Kensington Palace Posts Photo of Kate Middleton Getting Her Hands Dirty (and a Striking Prince George Vid)

July was a whirlwind for the Wales Fam

Published Aug 1, 2025

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July has been a month for the British royal family. From Princess Anne's head-turning brooch to Prince George's telling body language, the royals have been making headline after headline.

And now, Kensington Palace has reminded us just how busy the Wales Family in particular has been with their July Royal Rewind, shared on Prince William and Kate Middleton's joint Instagram account.

As with previous months (June was a doozy too), William and Catherine posted highlights from the last 31 days to their IG Stories. This includes striking videos, birthday tributes and surprise family outings.

Here, the best moments from the Kensington Palace July Royal Rewind.

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As expected, the first image announced Kensington Palace's July Rewind. This was followed by a slide featuring Princess Catherine getting her hands dirty in a very literal way.

Early in July, the Princess of Wales visited Colchester Hospital's specially designed wellbeing garden. During her visit, the royal planted several “Catherine’s Rose” plants, a new bloom named in her honor by the Royal Horticultural Society.

At the time, Kensington Palace posted a slo-mo video of the princess from the event. In addition, they shared the caption, "Wonderful to see Catherine’s Rose planted here. 50 have been donated to support staff and patients, and bring moments of peace."

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Of course, the July Rewind included a look at the three-day State Visit by the French President and First Lady. On July 8, the Prince and Princess of Wales greeted the French president and took part in a carriage processional.

According to the BBC, "Catherine and the Prince of Wales got a big cheer from the crowd during the carriage procession in Windsor."

Princess Catherine also made an appearance at the official state dinner at Windsor Castle. She donned a stunning red gown designed by Sarah Burton of Givenchy and an eye-popping tiara, specifically the Lover's Knot Tiara (previously worn by Princess Diana).

The Catherine appearances kept coming, as we were reminded by the Royal Rewind, this time at Wimbledon. The princess first surprised at the women’s singles final between Amanda Anisimova from the United States and Poland's Iga Świątek. For the occasion, she wore an ivory-colored, blazer-style top and a cream pleated skirt.

This outing was quickly followed up by one including more of the fam. On the final day of Wimbledon, she was accompanied by Prince William, Princess Charlotte and Prince George. (Prince Louis sat this one out.)

It was a memorable day for sure with Princess Charlotte stealing the show and Nicole Kidman's suit nearly upstaging the royals.

Obviously, it wouldn't be a recap of July without a mention of Prince George's 12th birthday. In honor of the occasion on July 22, the Wales fam shared a new pic of George (who has the same smile as his dad) and a never-before-seen video featuring George, Charlotte and Louis. The recap series showed both in the same slide with the striking video playing over the notable photo.

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At the tail end of the month, Princess Charlotte and her father attended the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Final in Switzerland to see England's Lionesses battle it out against Spain.

Kensington Palace wowed royal fans with a surprise photo of the duo from the appearance. And I was almost too distracted by it all to notice Charlotte's sweet nod to her mother (courtesy of her outfit).

After the Lionesses' big win, the palace posted a video on Instagram along with the caption, "An incredible night for @lionesses and @england in Basel. Congratulations to Sarina, the team and all the support staff. Champions!"

As with previous months, the final image of the Royal Rewind was a "thank you" slide.

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Here's hoping August is just as full of fun family moments before the kids head back to school.

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