Inside George, Charlotte & Louis' relatable Christmas – Kate's last-minute shop at The Range to secret UK Lapland trip
12/09/2024 05:09 AM
PRINCE George may be second in line for the throne, but he is set to have a down-to-earth Christmas with Princess Kate, Prince William and his siblings.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are said to give their kids as normal a Christmas as possible, including trips to UK Lapland.
King Charles' former butler Grant Harrold told Fabulous: "William and Kate are fun. They’ve got a good sense of humour.
"They’ll be putting up the stockings by the fireplace, the mince pies, the milk for the reindeer.
"You could absolutely guarantee they'll do the exact same thing that we all do.
"They will give their kids a Christmas which is the same as every other kid in the land. Well, most kids in the land."
Here’s how Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis celebrate the festive period…
UK Lapland
In 2023, Princess Kate and Prince William stayed under the radar as they took their kids on a secret outing to Lapland UK.
The Wales family were seen by a few other attendees as they explored the immersive theatrical experience in Ascot, close to their Windsor home.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will have had the chance to visit the Toy Factory, get an Elf passport, meet huskies and reindeer before an audience with the big man himself, Father Christmas.
The company took to Instagram following the visit saying: "We'd like to thank the Prince and Princess of Wales for trusting LaplandUK with their children's precious belief in Father Christmas.
"We feel truly honoured that they would choose our world to celebrate this most magical moment in their Small Folks' lives. A day we will never forget.”
Watching Elf
Prince William previously discussed his love for the 2003 classic Elf, a comedy that has continued to tickle him each year.
Speaking to young patients at Royal Marsden Hospital, William said: “It's very funny and I keep watching it every Christmas, it still makes me laugh."
But he was less decisive when it came to what music the family rock around the tree too, “because he loves so many different types of songs.”
“But for this particular chat, I'm going to say Feliz Navidad, because it's a bit different,” he said.
Sending letters to Santa
Like thousands of kids around the country, George, Charlotte and Louis send letters to Santa.
Last year the royal trio were seen dropping off envelopes for Father Christmas in a red post box at Kate's Together at Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey.
The Range dash
Kate stunned Christmas shoppers in 2018 by popping into bargain store The Range to buy festive gifts.
Kate, who was with Prince George and Princess Charlotte, mingled with crowds in cut-price outlet The Range.
She bought trolley-loads of pictures, children's books and artist materials then queued at the tills.
One mum said: "I did a double-take when I saw her. You don't expect to see royals shopping at The Range."
It is believed Kate was buying for fellow royals.
The Queen likes her family to swap modest, jokey gifts on Christmas Eve in line with German tradition.
Kate Middleton's down-to-earth off-duty look
WHILE we have previously seen stunning images of Kate dropping the children off at Lambrook School, it turns out, on a day-to-day basis, things are much less glossy than you may imagine.
A friend told the Daily Record: “There are no blow-dries – it’s always hair up in a ponytail.
“She’s either in her gym clothes, or a dress and sneakers, very little makeup, apologising as she’s late for the school run before dashing off.
"It’s the life of a working mum with three young children – just a different sort of day job to most.”
In fact, when George and Charlotte attended their previous school of St Thomas’ in South London, it was reported that parents barely gave Kate a second glance during drop off and pick ups.
One parent told the Daily Mail : “No one really gives Kate a second glance when she does the school drop-off.
“We have a Victoria’s Secret model doing the school run, too, and the dads are far more interested in her.”
Board games galore
Brits may have heard of the Royal’s love of charades, but it seems the next generation have begun to favour board games – despite some struggling with defeat.
Prince William explained: “We're playing board games with the children quite a lot. We love Monopoly, that's good.
“And Risk, that's a good game. It goes on for hours, and usually everybody gets very cross because they lose.”
Christmas Eve boxes
The Wales kids also have Christmas Eve boxes to look forward to, which are gifted by grandma Carole Middleton.
Sarah Hewson, royal editor at Talk TV, explained: "Kate's mother Carole has talked about Christmas Eve boxes, a tradition of a little gift on Christmas Eve for the children, just whet their appetite for what’s to come the next day, as well as hiding cheeky elves around her house to make her grandchildren laugh.
"Christmas Eve evening is a black tie dinner for the adults."
