{"id":138515,"date":"2024-12-14T19:11:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T19:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/14\/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-pick-kids-up-for-the-holidays\/"},"modified":"2024-12-14T19:11:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T19:11:24","slug":"kate-middleton-and-prince-william-pick-kids-up-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/14\/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-pick-kids-up-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton and Prince William Pick Kids up for the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">It\u2019s officially Christmas break for <strong>Kate Middleton<\/strong>, <strong>Prince William<\/strong>, and their three kids, as much as any member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2023\/05\/the-royal-family-gets-back-to-work-after-a-busy-coronation-weekend?srsltid=AfmBOop_6bQ_AS5SPFQR4NMjdebtW8GC0fQu1ibfdp1VYIrA6qUvGxYq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the increasingly busy<\/a> royal family gets to take time off. Lambrook School, the Berkshire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2022\/08\/prince-george-princess-charlotte-prince-louis-new-school-berkshire-move-to-windsor-adelaide-cottage?srsltid=AfmBOooDwSDvTGXPPVDl23Dmi3jzi537FRzAuF0Xsf_POLQOiNi7_Kqo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">institution attended by<\/a> <strong>Prince George<\/strong>, <strong>Princess Charlotte<\/strong>, and <strong>Prince Louis<\/strong>, <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.lambrookschool.co.uk\/whats-on\/term-dates\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.lambrookschool.co.uk\/whats-on\/term-dates\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lambrookschool.co.uk\/whats-on\/term-dates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">closed for the holidays<\/a> on Friday, December 13, for a three-and-a-half-week break that ends on January 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE cmter caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd jSwmTa iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>FILE PHOTO: L-R) Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex arrive to attend Christmas Day Church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate on December 25, 2018 in King&#8217;s Lynn, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd cvffOM fNaHcW caption__credit\">Stephen Pond\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">That school holiday is already starting to book up, it seems. The annual <em>Together at Christmas<\/em> carol event is already in their rearview mirrors (the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/kate-middleton-brings-up-her-difficult-year-during-together-at-christmas-event?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in-person concert was December 6<\/a>, with a UK broadcast scheduled for Christmas Eve), and the family has headed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2014\/07\/duke-duchess-of-cambridge-summer-2014-holiday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their longstanding country<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2015\/04\/kate-middleton-prince-william-moving-to-amner-hall?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home of Anmer Hall<\/a>, Kate Middleton and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2017\/05\/kate-middleton-anmer-hall-staff-william-george-charlotte?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William\u2019s casual<\/a> abode on the royals\u2019 Sandringham Estate. The Georgian-style house, a wedding gift to the couple from Queen Elizabeth II, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2023\/10\/do-kate-middleton-and-prince-william-have-a-ghost-in-their-country-home?srsltid=AfmBOornIct0y9bboF7bSxwStv8QWk_PLhvb6x9kXZYkGDPKU3K3xahT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is reportedly haunted<\/a>\u2014but ghosts appear to be part of the British Christmas tradition if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2015\/12\/christmas-movies-disappointment?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charles Dickens is to be believed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Also part of the family\u2019s tradition is the annual family celebration at Sandringham, which begins with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/sarah-ferguson-prince-andrew-kate-middleton-king-charles?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Christmas Day service<\/a> at Sandringham Church then\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/why-princess-diana-hated-christmas-with-the-windsors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per Princess Diana<\/a>\u2014a midday dinner punctuated with \u201csilly behavior\u201d and inside jokes. This year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/the-royal-family-is-planning-one-of-the-biggest-family-christmases-ever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">royal sources say<\/a>, about 40 family members will be present for \u201cone of the biggest family Christmases ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Mark Phillips Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon and Prince Andrew Duke of York\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/675dd448b9be37d24787a0f0\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/1215645057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/675dd448b9be37d24787a0f0\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/1215645057 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/675dd448b9be37d24787a0f0\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/1215645057 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/675dd448b9be37d24787a0f0\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/1215645057 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/675dd448b9be37d24787a0f0\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/1215645057 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/675dd448b9be37d24787a0f0\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/1215645057 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/675dd448b9be37d24787a0f0\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/1215645057 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/675dd448b9be37d24787a0f0\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/1215645057 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE cmter caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd jSwmTa iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>British royals Sarah, Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002), Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997), Peter Phillips, Zara Phillips, Prince Charles, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince William, and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002) attend the Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, 25th December 1988.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd cvffOM fNaHcW caption__credit\">Princess Diana Archive\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cActually the plan is for them to all be at Sandringham for a very special big family Christmas. William and Catherine and the children will be there. The king and queen want their nearest and dearest with them to celebrate,\u201d a source told <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-christmas-william-kate?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">absent from the guest list<\/a> are <strong>Prince Harry<\/strong> and <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong>, as well as their children <strong>Prince Archie<\/strong> and <strong>Princess Lilibet.<\/strong> The couple, who are said to remain estranged from William and Kate, as well as <strong>King Charles III<\/strong> and <strong>Queen Camilla<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-reportedly-invited-4-royals-to-visit-california-for-the-holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly invited<\/a> two of that 40-guest list to skip out on Sandringham for a celebration in sunny California. According to <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/1986508\/princess-eugenie-christmas-prince-harry-meghan-markle\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/1986508\/princess-eugenie-christmas-prince-harry-meghan-markle&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/1986508\/princess-eugenie-christmas-prince-harry-meghan-markle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Daily Express<\/em><\/a>, Harry and Meghan invited Harry\u2019s cousin, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/princess-eugenie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Eugenie<\/a>,<\/strong> her husband, <strong>Jack Brooksbank<\/strong>, and their kids, <strong>August<\/strong> and <strong>Ernest,<\/strong> to their Montecito home for the holidays. As of publication time, it\u2019s unknown if that invitation was accepted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/story\/kate-middleton-prince-william-kids-christmas-holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s officially Christmas break for Kate Middleton, Prince William, and their three kids, as much as any member of the increasingly busy royal family gets to take time off. Lambrook School, the Berkshire institution attended by Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, closed for the holidays on Friday, December 13, for a three-and-a-half-week break [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[133,309,311,246,8235,310,8668,84,8249,8853],"class_list":{"0":"post-138515","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity","8":"tag-kate-middleton","9":"tag-prince-george","10":"tag-prince-louis","11":"tag-prince-william","12":"tag-princes-william","13":"tag-princess-charlotte","14":"tag-royal-watch","15":"tag-royals","16":"tag-society","17":"tag-the-royal-watch"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}