Despite this, the heiress is already the favorite of her people. Attention to Charlotte was riveted even before her birth. During Kate Middleton's pregnancy, the British made bets that she would give birth on the night of April 25, but this never happened. The baby appeared on May 2, which incredibly surprised everyone. Charlotte Elizabeth Diana received her second name in honor of her great-grandmother, and her third name in honor of her grandmother, who left our world back in 1997.
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By the way, Charlotte was baptized in St. Mary's Church. Like her brother George, Kate Middleton's daughter appeared in front of the public in a special, traditional lace shirt. Back in 1841, Queen Victoria's daughter was baptized in this outfit. Later it was tried on by Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William and his brother Harry. And since 2004, the legendary baptismal shirt has become a relic, and babies from the British royal family began to dress up in an exact copy of that very historical clothing.
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With the advent of baby Charlotte, a real fashion boom began! Immediately after the traditional photo shoot, when her famous parents posed with the princess on the steps of St. Mary's Hospital, the British simply swept souvenirs with the image of the newborn off the shelves. After this, people tried to dress their children in exactly the same clothes that little Charlotte was dressed in. By the time the baby turned two, her popularity had already brought about a billion pounds to the UK economy. And all because Kate wisely dressed Charlotte mainly in outfits from English brands. This patriotism has had an incredibly positive impact on the development of small businesses in the country. The princess and her mother preferred fashionable children's collections Fina Ejerique, Early Days, Pepa & Co, Amaia Kids.
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Since January 2018, Charlotte of Cambridge has been attending kindergarten, which is located near Kensington Palace. Her famous parents specifically chose a government institution where children from ordinary families study. Even after the birth of her younger brother Louis, she did not lose her status as the favorite of the British. And all because the older she gets, the more she looks like a queen. Insiders claim that Elizabeth II simply dotes on Charlotte and spends a lot of time with her. Well, this is not surprising.
Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge was born on May 2, 2015 in London. Her parents, Prince William and Duchess Catherine (Kate Middleton), are members of the British royal family. Elder brother - Prince George Alexander Louis (07/22/2013).Kate Middleton and Prince William's second child was born in the same hospital where Prince George was born: the private Lingo Wing clinic at St. Mary's Hospital in London. The girl was born at 8:34 London time. The baby weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces (3.71 kg).
Kate and William named their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles (Charlotte is the female version of the name Charles) and Princess Diana, who tragically died in a car accident.
Immediately after her birth, in accordance with the British monarchical rules for royal titles, Charlotte received the right to be called “Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.”
On July 5, 2015, Princess Charlotte was baptized at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Norfolk). It was in this church that her grandmother, Lady Diana, was baptized. During the ceremony, the girl was dressed in a baptismal shirt - a copy of the outfit created in 1841.
The baby's godparents were: Sophie Carter, Kate Middleton's best friend, James Meade and Thomas Van Straubenzee, Prince William's friends from school, Adam Middleton, Kate's cousin, and Laura Fellowes, a relative of the princess.
The day was busy, but not rainy and chilly like winter. That didn’t stop the Duke from walking around without a hat!
And the next day, November 30, William attended the international Slush forum and received gifts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for George and Charlotte - two toy horses by designer Alisa Aarniomäki.
Smokey is a gray and brown pony for George. Snowflake is Charlotte's bright horse.
In the afternoon, William walked around the city, visited Esplanade Park, where he was greeted by crowds of residents and guests of the Finnish capital.
William handed Santa Claus a letter from Prince George, and there was only one thing on his wish list - a police car. Apparently, George wrote the letter himself and left his signature.
Santa Claus arrived in Helsinki from Rovaniemi and regretted that there was no snow in Helsinki. Father Frost also gave the prince two children's books for home delivery. These are gifts for Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
These are English-language children's books by Finnish writers, said Santa Claus.
After a stroll in Esplanade Park, Prince William visited Kauppatori Market Square before heading to Helsinki City Hall for lunch. On the walk to City Hall, William spoke to people on the streets who came to greet him. The prince drew attention, among other things, to the Ferris wheel on the embankment.
“Next time I come here, I want to ride this,” William told the crowd.
Today, Thursday, William visited the primary school in " prestigious rich" (author's note) Lauttasaari area in Helsinki. Lauttasaari Primary School implements the KiVa Koulu Anti-Violence Programme.
Pupils prepared Finnish and British flags for William's arrival. Despite the rainy weather, the students waited for the prince in the courtyard and waved flags.
When on May 1, 2017, the Duchess of Cambridge pleased her subjects with a new portrait of her daughter, who would have turned two the next day, the happiness of her fans knew no bounds. To the chagrin of many, Catherine and William continue to carefully protect the privacy of their children and show them to the public only in the most exceptional cases.
The photo of Charlotte in a yellow cardigan certainly delighted everyone. What a lucky coincidence, because in just twenty days the baby was expected to make another appearance - at Aunt Pippa's wedding. In a striking way, history repeats itself this year: on May 2, Charlotte turns three years old, and on the 19th we again expect to see the princess and her older brother at the wedding of their uncle Harry and his beloved Meghan Markle.
But this will happen only at the end of spring, but for now we remember how the third year of the little princess’s life passed.
So, the first social appearance of the already two-year-old princess, as expected, was the wedding of her aunt Pippa Middleton with billionaire James Matthews. Fortunately, the event was open to photographers, and the Duchess of Cambridge did not insist that her children be hidden from the lenses. As a result, we had a great opportunity to watch little Charlotte live, who at this event tried herself in the role of a flower girl. Let’s admit, the girl looked charming – the dress with the powder bow looked like a real princess’s outfit on her, and the wreath looked like a full-fledged tiara.
It seems that spring and summer are doomed to become the most generous period for royal babies. So, less than a month after Pippa Middleton's wedding, George and Charlotte, following tradition, joined the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the Trooping the Color parade. Last year, the event, which marks the official birthday of the monarch, fell on June 17. By the way, this is one of the most exciting royal events of the summer, so members of Elizabeth II’s family can only miss it for a very good reason.
Her Majesty allows only newborn family members not to be brought to the show, as loud noises (including those from jet aircraft) may disturb babies. For Charlotte, this was already her second “balcony” exit. The Duchess, it is worth noting, again did not change her ideas about family style and perfectly coordinated the children’s outfits with her own. So, the little princess appeared before the public in a pink dress of the same style with puffed sleeves and a playful collar, with a red bow in her hair and shoes to match.
Unlike her brother, who always becomes indescribably delighted at the sight of military equipment, Charlotte remained remarkably calm, watching the parade, more thoughtfully than enthusiastically.
However, there were some emotions on her part too.
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And a month later, Charlotte had to go on her second royal tour - this time to Poland and Germany. This trip, as usual, was even more important than the tour of Canada in 2016, but in general terms the goal was still the same - to charm the locals so much that along with love for the Cambridge family, love for the whole of Great Britain awoke here . The Dukes' tour of Poland and Germany was ordered by the British Foreign Office to smooth out the outcome of Theresa May's Brexit negotiations. The task is important in every sense - which means it cannot be done without the super-cute George and Charlotte.
Having landed at Warsaw airport on July 17, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge immediately played their main trump card by showing the Poles their children. And although Prince George was a little capricious that day, his sister Charlotte was at her best: the girl enthusiastically waved to the hosts of the reception, but did not express unnecessary emotions, maintaining truly aristocratic dignity.
By the way, on the same day, Her Highness demonstrated her first successes in fashion diplomacy. More precisely, it was demonstrated by her mother, or more precisely by the Cambridge stylist, but the fact remains: the red and white dress on the girl definitely evoked associations with the national flag of Poland.
The Dukes of Cambridge's tour lasted five whole days, but, interestingly, it was possible to see George and Charlotte only at the airfields. The rest of the time, while their parents were away on visits, the kids stayed with nannies. However, considering how rarely we see the prince and princess in general, their rare appearances at the planes were quite enough.
So, on July 19, Kate, William and their children set off from Warsaw to Berlin, having previously dressed in cornflower blue (this flower is one of the national symbols of Germany) to please the new host. Probably neither George nor Charlotte were in the mood that morning to demonstrate royal upbringing.
The princess, for example, was so tired of the long farewell to the Poles that she even began to persistently pull her mother by the hand towards the gangway. And as soon as she got there, Charlotte so wanted to find herself in a comfortable chair as quickly as possible that she even refused to go into her mother’s arms, and began to literally climb up the steps on her own.
About an hour later, the Dukes of Cambridge's plane landed at Berlin airport. It seems that during the flight, Princess Charlotte was able to overcome all the irritation within herself, and Her Highness appeared before the Germans in excellent spirits. However, the girl had no reason to be sad: Germany greeted her with bright sunshine, warmth and flowers. Yes, yes, the polite owners made sure that the little princess received a mini-copy of her mother’s bouquet.
It must be said that Charlotte liked the gift so much that she literally did not let go of the flowers from her hands, happily posing with the bouquet for journalists.
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For Germany, the Dukes of Cambridge also did not make any exceptions and did not bring their children into the world throughout the entire tour. Their last day in Germany was spent in the city of Hamburg, and it was from the local airport that the august family had to go home.
Finally, the hospitable Germans decided to give the dukes and their children a farewell gift - namely, they allowed George and Charlotte to sit in the newest helicopter of the Franco-German company Airbus. The prince, of course, was absolutely delighted by this surprise, but his sister was much more comfortable on earth. The girl immediately demanded that she be returned.
The heiress was much more interested in the pieces of paper that her mother gave her to hold. When the duchess tried to return the stack back, the princess... became capricious. Yes, yes, just like the most ordinary child, the fourth in line to the British throne began to stomp her feet menacingly and cry, and when all her arguments ran out, the girl spectacularly fell (or rather, sat down) to the ground. This is how we first became acquainted with the character of the princess.
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As you know, the Duchess of Cambridge strictly prohibits children from throwing tantrums in public. So just a few of her words were enough for the girl to wipe her eyes with her fists and skip and follow her mother to the plane.
Since then, we once again saw Prince George on his first day at Thomas's Battersea school, but we had to wait for many more months for his sister's new appearance. In this anticipation, the prank of the Dukes of Cambridge, who on December 18 published the traditional Christmas card, the photo for which was taken before William and Kate's tour of Poland and Germany. The disappointment of fans knew no bounds, because so many interesting things have happened over the past six months: the prince went to school, the duchess became pregnant with her third... And the photo turned out so protocol and cloying that even those most loyal to the Cambridge family insistently suggested that they follow the example of their Swedish neighbors.
Dissatisfaction with the Duke and Duchess's actions only intensified on the evening of December 21, when Her Majesty gave a traditional Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace, to which all family members were invited. That evening, Kate Middleton was able to look at her son and daughter only thanks to the paparazzi, who were able to photograph George and Charlotte sitting in the back seat of the car.
The shots weren’t the best quality, but even from them it was clearly visible how much the princess had grown: her hair became longer and thicker, and her face became a little longer. But Her Highness’s style remained unchanged: the same style of dress, again a knitted cardigan, a bow in her hair...
On January 8, 2018, an important and responsible day awaited Charlotte: the princess went to kindergarten for the first time ( we talk about it here:). And quite unexpectedly, on this occasion, Catherine allowed Kensington Palace to release a new photo of her daughter. The author of the photo, according to a long-forgotten tradition, was herself.
Now we have the opportunity to look at the noticeably grown Charlotte in good quality photographs. The girl, as always, was dressed conservatively, wearing a straight burgundy Amaia Kids coat, tights and Mary Jane shoes. The ensemble was completed with pink accessories – a scarf and a small backpack.
Finally, 10 days before Charlotte's own birthday, her brother was born. The baby was born on April 23 at St. Mary's Hospital - the same place where he and George were born. Of course, that same day, proud dad William brought his son and daughter to mom’s hospital so they could be among the first to meet their new family member.
Charlotte seems to have grown even more in recent months. It is obvious that the girl, like her mother, was very lucky with her hair, but everything else the princess seems to have inherited from her great-grandmother. Yes, that day the phenomenal similarity between Charlotte and Elizabeth II has become even more noticeable.
We have been following Princess Charlotte's growth since her birth. Read also:
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge: First Year in Photos
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge: Year Two in Photos
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