Royal News Roundup: Kate’s New Puppy, Charlotte’s Terrifying Hobby & Diana’s Doppelgänger

Published Jan 28, 2021

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Here, all the royal news you need to know for the week of January 28, 2021.

Over the weekend, Kate Middleton participated in a video call with nurses from the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. During the call, the 39-year-old royal thanked the healthcare workers for their continued work through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. And while it took us a minute to notice, we realized that the mother of three had ditched her usual curly blowout for a straight hair look.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands recently proved that we’re not the only ones dressing from the waist up for Zoom meetings. The 49-year-old monarch recently ditched her heels during a virtual visit to Senegal in honor of her role as a UN special advocate. The queen’s bare feet weren’t visible to the public—that is, until the royal family’s official Instagram account posted several behind-the-scenes photos, which confirmed our suspicions.
Prince William just answered this burning question: Which child—Prince George (7) or Princess Charlotte (5)—is cheekier? The Duke of Cambridge, 38, recently surprised a group of schoolchildren during the new ITV documentary Prince William: A Planet for Us All. During the visit, he was bombarded with questions about his family. One child asked, “Is Princess Charlotte cheekier than Prince George?” Prince William responded, “No, they’re about as cheeky as each other. They’re very cheeky.”

Prince William just answered this burning question: Which child—Prince George (7) or Princess Charlotte (5)—is cheekier? The Duke of Cambridge, 38, recently surprised a group of schoolchildren during the new ITV documentary Prince William: A Planet for Us All. During the visit, he was bombarded with questions about his family. One child asked, “Is Princess Charlotte cheekier than Prince George?” Prince William responded, “No, they’re about as cheeky as each other. They’re very cheeky.”

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In honor of Burns Night, Scotland's celebration of poet Robert Burns, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sent a special virtual message to frontline workers at NHS Tayside thanking them for their continued work during the pandemic. For the Zoom event, Middleton opted for a royal rewear that she hasn’t donned since last Christmas—a red, black and white tartan dress. The piece, which features a crisp white color and matching white cuffs, was likely chosen because the pattern is closely associated with the country.
It’s been three months since Kate Middleton and Prince William announced the sad news that their family dog, Lupo, had passed away. However, it turns out that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge quietly adopted a new puppy before they said goodbye to their beloved cocker spaniel. Turns out, the family was gifted a young puppy from Middleton’s younger brother, James.
This week, we finally got some more details on the new Princess Diana film, Spencer. Producers of the upcoming drama shared an image of Kristen Stewart as the Princess of Wales on Wednesday, and, at first glance, we thought the photograph really was Diana. While Spencer takes a look into the life of Lady Di, it will specifically focus on one Christmas weekend spent with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk. It’s also the weekend she decides to end her marriage to Prince Charles.

Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte have taken mother-daughter bonding to a whole new level. Royal expert Katie Nicholl recently opened up about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's homeschooling methods, and it turns out that Charlotte is quite fond of spider hunting. (Yes, as in hunting for real spiders.)
Yesterday, Prince Charles, in his role as Patron of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, sent a message to open the 2021 virtual Holocaust Memorial Day event. “As I speak, the last generation of living witnesses is tragically passing from this world, so the task of bearing witness falls to us,” he said during part of the clip shared on Instagram.
Last week, the official Royal Family Instagram account helped Sophie, Countess of Wessex, ring in her 56th birthday. “Wishing The Countess of Wessex a very happy birthday today!” they captioned the post featuring a single shot of the queen’s daughter-in-law.

Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte have taken mother-daughter bonding to a whole new level. Royal expert Katie Nicholl recently opened up about the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's homeschooling methods, and it turns out that Charlotte is quite fond of spider hunting. (Yes, as in hunting for real spiders.)

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