Frigid temperatures in the UK apparently haven’t deterred Prince William and Kate Middleton from taking their usual New Year’s holiday at Balmoral in Scotland. The Sun reports that the couple arrived at Birkhall, Prince Charles’s home on the royal estate, on New Year’s Day.
Prince Charles is also apparently enjoying the freezing temperatures at Birkhall as well, though Camilla has stayed back in England to be with her daughter Laura, who gave birth to twin boys Gus and Louis on December 30.
William and Kate were spotted at Heathrow last year on their return from their Scottish holiday. An unnamed source tells The Sun, “They loved the peace and quiet there last year and decided there was nowhere they’d rather be together. Any days they spend with each other are incredibly precious because of William’s busy career schedule, so they want to make sure that when he has time off, it is quality time.”
The couple surely has some sentimental ties to Scotland as well — they first met and began dating while studying at the University of St Andrews.
Just in time for the bank holiday weekend in Britain, Prince William and Kate Middleton returned from their reported jaunt to the Caribbean island of Mustique late last week.
Daily Express columnist Vanessa Feltz writes this week that when royal girlfriends like Kate Middleton stay at royal residences, they have to seek separate sleeping quarters from those occupied by their princes.
Rebecca English of the Daily Mail published a strange little article this week about the summer vacation plans for Kate Middleton, her family, and Prince William. Much has already been made about a possible August bank holiday trip to Balmoral for Wills and Kate, but English looks instead at the annual Middleton family holiday plans.
British paper The People reported this weekend that Kate’s not only going to Balmoral with William during the royal summer holiday — she’s also going to be having a private, one-on-one lunch with The Queen while she’s there.