Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. Charlotte, Princess of Cambridge is the newest starlet in the British royal family
The day was busy, but not rainy and chilly like winter. That didn’t stop the Duke from walking around without a hat!
And the next day, November 30, William attended the international Slush forum and received gifts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for George and Charlotte - two toy horses by designer Alisa Aarniomäki.
Smokey is a gray and brown pony for George. Snowflake is Charlotte's bright horse.
In the afternoon, William walked around the city, visited Esplanade Park, where he was greeted by crowds of residents and guests of the Finnish capital.
William handed Santa Claus a letter from Prince George, and there was only one thing on his wish list - a police car. Apparently, George wrote the letter himself and left his signature.
Santa Claus arrived in Helsinki from Rovaniemi and regretted that there was no snow in Helsinki. Father Frost also gave the prince two children's books for home delivery. These are gifts for Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
These are English-language children's books by Finnish writers, said Santa Claus.
After a walk in Esplanade Park, Prince William visited Kauppatori Market Square before heading to Helsinki City Hall for lunch. On the walk to City Hall, William spoke to people on the streets who came to greet him. The prince drew attention, among other things, to the Ferris wheel on the embankment.
“Next time I come here, I want to ride this,” William told the crowd.
Today, Thursday, William visited the primary school in " prestigious rich" (author's note) Lauttasaari area in Helsinki. Lauttasaari Primary School implements the KiVa Koulu Anti-Violence Programme.
Pupils prepared Finnish and British flags for William's arrival. Despite the rainy weather, the students waited for the prince in the courtyard and waved flags.
Kate Middleton and Prince William's second child was born in the same hospital where Prince George was born: the private Lingo Wing clinic at St. Mary's Hospital in London. The girl was born at 8:34 London time. The baby weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces (3.71 kg).
Kate and William named their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles (Charlotte is the female version of the name Charles) and Princess Diana, who tragically died in a car accident.
Immediately after her birth, in accordance with the British monarchical rules for royal titles, Charlotte received the right to be called “Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.”
On July 5, 2015, Princess Charlotte was baptized at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Norfolk). It was in this church that her grandmother, Lady Diana, was baptized. During the ceremony, the girl was dressed in a baptismal shirt - a copy of the outfit created in 1841.
The baby's godparents were: Sophie Carter, Kate Middleton's best friend, James Mead and Thomas Van Straubenzee, Prince William's friends from school, Adam Middleton, Kate's cousin, and Laura Fellows, a relative
Prince George and Princess Charlotte with their parents at Berlin Airport, July 19, 2017The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have long gained a reputation as humble rebels within the royal family, putting an end to more than one old-fashioned palace tradition. Just as it once was for Princess Diana, the happiness of their children is higher for future British monarchs than protocol rules, so when it comes to ensuring that George and Charlotte have a “normal childhood,” Catherine and William are absolutely categorical. According to one of the insiders, the Duchess once even threatened in a narrow circle that there was no place and never would be for “Puritan royal protocol” in her house.
Surprisingly, Catherine and William are helped in raising their children not by an army of servants, but by just one nanny (something that, in fact, any average family can afford). The Duchess bathes her children herself, puts them to bed herself, and in general behaves like an ordinary mother who periodically does not deny herself to pamper her children or severely punish them for pranks.
We tell you what young George and Charlotte can and cannot do at this stage of their lives.
Don't: use tablets
Perhaps one of the strictest rules in the Cambridge family became known only at the end of the summer of this year. Surprisingly, in an age when children learn to operate a touch screen before they can walk, William and Catherine remain extremely conservative in raising their offspring. According to one insider, “William and Kate trust more ordinary toys, street games and the development of fantasy and imagination.” In the latter, games on tablets are clearly not helpful, so for now the Cambridge kids are clearly explained that iPads are the personal belongings of mom and dad, and children are not allowed to touch them.
You can: play with regular toys, ride bicycles and run through puddles
Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge fully compensate for the absence of electronic games in George and Charlotte’s childhood by allowing their kids to ride a bike, play sports games and even run through puddles. Especially to prevent the children from getting dirty and wet in the mud, Katherine dresses them in water-repellent windbreakers for almost every walk.
As a rule, the toys of Cambridge children are the simplest, most inexpensive and unpretentious (read: “Wooden toys: what the children of kings play with”). Cars, dolls, soft animals, in extreme cases – a modern construction set. Everything to develop George and Charlotte’s imagination and healthy curiosity about everything around them. And it seems that William and Catherine's strategy is bearing good fruit. So, their eldest son has now just entered the age of “why”, and therefore spends a lot of time with his dad, decisively questioning him about everything that comes to mind. Charlotte, as insiders say, loves playing with dolls, inventing fairy-tale stories for them, and often transforms herself into some Disney princess. “I think she hasn’t fully realized that she is a princess herself,” the source laughs.
Don't: be capricious
Hand on heart, not a single parent comes into touching delight when his child begins to cry, scream, stomp his feet and strenuously prove that he is in charge here. But the Duchess of Cambridge has a few of her own proven ways to calm her kids down without resorting to old-fashioned methods of punishment such as slapping them on the head or sending them to the corner. Most often, if, say, Prince George decides to be naughty, Catherine immediately begins to loudly sing her favorite songs so that the child understands that his attempts to attract attention are not working, and, on the contrary, he himself is distracted by his mother’s singing. There is an even more sophisticated way: as soon as George or Charlotte begin to fight in hysterics, Kate... does the same.
The future Queen of Great Britain, Catherine, falls to the floor, begins to jerk her arms and legs, convulse and scream loudly - all, of course, for make-believe.
As a rule, in this case, children see how stupid it looks from the outside, and stop, bursting into cheerful laughter.
During public appearances, Prince George and Princess Charlotte are afraid of angering their mother.
As for public events, the Duchess, of course, cannot afford to roll on the ground to calm screaming children. Fortunately, the Cambridge kids very rarely allow themselves to make scenes in public (read: Charlotte's first tears: the princess showed her character for the first time). The thing is that before every going out, their mother makes it clear to them that if they behave badly, they will immediately go home. According to acquaintances of William and Kate, the Duchess had already performed this trick a couple of times on playgrounds, when she forcibly took George home if he was capricious. So, it seems that during public appearances, children simply do not risk causing their mother’s anger.
You can: spend a lot of time with your parents
According to protocol, nannies are required to raise children in the royal family. But Catherine and William, being well-known lovers of breaking traditions, are in no hurry to place George and Charlotte in the care of an army of servants, and try to spend all their free time with their children.
As mentioned above, Prince George spends a lot of time with his father, with whom they constantly talk about both little things and the eternal. According to William himself, sometimes he is surprised by how “deep” their conversations can be, because right now his son is beginning to see the first differences between his status and the position of his peers.
As for Charlotte, she follows her mother, trying to imitate her in everything. The girl does not leave Catherine's side even when she goes to the kitchen to prepare dinner (surprise: yes, the Duchess of Cambridge cooks for the family herself). The little princess even has her own little play corner in the kitchen, where she spends time pretending to follow her mother while she is busy cooking.
By the way, according to one of the insiders, the Cambridges eat - also contrary to tradition - together, at the same table, and sometimes parents even allow the kids to take their favorite toys with them.
Don't: Throw food or refuse to eat
Sometimes if the little prince and princess don’t like their food, they start throwing food on the floor screaming, refusing to eat. In this case, however, Katherine is peremptory. According to their family's rules, if the children deliberately soiled the floor with food, they are obliged to help the service staff clean everything up. Moreover, they will no longer receive any alternative lunch. All they will get is a glass of milk, which the kids will have to be content with until their next meal. So, more often than not, George and Charlotte do not refuse food - even if they do not like it very much.
You can: eat fast food (sometimes)
On the other hand, a meal in the Cambridge family is not always torture for their children. Surprisingly, sometimes Catherine (apparently following in the footsteps of Princess Diana, who sometimes sneaked William and Harry to McDonald's, read: “History in Photos: What a Mother Princess Diana Was”) allows George and Charlotte to enjoy food that is not entirely healthy - for example, French fries. But, of course, in moderation and, I think, secretly from grandfather Charles, who, as you know, is an ardent fan of organic nutrition.
The British monarchy is rightfully considered the most famous in the world. Thousands of people follow the lives of royals every day. The birth of a new family member always causes a storm of emotions among fans. Charlotte, Princess of Cambridge, who was born recently, was no exception. Even before she was born, the little girl became a real British star. She is one year old, but her popularity is only gaining momentum.
Princess family
Charlotte, Princess of Cambridge, was born into a family of British monarchs who have been a symbol of the country's statehood for centuries. Her great-grandmother is Queen Elizabeth II, who has ruled Great Britain for many years. Her grandmother is whose tragic death in 1997 shocked the whole world. It is assumed that Charlotte's grandfather, Prince Charles, will become the next monarch of the United Kingdom.
The girl’s parents were no less famous personalities. Katherine is extremely popular in the country. Her every appearance is covered in the press, and women in the country diligently copy the image of the royal person. is also considered a favorite of the public, because he is the one who should become the king of Great Britain after his grandmother and father.
The wedding of William and Catherine was broadcast by a huge number of countries, and the whole world watched the birth of Prince George, the couple’s first-born. It is not surprising that, having such parents, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, whose latest photographs excited the whole world, became a star even before birth.
The first rumors about the pregnancy of the Duchess of Cambridge
Immediately after the birth of Prince George, the media began to take a closer look at Catherine, regularly speculating about the duchess’s new pregnancy. Their assumptions were confirmed only a year later. In September 2014, the royal house announced that Prince William and his wife Catherine were expecting another addition to the family.
Journalists followed every step of the expectant mother, noting that she regularly suffered from severe toxicosis. She even had to cancel several official visits to other countries due to her poor health. Bookmakers accepted bets on the gender and name of the unborn child.
Charlotte is born
Initially, doctors assumed that the girl would be born in mid-April. Many fans of the couple expected that the child would be born on April 29, the wedding anniversary of Catherine and William, but contractions did not begin on that day.
Doctors, alarmed by such a delay, planned to induce labor, but the Duchess gave birth on her own in the early morning of May 2. The birth took place in the presence of her husband, Prince William.
The hospital where Charlotte, Princess of Cambridge, was born was surrounded by fans from the very early morning. Some of them were expecting the birth of a girl for several days in a row, so they set up a tent camp nearby. By the way, in the same hospital 2 years ago, the first child of the crown couple, Prince George, was born. Here many years ago, Princess Diana gave birth to her sons, Princes William and Harry.
The whole country began to celebrate the birth of a new member of the royal family. In London, the famous fountain in Trafalgar Square was painted pink. In the evening, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge and her mother went home, where numerous relatives were waiting for her. Queen Elizabeth II also celebrated the birth of her great-granddaughter. She wore a pink suit to the military parade held the next day in Ireland.
Name controversy
Even before the girl was born, bookmakers accepted bets on her name. It was assumed that she would be named after either Queen Elizabeth or Princess Diana. Popular choices included the name Charlotte, as well as Alice and Olivia.
2 days after the birth, the royal house announced the name and title of the newborn - Charlotte, Princess of Cambridge. They named her after her grandfather, Prince Charles. Elizabeth and Diana are Charlotte's middle names, given to her in honor of her paternal great-grandmother.
First year of life
The girl's first public appearance was her baptism ceremony, held in Norfolk. The Archbishop of Canterbury baptized a two-month-old baby. The royal house regularly published her photos on the Internet, and Prince Charles said that the girl behaves calmer and does not scream at night like her older brother.
The Cambridge family carefully protects the privacy of their young children, so little information is available about them. But Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, whose photo her mother sometimes posts on the Internet, is still the most talked-about person in the kingdom. And the clothes from the photos sell out instantly.
The next significant event in the girl’s life was the appearance of her family on the balcony dedicated to the queen’s birthday. The little princess smiled joyfully and waved her hand, which caused a real sensation among her fans.
The girl celebrated her first birthday quite modestly, with her family. Among the many gifts, a new variety of chrysanthemums named in her honor became special. Katherine delighted fans with photographs of her daughter. They show Princess Charlotte of Cambridge playing with a baby trolley on a walk near her home in Norfolk.
Little Charlotte turned the whole world upside down with her birth. She is one of the most popular children on the planet. People copy her style and imitate her in photographs. She has her whole life ahead of her, and we can only closely follow the rise of the new star of the British royal family.
and Prince William are trying with all their might to ensure that their children - and Princess Charlotte - have a normal childhood and receive everything that ordinary children get...
6 Times Prince George and Princess Charlotte Broke Royal Traditions
Normal start
The life of Kate Middleton's children is covered much less than the childhood of Prince Harry and William. Their parents took care of this, and the royal palace agreed to this. Instead of "putting their little ones on display," Kensington Palace released several baby portraits when Prince George first started kindergarten. And at the beginning of 2018, he shared, which were personally made by the Duchess of Cambridge.
Unconventional order to the royal throne
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If previously boys were ahead of girls in line for the throne, then in 2013 the rules were changed. And today Princess Charlotte is in 4th place for the throne, and even if Catherine gives birth to a boy in the spring, he will still be 5th in line.
The children did not live in London
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After their wedding, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge settled in Anglesey, Wales, before moving to their home Anmer Hall in Norfolk, which became their children's first residence.
The children now live in Kensington Palace, as their parents devote themselves entirely to royal duties.
Choosing a school for Prince George
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Many thought the child would go to Wetherby School, where William and Harry attended and which is closer to the palace than Thomas'. On his first day, the boy came there accompanied by his father and only one photographer.
Children are not afraid to show their emotions in public
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Of course, anything regarding children's tantrums is unlikely to be specified in any guide to royal ethics, but this is certainly not the best manifestation of emotions. However, Charlotte burst into tears while boarding the plane in Hamburg.
Choice of clothes
By tradition, members of the royal family must look appropriate when meeting with heads of other countries, or appearing in front of cameras, or at a private banquet. If it is an appearance for the press - an elegant outfit, if a private banquet - in full dress (crown, tiara, jewelry, etc.).
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When Prince George was introduced to the former US President, he wore...a bathrobe. This can hardly be called an elegant outfit.
Just like ordinary children, royal heirs have rather simple requests. So, Prince William recently showed off his son for Christmas. Surprisingly, the letter to Santa Claus contained only one point.