Summer vacation with the royal Grandmother-in-Law! Duchess Kate has scored her very first invite to the royal summer holiday at the Balmoral estate in Scotland, London's Telegraph reports. Kate and hubby Prince William, both 29, are set to join elder royals toward the end of August. The newlyweds will be joining the Queen, Prince Philip plus Prince Charles and Camilla for royal picnics, home-cinema evenings and even family barbecues where Philip himself takes over the grill!
The getaway is a prime opportunity for Kate to meet the staff at Balmoral, where she will one day be mistress of the house. Plus, Kate and the Queen can bond! "This is quite an important visit for Kate because, believe it or not, The Queen does not really know her very well at all," Ingrid Seward of Majesty magazine tells The Telegraph. "Kate has never had an invitation before to stay at Balmoral - but she is family now and The Queen wants to get to know her...The Queen needs to present Kate to Scotland. The time has come."
In other news, the Royal couple has finally moved into Kensington Palace, their first official royal residence as a married couple. They have chosen to embark on married life in a ‘modest’ apartment in the palace where William once lived with his late mother.
Although their home boasts one of the most exclusive postcodes in the country, it is a fraction of the size of the five-bedroom, five-reception-room suite occupied by new neighbours, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. And when the couple got the builders in to add a few basic mod-cons, they discovered the place was riddled with asbestos and had wiring so archaic that it was considered too dangerous to inhabit.
Until now, William and Kate have used the Clarence House apartment that the prince shared with his brother, Prince Harry, when in London. But senior royal sources confirmed the Cambridges had moved all their furniture into the renovated Palace apartment and stayed there for a couple of nights last week. Aides stress the move is only a temporary measure because the apartment is considered too small for long-term use – including bringing up a family.
The couple, both 29, consider their rented farmhouse on the island of Anglesey as their main home. Like all senior royals, William and Kate will not be charged rent for their flat.
The getaway is a prime opportunity for Kate to meet the staff at Balmoral, where she will one day be mistress of the house. Plus, Kate and the Queen can bond! "This is quite an important visit for Kate because, believe it or not, The Queen does not really know her very well at all," Ingrid Seward of Majesty magazine tells The Telegraph. "Kate has never had an invitation before to stay at Balmoral - but she is family now and The Queen wants to get to know her...The Queen needs to present Kate to Scotland. The time has come."
In other news, the Royal couple has finally moved into Kensington Palace, their first official royal residence as a married couple. They have chosen to embark on married life in a ‘modest’ apartment in the palace where William once lived with his late mother.
Although their home boasts one of the most exclusive postcodes in the country, it is a fraction of the size of the five-bedroom, five-reception-room suite occupied by new neighbours, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. And when the couple got the builders in to add a few basic mod-cons, they discovered the place was riddled with asbestos and had wiring so archaic that it was considered too dangerous to inhabit.
Until now, William and Kate have used the Clarence House apartment that the prince shared with his brother, Prince Harry, when in London. But senior royal sources confirmed the Cambridges had moved all their furniture into the renovated Palace apartment and stayed there for a couple of nights last week. Aides stress the move is only a temporary measure because the apartment is considered too small for long-term use – including bringing up a family.
The couple, both 29, consider their rented farmhouse on the island of Anglesey as their main home. Like all senior royals, William and Kate will not be charged rent for their flat.
