Here, all the royal news you need to know for the week of October 1, 2020.
Royal News Roundup: Prince William’s Photo Faux Pas, Kate Middleton’s Big Award & Prince Charles’s Royal Tour
Published Oct 1, 2020
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- Earlier today, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, kicked off their first royal tour since the coronavirus pandemic began. The couple arrived in Northern Ireland for a full day of engagements in Belfast, which included a visit to the Florence Nightingale exhibit at the Ulster Museum.
- After nabbing a production deal with Netflix, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were forced to clarify rumors about whether they’d star in their own reality show. “The duke and duchess are not taking part in any reality shows,” a spokesperson said in a statement.
- Markle gave fans a rare glimpse inside her multi-million-dollar home during an appearance at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit. In the clip, her living room decor was on full display, featuring a lush green plant, a white sofa and monochrome cushions.
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- On Tuesday, Kate Middleton paid a visit to the 12th Northolt Scout Group in West London, where she was presented with the Silver Wolf Award (AKA the highest honor given out by the association).
- During that same outing, the Duchess of Cambridge also received a new title: joint president of The Scout Association. Middleton will share the position with Queen Elizabeth’s cousin, the Duke of Kent, who has been president since 1975.
- Netflix released a series of new photos from The Crown season four that made us do a double take. The pics show a never-before-seen glimpse of Emma Corrin as Princess Diana, and the resemblance is uncanny.
- Last week, the Duke of Cambridge posted a strange photo on the joint Instagram account he shares with his wife. The pic featured two directors’ chairs, reading “Prince William” and “Sir David.” (The latter was referring to the renowned English broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough.)
- That weekend, Prince William shared details about the get-together on Instagram. The Duke of Cambridge posted three never-before-seen photos of Attenborough and his three children, Prince George (7), Princess Charlotte (5) and Prince Louis (2). The caption read, “The photographs were taken earlier this week in the gardens of Kensington Palace, after The Duke and Sir David attended an outdoor screening of Sir David’s upcoming feature film David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet.”
- It didn’t take long for royal aficionados to point out the blatant mistake in one of the prince’s pictures: Prince William and Sir David were sitting in each other’s directors’ chairs (not their own).
