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William and Kate skip Christmas lunch – for the sake of the children
Christmas is actually a celebration that is linked to many traditions among the royals. Prince William and Princess Kate want to have a different focus this year.
The British royals’ Christmas celebrations are traditionally similar every year. A few days before the festival, a luncheon is held at Buckingham Palace, at which all family members usually show up. Surprisingly, Prince William and Princess Kate skipped the formal event this year.
Princess Kate and Prince William skip Christmas lunch
Instead, the two traveled to their home in Norfolk with their three children to enjoy the start of the Christmas holidays in peace. The signal is unmistakable: children come first for the Waleses. After a year that Prince William recently described as “brutal,” the five need time for themselves.
While Princess Kate was battling cancer in private, there was wild speculation in the media. When Kensington Palace published a photo of Kate with the children in March, which had been heavily retouched in some places, the rumor mill was even more bubbling. Not only the health challenges, but also the immense public attention may have taken a toll on the couple and their children.
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The illness had caused Kate to rethink things, the princess said in September. “Most of all, it reminded William and I to reflect and be grateful for the simple but important things in life that so many of us often take for granted. To simply love and be loved,” she said.
For Prince William, fear for his father may also have been the deciding factor in thinking about his future. King Charles III has cancer, William is the heir to the throne. He will have to decide for himself how he imagines life as a monarch for himself and his family in the future. Most experts agree that William could make the monarchy more modern. With time for your own family and protecting your privacy. Christmas in this “brutal” year for the Wales couple is just the beginning.
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Source: Stern
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