Kate Middleton is now Princess of Wales and a guaranteed fixture at most big royal events – but before she married Prince William her attendance wasn’t always certain, and according to a book, she once even rejected an invitation from the late Queen
As Princess of Wales, Kate was pretty much a permanent fixture at every major event in her role as one of the most senior royals before her devastating cancer diagnosis. But before her 2011 wedding, tradition often dictated that before being married into the royal family, attending family occassions such as Christmas and Easter was off the cards. In fact, Kate didn’t join an official royal Christmas celebration with William and the rest of his family until December 2011 – the Christmas after her wedding when she was first Duchess of Cambridge.
However, when it came to her sister-in-law Meghan Markle several years later, she was allowed to join royal Christmas with Prince Harry – despite the pair not being married – leaving people asking why the same offer hadn’t been extended to Kate. But according to a book, the late Queen did actually invite the princess to a festive event prior to her engagement to Prince William, but she turned it down.
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In his biography Battle of Brothers, Robert Lacey claims the monarch broke from tradition and extended her first invitation to an unregistered partner for the family’s traditional Christmas lunch in 2006. But Kate, who was 24 at the time, is reported to have declined the historic request. In his book, he writes that Kate “would go to Sandringham on Christmas Day only when she was engaged”.
He explains: “By 2006, the couple had been dating seriously for the best part of five years. Yet when William invited Kate to join him that year at Sandringham for the Royal Family’s traditional Christmas lunch, she refused. It was the first time the Queen had extended such an invitation to an unregistered ‘girlfriend’ but Kate had her own take on that break with tradition: she would go to Sandringham on Christmas Day only when she was engaged and had a ring to prove it.”
Kate could also be preparing to break with another major royal tradition when it comes to her eldest son, Prince George. With the second-in-line to the throne now 11, attention has turned to which school he may attend in the future during his teenage years. He currently attends co-ed Lambrook School near the Wales family home in Windsor with his siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. But it is currently unknown exactly which school he will go to after this as Lambrook only educates pupils up to the age of 13. Many have predicted he will go to Eton College, which would see him follow in the footsteps of his dad Prince William and uncle Prince Harry. The Prince and Princess of Wales were spotted in June touring the campus with their eldest son.
However, another potential school has been thrown into the mix for the young prince, Kate’s alma mater Marlborough College. According to the Daily Mail’s Richard Eden, the princess was seen paying a visit to her former school, leading to speculation it could be considered for George. And if George ends up enrolled at Marlborough, it would see him become the first future King to complete his compulsory education in all co-ed establishments, as Marlborough admits both girls and boys. It was only recently that royals attended formal schools, for example, the late Queen was educated at home, as were other monarchs before her.
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