Prince William ‘Beside Himself’ Over Princess Kate Decision to Step Away From Royal Duties
Yes, the Duchess of Cambridge was stunning on her big day. She was like a princess as she walked down the aisle to marry her prince charming. However, she didn't follow several royal practices on her special day.
Kate Middleton Opted To Do Her Own Makeup
Royal weddings are one of the biggest events in one's life. Anyone in the bride's position will surely hire a glam team for the event. However, not Middleton.
Surprisingly, she decided to do her own makeup instead of having professionals. She reportedly wanted her groom, Prince William, to see her normal looks when she walked down the aisle.
The Bride Didn't Wear Her Hair Up
In the documentary William & Kate: The Journey, royal expert Ashley Pearson revisited how the bride was advised to wear her hair up for a very special occasion. However, she wasn't convinced that it was her best look, so she didn't follow their suggestion.
"Kate had her heart set on wearing her hair down with long flowing curls, which is her favourite way to wear it, and actually William’s favorite as well," Pearson explained, per Express. "They ended up compromising on her look."
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Had A Unique Entourage
Prince William and Kate Middleton did not follow the traditional line-up of entourage for their wedding day. The bride and groom selected their siblings to play a significant role on their big day.
Prince William chose his brother, Prince Harry, as his best man. Middleton did the same and assigned her sister, Pippa Middleton, as her maid of honor.
Kate Middleton Allowed The Entourage To Wear White
Kate Middleton was stunning in her gorgeous Alexander McQueen wedding dress. Traditionally, the bridesmaids are not supposed to wear white to avoid confusion. This rule will also favor the bride because she is the only one wearing white, so it will be easy to spot her.
However, Middleton allowed her sister to wear a white Sarah Burton gown similar to her own dress. Her bridesmaids also wore white.
The Cambridges Skipped Immediate Honeymoon
Normally, the newlywed royals go on their honeymoon straight after the wedding. However, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge didn't follow the protocol.
Instead, they spent their first wedding night as husband and wife at Buckingham Palace. They waited for 10 days before they jetted off on their honeymoon.
The pair flew to Seychelles and stayed on a private island to celebrate their union. and are raising their three children to be as normal as possible even though their eldest, , is the future king of Britain. According to reports, one of Prince William and Middleton’s ways of raising their kids as normal is by giving them chores during their school break.ALSO READ:
Prince George Does Chores During His School BreakA source told that Prince George is the one who has the most chores at home because he’s the eldest. But he’s not tasked with folding clothes or washing the dishes. Instead, he is the one who moves animal feed on the Sandringham estate.
Middleton made the surprise revelation during her conversation with a robot silage sweeper in one of the barns in Wales. The man told the Duchess of Cambridge that the robot silage sweeper could be used to move animal feed, and Middleton said that Prince George was tasked with doing this during his half-term break.Prince William, on the other hand, also shared that Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis have been helping him and Prince Charles turn the farm on Sandringham estate into a fully organic operation.
"We are trying some Agroforestry as well," Prince William said (via Marie Claire).
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Prince George, Princess Charlotte, And Prince Louis Know How To Make Homemade PizzaFor instance, Middleton taught her three children how to cook their own food and make homemade pizza. Matthew Kleiner-Mann, chief executive of the Ivy Learning Trust, also shared his conversation with Middleton during a previous royal engagement.
"She was telling us how much her children love cooking and how they cook for her. They made cheesy pasta the other day. One stirs the flour, one puts the milk and butter in. And they make salads and stuff," he said (via Cheat Sheet).
Prince William, Kate Middleton Do Some Chores At HomeAccording to reports, Prince William and Middleton also do some chores at home. And this is, perhaps, one of the reasons why they are giving their children household tasks as well.
The Duchess of Cambridge has a penchant for cooking. She also does her own food shopping and cooks for her family even though she has household help.
At the start of her marriage to Prince William, a source revealed that Middleton found the omnipresence of a household full of staffers quite stressful.
Prince William, on the other hand, has also tried his hand at cooking. But he previously admitted that he’s not very good at it. And it seems he inherited this trait from his late mother, Princess Diana.
After all, former royal chef Darren McGrady revealed that the Princess of Wales sucked at cooking. On one occasion, the late royal almost burned the palace down.
"The spaghetti boiled over and it put the pilot light out… She could smell gas. Monday morning, she came into the kitchen and said, ‘Darren, you won’t believe I nearly set the whole palace on fire, but you know the best part? I had 12 hunky firemen all to myself,’" McGrady said.
When his children were much younger, Prince William changed Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis’ diapers.Kate Middleton didn't enjoy a Christmas privilege that the Queen gave to Meghan Markle before both of them became official members of the royal family. Check out what the Duchess of Cambridge missed that the Duchess of Sussex was able to enjoy.
Kate Middleton Missed This Privilege Queen Gave To Meghan Markle
Kate Middleton and Prince William dated for over five years before he popped the big question. However, the Duchess of Cambridge was never invited to spend the holidays with the royal family.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry dated for over a year before he proposed to her. In 2017, the Duchess of Sussex became the "first non-royal to appear on the Christmas guest-list."
According to the Channel 5 documentary Sandringham: The Queen at Christmas, Her Majesty, allowed Prince Harry to invite Markle, making her the first royal fiancée to join the Queen for Christmas.
The narrator said Markle spending Christmas with the royals was "exceptional." It was taken as a sign that "the monarchy is changing and modernizing."
Why Did Queen Elizabeth Allow Meghan Markle But Not Kate Middleton To Spend Christmas With Them As Royal Fiancée
Queen Elizabeth II does not normally allow royal fiancées to join them for Christmas. However, Meghan Markle was an exception. She was the first royal fiancée allowed to spend the holidays with the members of the firm.
According to royal expert Ingrid Seward, the Queen probably allowed the Duchess of Sussex because she had no family in London, unlike the Duchess of Cambridge.
"Before they were married, Kate didn’t spend Christmas at Sandringham. But then, Kate has a big and very warm family of her own," Seward explained in the documentary.
Another reason was, Queen Elizabeth II couldn't say "no" to her beloved grandson, Prince Harry.
"If Harry asks for something, the Queen would say yes as she adores him," a royal source told People.
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Prince Harry Not Spending Christmas With Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth II will be celebrating her first Christmas sans Prince Philip. The members of the royal family, including Prince Charles and Camilla Parker, and Prince William and Kate Middleton, will be joining her in Sandringham, where they usually spend the holidays.
However, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly not flying to the U.K. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have no plans to be with his family for the holidays.
"There’s a lot that goes into the logistics and the planning of the family Christmas, so of course, staff knows that Harry and Meghan are not coming," an unnamed royal source told Page Six. "They were, they would have communicated it to their family by now."RELATED:
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