POC are strategically placed near them and they cock their heads to the side with concerned listening faces, or one of them does while the other maniacally laughs…. Sure, everyone is dying to see that again over a hot, sane, person they rarely get to see!!!

      • Christine says:

        It truly is hilarious that William and Kate have inadvertently made Harry far more of a rock star than they are with all of their, “WATCH US SNUB HARRY AGAIN!!!” nonsense. Usually they use Wales for their hidey hole, I wonder what poor Scotland did to gain their attention.

        If any of the British media or monarchy had one scintilla of chill, Harry and Meghan would have left for the U.S. and basically lived out their lives as any other celebrity in California. Instead, they are superstars, greeted as such everywhere they go. Their inability to NOT talk about the Sussexes for even one day has made them the main characters. It’s amazing, I love it so much.

    • SgtPepper says:

      Now that you mention it, I’m surprised that Kate hasn’t tried to put on a ginger wig or dyed her kids’ hair to compete with Harry as the most beloved ginger in the royal family!

  2. Shiela Kerr says:

    Such pitiful folks. Running to look busy while being laughed at because everyone knows the reason for this nonsense trip. Forced to be together sharing goofy inappropriate laughs. What a life.

    • Tessa says:

      What about those school runs

    • Jay says:

      Oh, they are gonna be MISERABLE spending the whole day together and William has never been able to hide his disdain. Fun!

      I also expect that Kaiser will get yet another entry in the “Kate gaping and guffawing while pretending to do sports” collection when she tries to throw a curling stone.

  3. Neeve says:

    Oh wow,they are beyond obvious,it would be less embarrassing to stand on business and just make it clear they dont wish to see him. Instead wasting tax payers money putting on a show.

    • Shiela Kerr says:

      Putting on a show no one will watch😂😂. Because the better brother is in town.

    • Jay says:

      It’s really too bad, because I love both curling and tartans – Scotland deserves better than this!

    • Debbie says:

      It does sound really sad, don’t they know they can just stay home and “wash their hair”? Maybe I’m wrong though, perhaps it’s just one of those cultural expressions that differentiates England and the U.S. because in America, we call it “re-arranging the sock drawer” whilst in England, they call it “Going to Scotland.” Quaint.

  4. FloridaWoman says:

    When I saw this headline this morning, my first thought was actually, “I wonder if the cousins will ever get to meet.” Harry and Meghan both have pretty rotten siblings, and Archie and Lili will also be impacted. It’s sad to watch it all in real time — kind of wish we could tell all the siblings to get over themselves and think about their kids for a change. But no, off they go to Scotland to avoid Harry, and he doesn’t get to hang out with his nephews and niece. Their loss, and it’s sad.

    • Tessa says:

      The being with cousins spun again. The cousins are grown ups and can choose to be friendly with harry and Meghan and the children. Scooter probably is not so close to the cousins who cater to him some out of necessity

      • Brittney B says:

        Tessa, it looks like you think you’re replying to a comment about Eugenie and Beatrice. You’re not.

        Archie and Lili have three cousins: George, Charlotte, and Louis. That’s what we’re talking about.

      • Tessa says:

        No Brittney, I am replying to cousins in general. William and Harry have cousins–and there is a larger extended family that do the Church walk together. I am talking about the parents and the children. The adults like Scooter and Keen have the option to encourage the children to spend time with children of Harry and Meghan. Which is not going to happen. The parents have the options of wanting their children to befriend the Sussex children. The child cousins can’t go and introduce themselves without the consent of their parents. It is all interrelated. When the three Wales children grow up they may decide on their own (as would the Sussex children when they grow up) to get to know their relatives. Right now, the Wales parents call the shots. And when the media talks of cousins, they write about how “close” the Phillips children and the Tindall children are with the Wales. They don’t limit the coverage to Harry and Meghan/Kate and William.

    • Amy Bee says:

      Considering the Harry confirmed that he wasn’t close with William or Kate, it’s highly doubtful that their children were ever going to be close. There’s no way William and Kate would have wanted their children to mix with Archie and Lili. Remember Kate is alleged to be one of the 2 royals who had concerns about Archie’s skin colour.

      • Tessa says:

        Keen And scooter would treat the Sussex children coldly if they met. Children are sensitive to this. Better not to subject them to this. Keen ignored baby Archie and kept her kids away from him and Meghan. And who knows what the Wales children overhear them talking about the sussexes.

    • Nerd says:

      I’ve never understood this constant pressure for the victims of racial discrimination and abuse to connect with the children of their racist abusers or the complicit people who were silent to that discrimination and abuse just because of a familial connection has always seemed disingenuous and callous. The desire for the parents and the children who were shunned and racially abused to allow their abusers in their lives just because they are related is ignoring the pain, lose and real struggles that are associated with racism. It’s almost like a slap in the face to victims of racism. As if what their abusers have said and shown through their words and actions and how all of it was meant to break, dehumanize and degrade their victims should be ignored and forgotten. It’s almost like a continuation of that racist abuse and dehumanization that the victims hurt, pain and trauma should be put on the back burner to facilitate a relationship with those who didn’t care enough to love or protect them or the children of those who see them as less than human. It’s always an ugly and disturbing push to want children to reconnect with other children whose views are formed and shaped by their abusers. The abusers who contributed to the loss of one child and almost the loss of them and or their parents or grandmother, and all because they’re cousins.

      • Tessa says:

        There have been wars among the cousins in royal history. It has not been congenial always. Henry IV (Bolingbroke) was exiled by his cousin Richard II, then returned to take over the throne. There were the Wars of the Roses. Struggles for the throne among cousins. And the children of Henry VIII and their cousins had feuds some leading to executions. Victoria would bring together the cousins (she wanted to match make), then later the cousins fought on Opposing sides during World War I. It is not always all peace and happiness among royal cousins. The Sussex children can have close friends of their own and they can be friends with Relatives on the Spencer side of the family and Eugenie has brought her family to see the Sussexes.

      • Nic919 says:

        Let’s not forget how George V let his first cousin Nicholas get killed by the Bolsheviks. So first cousins don’t mean much in that family.

        Also Kate kept Louis away from Archie when he was showing interest at the polo match. She’s a racist witch and it’s likely the kids absorbed some of that. It’s not like those kids are not hearing hateful things about their cousins from both parents. And going to a Richie Rich school of mostly white aristos and social climbers isn’t going to make them more open minded.

        Archie and Lily don’t need to be subjected to any of that. I bet the Spencer cousins are fine with them.

      • BeanieBean says:

        Very well stated, @Nerd.

      • maja says:

        Nerd 🎯❣️

      • Kingston says:

        @Nic919

        I agree with you that kitty is the outed racist arsehole in that mafia organization. But the other racists include chucky, cowmilla and all the other hangers-on family members, plus all the servants high and low.

        Anyhoooooo…………now that we know more about louis, I’m kinda grateful that kitty kept him away from then baby Archie.

        IYKYK

    • sunniside up says:

      Both Harry and Meghan grew up with rotten families, perhaps that is part of what bought them together. Along with the charity work.

    • Elly says:

      @FloridaWoman Harry has said that he would like for his kids to have relationships with members of his family. I agree that it’s sad that the actions of the parents, W&K in this case , hurt the children by preventing their relationship with their American first cousins. My mom was born and raised in England and it’s always been so much fun to meet up and exchange news with my British cousins. Shame on William and Kate.

  5. Jay says:

    Hilarious that even People acknowledges that this day trip to Scotland is an obvious way to avoid Harry! However, I doubt that they will be able to compete in the battle of headlines with Harry and Elton John. The most they can hope for is to make sure all three events get released slowly so they can pretend that they are working (“working”) away in Scotland, unbothered by it all.

  6. lady digby says:

    Harry will be in the witness box on January 22, according to a draft trial timetable made public on Thursday. John and Furnish are due to give evidence in February but will seek to do so remotely, their lawyers said.
    Wow looks like W and K will have to do events on 21 and 22 January to deflect from Harry’s sensational appearance. Perhaps Will can do a Walter Raleigh and doff his tweed jacket on the ground to save kate from getting mud on her high heels?!

  7. Sam says:

    Sure! And those two suuuurely aren’t flying to Scotland by helicopter (irony), so they probably aren’t even traveling for a normal 8-10 Hour-work-Day. They probably take off at 10 a.m. and are back home by 4 p.m. Unbelievable…

  8. Amy Bee says:

    It is kinda of sad William and Kate only get activated when Harry comes to town. I used to think that this was a KP ploy but I now think the original idea to do counterprogramming everytime Harry is in the UK or when the Invictus Games is happening came from the newspaper editors. It will be interesting to see if they will remain on vacation when Harry comes for the one year to go event in July.

  9. Beana says:

    Because Harry is coming to the UK, William is now forced to go on an out-of-town trip with his wife and pretend to like her. I’m sure he’s enraged!

    • Tessa says:

      He will ignore the festive glances of keen

      • Royal Downfall Watcher says:

        LOL! Gawd….think of how pathetic the rota is that they had to write that drivel? Imagine having to fawn over the two laziest, most incompetent, spoiled, and petty adults to grace the Royal Family in ages. It isn’t even lipstick on a pig at this point. Pigs are at least adorable and can do interesting things. Pigs have personality.

        Trying to bolster WanK is like trying to convince someone that a watching white paint dry on a white wall is the most interesting thing to happen this century and we should all be grateful to be able to witness it.

        “Festive Glances” when he was looking at her like she smelled is really doing a lot of heavy lifting. Its honestly hilarious!

  10. Well Harry will get all of the coverage so Peg and Can’t are wasting their time if they think they will get any coverage. There may be a picture here and there of them from their most loyal press bedmates but it so t be much lol. Let the incandescent tantrums begin!!

  11. Me at home says:

    Last time Harry came to town, WanK’s sudden busywork failed to steal headlines. So now they’re pulling out the big guns, Scotland and the Olympics. Got it. Harry and his court case are still more interesting, so good luck with that!

    • windyriver says:

      Interesting that they’ve chosen a curling event, which is one of the things Harry did (wheelchair curling, actually), at the one year to go event for Vancouver Whistler. I assume one or both Will & Kate will have photo ops demonstrating their curling attempts as well. But of course, they’re doing an athletic event in general because of the upcoming IG one year to go event in Birmingham. Nice that they’re going to meet with the Olympic, and also the Paralympic teams, when they, like their father – the CIC, and patron of the RBL which sponsored the UK’s IG team – also completely ignored the UK’s IG athletes.

      • Jais says:

        Yeah, doing a paralympic sporting event while Harry is in town is an interesting choice. And correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t the Wales once famously ditch the London Paralympics to go yachting?

      • Nic919 says:

        Yes they did. And they were found out when the topless photos from France were made public. You can bet William was more upset they were caught in their lies over anything else.

    • Gabby says:

      If WanK were smart (hahahah, yeah, I know) they would use this opportunity to go skiing. No one will be paying attention to them.

    • Becks1 says:

      And last time he came to town, Kate was obviously pulled in for a last minute event – even some of the morning shows or something had to mention it! It was such an obvious ploy that really didn’t work. I expect this will be more of the same – a ploy to steal attention but its going to fall flat.

      (and Harry is going to court. The most he’ll be seen will be entering and exiting the building. Is even THAT too much for the Wales?)

      • Nerd says:

        I think them trying to steal attention from this case in particular, which is in so many ways represents the defense of Diana and everyone else who has been victim to the unethical and corrupt practices of the media, is the best show of what side they stand when it comes to the battle between the UK media and those they report about and report to. It shows that Will, Kate, Charles and Camilla are all perfectly aligned with what this media does and has been doing for years to Diana, Harry, Meghan, Elton, David and the hundreds of others that they have targeted with unlawful and unethical information gathering. That they are okay with it because, not by coincidence, all of them have benefited by throwing family under the media bus.

  12. HeatherC says:

    I think the British government should pay Harry and Meghan a stipend. Whenever they do anything (even spotted out in the wild getting coffee) the Wails feel the need to work to remind everyone they’re there and are, like, way more important!

  13. aquarius64 says:

    What’s the excuse when Harry (and possibly Meghan) come to the UK to promote 1 year to Invictus ( and even Invictus itself)?

  14. Brailler says:

    Doesn’t the press get furious every time someone refers to her as “Kate Middleton”? So why are they doing it themselves?

    • Tessa says:

      No it’s the “fan base” of Keen that complain. And also some bots.

    • Me at home says:

      They call her Kate Middleton for SEO, but they’re probably secretly pleased by all the outraged clicks and comments it always generates. For some pieces, this pearl-clutching about her name makes up the majority of comments.

  15. Kittenmom says:

    Oh looky – a belated romantic birthday trip to Scotland! Willy didn’t have any thoughts to spare for Waity on the big day so I’m sure he’ll be making up for it. LOL

  16. Over it says:

    Dear crisis manager, this is the time when you earn that paycheck. You have two nitwits and I know it’s not easy, but someone has to be able to save these two from themselves.

    • Royal Downfall Watcher says:

      It really doesn’t seem like she has started yet does it? LOL. Any PR person worth their salt would not make WanK’s running away and press grabs so obvious. But alas….here we are.

  17. Teagirl says:

    In the second picture, the headshot of them both laughing, is it Photoshopped? To me, Kate’s teeth look like they are sticking out at an angle. Anybody else see this?

    • sunniside up says:

      I thought the picture looked odd, especially the fold of skin just under her chin but now you have said it I can see the teeth at an angle as well. Weird.

  18. MsKrisTalk says:

    It’s interesting that Harry presence makes the future king look small, weak, and insignificant. Actually,he make a whole family look insignificant. Damn! Harry has that much rizz.

  19. Tiny says:

    Great news!
    Now Harry can avoid the stench of failure.

  20. QuiteContrary says:

    If I led the Scottish National Party, I’d be thrilled by this. These two idiots jazz-handing their way through Scotland makes an excellent case for Scottish independence.

  21. Krista says:

    Aren’t the Scottish indifferent to the Royals?

    • Lilly (with the double-L) says:

      That’s what I thought. Well, at first I thought “sorry Scotland” and then I remembered that the Scots are indifferent and, at times, mocking. Could be fun to watch the unvarnished reception. 😂

    • Anne Maria says:

      They vary. I think quite a lot of older folk had a nostalgic respect for QE II. I’m not sure that’s transferred over. But young people consider themselves more Scottish than British and if they are interested, it’s largely from a Hullo! Magazine celeb type viewpoint. A minority are vociferously anti. Just my impressions but I have been here in Scotland on and off for 45 years (fans self, overcome by the speed with which that time has passed).

  22. Nerd says:

    I’m sorry but the photo of William standing between the young black girl and what I’m assuming was her teacher, is too much 🤣. He looks as if he just pissed himself 🤣. How are they both so bad at this when this is all they do which is photo ops for PR? How do they both manage to always give us gems of entertainment because of how out of place they always look? They are the most awkward and socially inept people I’ve ever seen. Somehow they surpass Trump, Vance and Musk at always doing or saying the most dumbest things whenever they are in public.

  23. L4Frimaire says:

    In what universe is Harry interested in dealing with William and his psychodrama?

  24. Armoire says:

    Have to point out that even if this Scottish thing was announced yesterday, it’s been on their books longer. Also, this could’ve been something that was in Charles’s calendar, but was moved.

  25. tamsin says:

    The Olympics are next month, and curling, is one of the winter sports in which the UK is competitive, so visiting the teams isn’t unexpected. I wonder if someone is going to visit the whole Winter Olympics team and wish them good luck. Lucky timing for the Wales’s.

  26. kelleybelle says:

    Do they honestly think these headlines make “the heirs” look good? This pair becomes more loathsome and phony by the day.

  27. Anne Maria says:

    I assume they will in one way or another make a substantial financial contribution to Radical Weavers? Nope, just joking, these are people that visit food banks empty handed.

  28. rachel says:

    why are they all so convinced that harry and meghan are moving back to england? As if she would ever move back there!!!

  29. Henny Penny says:

    I really hope Bulletproof Sunshine can finally talk some sense into Willam. His entire personality is the crisis that needs fixing.

    William hates his brother, he hates his life, and he hates being in the public eye. And the biggest problem of all is that his main job is going out in public and chatting with people and William hates other people and is only interested in himself.

    And now he’s a miserable alcoholic who is clearly unfit for the job, and the real powers behind the throne have sent in a professional crisis manager because they’ve finally figured out that their golden taxpayer-funded goose is about to get cooked for everyone if they can’t get him a new personality, toot sweet.

    Honestly, William should be concerned for his safety. I think he’s tipping dangerously close to being more of a liability than an asset.

  30. Andrea says:

    I just don’t get it. Wouldn’t it make a better show, not to mention heal a family, if they all embraced Harry (and not shot Meghan long range)? Harry seems a sweetheart and still beloved.

  31. Monlette says:

    If this is supposed to be a snub, I think Will & Kate haven’t thought this through. They think the press will follow them to Scotland and watch Will make Veterans “his thing”, because the firm can make things unpleasant for them if they don’t, but if they did, the whole time they will wish they were at the better party. And since they have to give them their undivided attention, that means less opportunity to snipe at H&M.
    In reality I the press will make their own excuses to stay in London and out mean girl these mean girls.

  32. NorthernLights says:

    Meanwhile Harry is paying them no mind.

  33. Shoegirl77 says:

    Just my luck, I too will be in Scotland next Thursday and Friday. Luckily, I’ll be in Edinburgh and they’ll be in Stirling, about an hour’s drive away. Hopefully they’ll stay away from the capital, and I can enjoy my little trip.

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