Prince William appeared to put his grandmother’s health scare behind his and carried on as normal this past week when he was spotted outside Windsor Suite at Heathrow Airport with his wife, Duchess of Cambridge, and their three children.
William and Kate, both 39, appeared to travel from the airport with Prince George, eight, Princess Charlotte, six, and Prince Louis, three, from their Kensington Palace home in London.
Prince William drove the royals to the airport with a blacked Audi and was closely accompanied by security personnel and a nanny.
The exclusive lounge is located inside Heathrow’s Terminal 5 and is reserved for the Royal Family and other high profile celebrities – with one three hour stay costing £3,300. It’s not known where the family traveled.
The Queen, 95 years old, was admitted to King Edward VII’s on Wednesday afternoon. She stayed there overnight for tests and was forced to cancel her Northern Ireland trip last minute.
Prince William was seen outside the Windsor Suite at Heathrow with his wife, the Duchess Of Cambridge, and their three children
William and Kate, both 39-year-olds, appeared to be flying from the airport with their three children George and eight Princess Charlotte, six and Prince Louis, three. They were returning from their Kensington Palace home, in central London.
The exclusive lounge is located inside Heathrow’s Terminal 5 and is reserved for the Royal Family and other high profile celebrities – with one three hour stay costing £3,300. It is not known where the family traveled.
In the photos, taken on Thursday afternoon, the royal parents can be seen unloading the car whilst Prince George waits patiently on the kerb.
Always one to travel in style, Kate sported a £295 Diamond Geo Maxi Shirt Dress from British brand Me + Em.
Proving her style chops she added a matching mask as she a carried a straw bag which looked perfect for a sunny destination while pairing the look with £55 box-fresh white trainers from Italian brand Superga.
William also chose blue with navy chinos, a powder sweater over a shirt. As he helped his children out of the car and into the busy airport, he added brown shoes.
Prince George, the heir to the throne, looked like a miniature-me of his father in dark blue trousers and a lighter shirt. He also bought a camouflage backpack.
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The Windsor Suite at Heathrow costs £3,300 for up to three people for an arriving or departing flight, as well as those on flights connecting within three hours.
The photos show the royal parents loading the car while Prince George waits patiently on a kerb. The photos were taken on October 21 at 4pm.
Kate, who is known for her style and willingness to travel with style, wore a blue midi dress with a check pattern and white trainers. She also carried a straw bag, which was perfect for sunny destinations, and a matching mask.
It has been used before by Meghan Markle’s mother Doria Ragland and popes as well.
The trip comes as Buckingham Palace is accused of misleading the nation about the Queen’s health.
William was last with his grandmother and father, Prince Charles, at Windsor Castle on Tuesday for a lavish reception following the a Government investment summit.
Nicholas Witchell, BBC royal correspondent, questioned whether the palace had compromised public trust by not disclosing that she was admitted to hospital.
The monarch, who is 95 years old, was admitted to King Edward VII’s Wednesday afternoon and stayed overnight for tests.
A scheduled two-day visit to Northern Ireland had been cancelled at the very last minute.
The palace’s communications staff informed journalists that the Queen had remained at Windsor Castle.
However on Thursday night – more than 24 hours later – it confirmed she had been taken to the private hospital in London.
Unusually, Wednesday saw the Queen leave Windsor, but the royal standard was still flying at Windsor.
The sovereign’s flag is flown only when she’s present.
A royal source denied that it was kept aloft in order to cover up the fact that the standard didn’t move to every building she visited.
According to a source, Windsor had remained the Queen’s residence despite her overnight visit. Mr Witchell insisted journalists – and the public – ‘weren’t given the complete picture’.
He stated, “The problem is that rumours and misinformation always thrive when there is no reliable, accurate and trustworthy information.”
Peter Hunt, a former BBC journalist and royal commentator, claimed that there was a failed attempt to cover up the hospital admission.
He stated that the failed attempt to conceal the fact that the Queen had spent a night in hospital would have a severe impact on the media’s faith in royal communications. Given all the other issues they are facing, Buckingham Palace cannot afford to lose trust.
Because the Royal Family has the right to privacy and confidentiality, Palace officials are reluctant to share information about health matters.
However, updates are often provided if a senior royal is admitted into hospital. The health of the monarch is also of constitutional importance. As the head of state, Queen Elizabeth has been subject to intense scrutiny. This scrutiny only increases as she gets older.
The revelation that she had needed to be seen by specialists in hospital – her first overnight stay for eight years – has fuelled public concern about her health.
BBC Breakfast’s Mr Witchell said that he was told by BBC Breakfast that she is back at Windsor Castle and performing light duties. We must hope that we can trust what the palace tells us. Ingrid Seward, a royal expert and biographer, said that they did mislead media. I believe they were trying protect the Queen because she would not want a fuss. However, it was misleading.
Majesty magazine’s managing editor Joe Little said that the Queen has a right to privacy, but she is also head of state.
“So does that make it possible to determine what conditions she may have?” It’s not an easy task to find the right balance for everyone.
The Queen was discharged on Thursday from the hospital. She is expected to continue her stay at Windsor, where doctors have advised her to rest. Buckingham Palace did not disclose the nature of King Edward VII’s tests and it is not clear if the Queen will need further treatment or examination.
She was transferred by car from Windsor to the hospital. She was to stay for a few hours while she was seen by specialists. According to a source, the decision to admit her for an overnight stay was made for practical reasons’.
A royal spokesperson stated that the Queen went to hospital Wednesday afternoon to conduct preliminary investigations. She then returned to Windsor at lunchtime. [on Thursday], and is in good spirits.
The hospital was not mentioned the day before. A senior royal aide said that the monarch was entitled privacy on medical matters and that the palace had not given a running commentary’ about her health. They maintained that preliminary investigations and tests should be kept secret.
They said that if she went in for a more serious reason, they would have probably told the public. In 2018, however, the Queen secretly underwent surgery to remove a cataract.
After celebrating The Duke of Cambridge’s Earthshot Prize, William and Kate went on a star-studded getaway to London.
William was last at Windsor Castle Tuesday with his grandmother, Prince Charles. They were there for a lavish reception that followed a Government investment summit
The decade-long global environmental competition awards £1million to five winners for an idea to protect the planet.
William’s Earthshot Prize is named after the Apollo moon landings, also known as Moonshot, which were instrumental in the advancement of technology.
It includes five categories, or Earthshots: Protect and restore nature, Clean our air, Revive oceans, Build a waste-free planet, and Fix our climate. The organizers claim that if these goals are achieved by 2030, it will improve the quality of life for all.
Every year from 2021 until the end of the decade, winners of the five Earthshots – protect and restore nature; clean our air; revive our oceans; build a waste-free world; and fix our climate – will each receive £1 million to be used for their ideas.
15 finalists were announced earlier in the month. These included a teenager from India, who designed a solar-powered ironing machine, and Costa Rica, which pioneered a program that paid local citizens to restore natural ecosystems.