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Post by Admin on Oct 4, 2020 22:24:03 GMT
The Duke of Cambridge said all three of his children enjoyed exploring the countryside around their home Anmer Hall, on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Prince William added other young people, such as Greta Thunberg, were more environmentally aware than ever before - and won’t take no for an answer. http://instagram.com/p/CF4dvUDFPEK The Prince was speaking in the new ITV show, Prince William: A Planet For Us All, which features the Cambridge family as well as Sir David Attenborough. It followed the Prince over two years as he embarked on a global mission to champion action for the natural world. He visits projects to stop poaching and the illegal ivory trade in Africa, as well as community-based environmental projects run by young people at home to protect sea life or create green spaces in inner cities. http://instagram.com/p/CC8EOXUliV5 He said: “Seeing my children, seeing the passion in their eyes and the love for being outdoors. They find a bug or they love watching how bees are forming honey. “George, particularly, if he’s not outdoors, he’s quite like a caged animal. He needs to get outside.” In the ITV film Prince William explained he got his love for nature after he was allowed to roam Sandringham as a child, described as a slice of the British countryside in miniature as it contains ancient woodlands, working farms and also a stretch of coast. And that love had been passed on to his children as George, aged seven, is show with a garden tool in his hand as he tends a raised bed, Charlotte, five, holds a plant upside down as she removes it from a pot while wearing wellies and Louis, two, clutching a blue bucket as he explores the garden. |
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Post by Admin on Oct 11, 2020 22:29:34 GMT
The Cambridge kids might be enormous fans of David Attenborough, but the naturalist's latest BBC documentary, Extinction: The Facts, proved just too upsetting for Prince George. Speaking at the launch of his new environmental initiative, the Earthshot Prize, Prince William spoke about watching the documentary with George—and, ultimately, turning it off.  "Having watched so many David Attenborough documentaries recently with my children, they absolutely love them, the most recent one—the extinction one—actually George and I had to turn it off, we got so sad about it halfway through," William said, as Sky News reports. "He said to me, 'You know, I don't want to watch this anymore.'" "[George asked]'Why has it come to this?' And you know, he's seven years old and he's asking me these questions already. He really feels it, and I think every seven year old out there can relate to that," the Duke of Cambridge continued. "I really feel from an emotional point of view as well, I think every parent, everyone wants to do the best for their children, and I think we have to have a decade of change, a decade of repairing the planet so that we can hand it on to the next generation and future generations and sustain the prosperity for their lives too."  Launched Thursday, William's £50 million (about $65 million) Earthshot Prize initiative will see five prizes of £1 million each awarded every year for the next decade, to people and entities enacting positive environmental change. The prize was launched with the goal of turning "the current pessimism surrounding environmental issues into optimism, by highlighting the ability of human ingenuity to bring about change, and inspiring collective action." |
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Post by Admin on Dec 14, 2020 23:43:39 GMT
The Duke of Cambridge has followed in his mother Princess Diana’s footsteps, and has shown himself to be a hands-on father ever since Prince George was born in 2013. He and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, have shared a handful of caring moments within their family through their social media accounts, to the delight of royal fans. Then on Friday night, the couple decided to make their first public appearance with George, Princess Charlotte and their youngest child, Prince Louis, during a trip to the pantomime.  While Kate clutched two-year-old Louis’ hand, Charlotte walked in between her parents and seemed to reject William’s offer to hold her hand. On the Duke of Cambridge’s other side, George obediently held onto his father — and the cameras caught a special moment between the two.  Just before the family walked down the red carpet, William checked on George and waved his hand to catch his attention. George, who had been staring into the distance, glanced up at his father, grinned and nodded enthusiastically — his mood changing in an instant. A three-second clip of this exchange was posted on Twitter, and has collected more than 700 likes over the weekend. |
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Post by Admin on Jan 16, 2021 20:45:33 GMT
Kate Middleton and Prince William are devastated after their first born son, Prince George, has been barred from becoming the King of England.
As predicted by former BBC royal correspondent Christopher Lee, George will never get to take the throne, because of the diminishing popularity of the crown.
“The Sovereign is a celebrity and celebrity is everything. The Queen is probably among the top ten brand images in the world," Lee said.
“On similar actuarial evidence, George could be well into his sixties before crowning ‒ certainly 60 years from now. The monarchy will simply go out on the ebb of that identity change," the royal expert added.
“When it does, the tide will not turn in its favour. The monarchy will have served its purpose and there will be no crown, even a hollow one, for George to be impatient to wear.”
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Post by Admin on Jan 31, 2021 19:55:20 GMT
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, opened up in a candid video chat with fellow parents about the challenges of raising and homeschooling three kids during lockdown. Catherine revealed that parenting during COVID-19 pandemic has left her "exhausted," and joked about her children recoiling in "horror" when she started doing their hair. The mother of three took part in a discussion with three parents whose children attend Roe Green Junior School in Kingsbury, northwest London, alongside head teacher Melissa Loosemore. In a "show and tell" exercise during the chat, which was shared on Instagram and the Royal Family's YouTube channel, Loosemore directed everyone to answer questions by writing them down on a piece of paper. The first request was to write down "one word that describes parenting during this pandemic." http://instagram.com/p/CKtAy5QlF_4 The duchess held up the word "exhausting," while the other parents joined in with similar sentiments including "challenging," "hectic" and "patience." Catherine explained her feelings saying, "I've become a hairdresser this lockdown, much to my children's horror, seeing mum cutting hair. We've had to become a teacher – and I think, personally, I feel pulled in so many different directions and you try your best with everything, but at the end of the day I do feel exhausted." http://instagram.com/p/CKmyhVKF0pt She added, "I think as parents you've the day-to-day elements of being a parent, but I suppose during lockdown we have had to take on additional roles that perhaps others in our communities, or in our lives, would have perhaps supported us and helped us with." During another exercise, the head teacher asked the parents to write down who their biggest support has been during the pandemic. The duchess wrote down "William," her husband. The last exercise encouraged the parents to rate their math skills after months of home-schooling their kids. While the others gave themselves an "eight," the duchess rated herself a "minus five." She laughed while admitting to being "right at the bottom of the class." The duchess added, "being able to share your own experience with others who are going through the same thing makes it feel less daunting and makes you feel less isolated." |
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