Prince William has been doing solo engagements almost exclusively this year, because of the Princess of Wales’s health problems and her commitment to only doing things which bring her joy. For the most part, I actually believe William prefers going solo to events, but on Tuesday, he did an event which sort of screamed out for Kate’s presence. He went to visit military families at the 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment in Wiltshire. He’s the honorary Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment, and the event was just a friendly Christmas lunch where he just had to make small talk and get introduced to a lot of babies and kids. That’s what made me think of Kate – while Kate has never been good at speaking (in general), she’s usually able to get through these kinds of family-oriented engagements by talking about kids and asking to hold the babies. William never asks to hold the babies and he’s not great at talking to kids. He did get to greet a ram though. William was told that Private Derby (the ram who is the regiment’s mascot) would spend the holiday in a “field full of ewes,” to which William replied, “So he has quite a fun Christmas. Oh, good luck to him.” LOL.
What to buy the man who has everything at Christmas? If the Prince of Wales is anything to go by, the answer is simple: a Christmas jumper. Prince William, who said he would spend Dec 25 with 45 members of the extended Royal family, found himself among a sea of festive jumpers as he handed out Christmas presents to military families on Tuesday, as Colonel-in-Chief of 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment in Wiltshire. Asked why he was not wearing his own, he pointed to himself and said: “Some people don’t own one.”
Sharing details of his own Christmas plans, he said he would spend the day with 45 members of his family “all in one room” but “normally spread out”, and hoped for a long walk including the dogs. “Am I ready for Christmas?” he laughed. “No, no way am I ready.”
The Wales family will spend the festive season in Norfolk, staying at their home of Anmer Hall and joining the Royal family at Sandringham for their annual outing to church and lunch on Christmas Day. They traditionally open presents on Christmas Eve, in the German style.
The Prince of Wales, 42, today started the festivities early, as he met soldiers and their families at Picton Barracks, Bulford Camp, in Wiltshire, for lunch. Receiving Christmas cards for Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis in return, he was particularly charmed by a drawing of himself, putting it in his pocket to take home. He was handed it by Karson Heighway, ten, who had drawn it on a Post-it note and asked “Is that me?” before folding it up and tucking it in his breast pocket.
Dylan Potter, 14, made the Prince laugh after revealing he was wearing two Christmas jumpers.
He said afterward: “I asked what does a prince do for fun? He said he likes watching movies and hanging out with his children but because he is over 40 finds fun hard to come by.”Prince William also disclosed that he has been watching Netflix at home with the Princess, including Black Dove which stars Keira Knightley.
He chose not to put on a Santa hat and, when asked why he was not wearing a jumper, pointed at his new equerry and joked: “I didn’t know, you see that guy in the jacket, it’s his fault and I will be having a word.”
“He chose not to put on a Santa hat.” He was handed a Santa hat and he refused to put it on, because he wants everyone to see his suspicious new baby-hairs on his bald-ass head. William isn’t just dull, he just has no whimsy or festive spirit. Put on the Santa hat! Hold the babies! Wear a fruity holiday sweater! For the love of God. William is trying so hard to seem both cool and serious, he comes across like the Windsor Grinch. (Charles would have put on the hat! Harry would have worn the ugliest Christmas sweater!)
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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- The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment, will visit the Regiment for a Christmas event for families at Picton Barracks on Tuesday 10th December. On arrival, His Royal Highness will meet with soldiers and their families, to hear more about their experiences and roles within the Mercian Regiment. The soldiers The Prince will meet are from different ranks across the Battalion and have gone above beyond in their roles through charity fundraising, volunteering and helping with extracurricular activities. Following this, The Prince will help give out gifts to the children of the families and then listen to songs from a Fijian choir who are formed of soldiers from the Mercian Regiment.,Image: 945103820, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Richard Pohle/Avalon/Avalon
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- The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment, will visit the Regiment for a Christmas event for families at Picton Barracks on Tuesday 10th December. On arrival, His Royal Highness will meet with soldiers and their families, to hear more about their experiences and roles within the Mercian Regiment. The soldiers The Prince will meet are from different ranks across the Battalion and have gone above beyond in their roles through charity fundraising, volunteering and helping with extracurricular activities. Following this, The Prince will help give out gifts to the children of the families and then listen to songs from a Fijian choir who are formed of soldiers from the Mercian Regiment.,Image: 945103850, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Richard Pohle/Avalon/Avalon
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- The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment, will visit the Regiment for a Christmas event for families at Picton Barracks on Tuesday 10th December. On arrival, His Royal Highness will meet with soldiers and their families, to hear more about their experiences and roles within the Mercian Regiment. The soldiers The Prince will meet are from different ranks across the Battalion and have gone above beyond in their roles through charity fundraising, volunteering and helping with extracurricular activities. Following this, The Prince will help give out gifts to the children of the families and then listen to songs from a Fijian choir who are formed of soldiers from the Mercian Regiment.,Image: 945103903, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Richard Pohle/Avalon/Avalon
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- The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment, will visit the Regiment for a Christmas event for families at Picton Barracks on Tuesday 10th December. On arrival, His Royal Highness will meet with soldiers and their families, to hear more about their experiences and roles within the Mercian Regiment. The soldiers The Prince will meet are from different ranks across the Battalion and have gone above beyond in their roles through charity fundraising, volunteering and helping with extracurricular activities. Following this, The Prince will help give out gifts to the children of the families and then listen to songs from a Fijian choir who are formed of soldiers from the Mercian Regiment.,Image: 945103957, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Richard Pohle/Avalon/Avalon
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- The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment, will visit the Regiment for a Christmas event for families at Picton Barracks on Tuesday 10th December. On arrival, His Royal Highness will meet with soldiers and their families, to hear more about their experiences and roles within the Mercian Regiment. The soldiers The Prince will meet are from different ranks across the Battalion and have gone above beyond in their roles through charity fundraising, volunteering and helping with extracurricular activities. Following this, The Prince will help give out gifts to the children of the families and then listen to songs from a Fijian choir who are formed of soldiers from the Mercian Regiment.,Image: 945104001, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Richard Pohle/Avalon/Avalon
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- The drawing of The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment, by 10 year old Karson Heighway which he drew while the Prince was sat next to him during the Prince’s visit to the Regiment for a Christmas event with the soldiers and families at Picton Barracks in Wiltshire.,Image: 945104037, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Richard Pohle/Avalon/Avalon
Bet he didn’t buy the presents. I like how the drawing emphases his baldness greatly. He was so charmed by it that he folded it up? And it must be nice to have a room large enough to spread out 45 people.
I noticed that, too. If you thought it was cute & wanted to take it home, don’t put a crease in it! Hand it off to whoever is collecting all the cards for the kids.
As for the Christmas sweater, first he says he doesn’t own one then he wants to blame his equerry. Nice. No, it’s ’cause he’s an idiot & interested in nothing & no one outside himself. He prepared as much for this visit as he does for all things–not at all. He dressed the same for this as he would for visiting first responders, a homeless shelter, a pub, a school. He can’t be bothered.
I doubt he watches tv at home with Kate . Hes probably rarely there. Kate who likes babies still ignored Archie when a few feet away. In one photo there are two people in red sweaters looking horrified at him.
And he has a hard time finding fun ’cause he’s over 40? Is playing with your kids not fun?
William is getting out more isn’t he? Taking advantage of a benched Kate?
And yet it is ignored by media. They are so happy together they say and deride harry and Meghan
He is getting out quite a bit. But I’m guessing it’s the usual flurry of events before the holidays. This man is about to take close to a month off.
Yes he is! He is out there trying very hard to sell “ I’m a single global statesman to the ladies”. He is doing a very lousy job of it too.
It’s December. He’s gotta get his final numbers up somehow.
I think he’s preoccupied with looking ‘stupid’, whenever he gets gussied up in his stockings and garters he looks utterly mortified. I think he’s in fear of someone getting a photo of him looking ridiculous although frankly his everyday look is ridiculous so he should just chill out. He’s utterly useless.
He could’ve been honest and said he likes to go on hunting trips to Spain for fun.
Ha! Shooting things, that’s fun!
Black Doves is good. That’s all I got.
It’s not Christmas unless I go food shopping with my reindeer ears headband…sorry William, if only you were more interested in having fun that didn’t involve Norfolk shenanigans, you would be a better man…
Black Dove is GREAT! I doubt he’s watching it with Kate.
This is why the press and Palace want Harry to come back.
Can’t have fun because he is over 40! He must be married to the wrong person.
hmmm. Maybe he’s hinting about “finding” someone younger.
A while back, I was watching something (can’t remember exactly what) that included an old clip from the ’80s of Charles hanging out with some break dancing “urban youth” types. He hilariously attempted some popping and locking, and for a brief moment, I forgot that he was a bigot and a dogshit father. I thought that it was genuinely endearing that he was willing to look so ridiculous. William is far too pretentious for that. He can’t laugh at himself. I’m not convinced that he can laugh at ANYTHING, except perhaps his brother and sister-in-law’s supposed “failings”. He’s just so sour all the time. I personally don’t have much Christmas spirit, but I’ve learned to fake it till I make it for the sake of my family, especially the kids. It’s not that hard.
He was a bad husband to Diana. Diana would probably have enjoyed dancing with him then.
LOL her comment had nothing to do with whether charles was a bad husband to diana. We all know that he was.
but her point stands – we have seen Charles attempt things that may make him look silly or less “royal” and he’s none the worse for wear. If anything he would have benefited from doing more of those things. And like Kaiser said, Charles 100% would have accepted the Santa hat and put it on, if only so the cameras got a picture of it that could run on the front page.
I think dian a tried to get him to loosen him up a little she even talked him into dressing more casually. Charles did need to relax he got too worried about being upstaged. William is awkward and his jokes are not funny generally speaking
They had that dramatized in the crown .
The thought of agreeing with Baldemort is horrifying, but I do NOT own a Christmas sweater or a hat! I refuse to wear them. I color theme and have jewelry. I don’t watch horrible xmas movies, except Die Hard, Bridget Jones Diary and Moonstruck!
Christmas is a time when color theming is 100% appropriate!
I dont judge normal people who dont wear santa hats or christmas sweaters. But here, in this setting, it seems like it would have been appropriate, especially when someone there offered him the hat.
He didn’t even bother to color theme! And we know he has a red sweater, at least! And a green one! Or he could have worn that green velvet jacket! But no, he wore maroon! Gah! 🤦♀️
Well Die Hard is the beat Christmas movie ever!
Of course his lazy non-working as isn’t ready for Christmas. He’s not ready for anything but wasting money on his one-sided competition with Harry. Loser.
‘but because he is over 40 finds fun hard to come by.”
Speak for yourself Huevo I’m 51 and I can find plenty of fun things to do.
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‘ pointed at his new equerry and joked: “I didn’t know, you see that guy in the jacket, it’s his fault and I will be having a word.” ‘
Typical W ‘joke’ at the expense of someone else. Leave whilst you still can new equerry!
So is he “trying” to say he’s not having fun in the marriage and he’s “old”? It is sort of in bad taste because his mother only lived to age 36. She never lived to see 40.
He doesn’t have fun with his children? He is so strange.
Better question: how often does he even see his children?
Statesman Bulliam is such a charisma vacuum, a black hole for holiday cheers, and a truck full of antimatter to balance out the joys of the season — be it Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah or Festivus.
Despite him preparing for kingship for decades, he’s supremely unprepared and seemingly disinterested in anything happening around him.
What a gigantic failure!
I’m 42 and I have lots of fun. I mean I’m not going out to clubs until 3 am anymore – maybe that’s what he means?
He’s just such a stick in the mud. Why does he always wear either that red sweater or a navy sweater? Get new shoes, better pants, a different blazer. This would have been the perfect event for a pair of nice dark jeans and a fun Christmas sweater. My husband used to have one that lit up and it was the hit of every party. he even sounds grumpy about christmas – ugh, have to spend it with my extended family. Considering how many people spend Christmas alone, or are separated from their families (especially military families!!) that just sounds so tone deaf.
this event should have been an easy win for him. And instead he just seems awkward and boring.
Also, the absence of Kate is very very noticeable.
It is against the media spin that the royals enjoy being with their cousins and harry is missing out etc. William seems cranky about being surrounded by cousins
He lies about their Christmas plans and parrots the courtiers’ talking points for him with such great ease.
That drawing took me out . Lmao. I bet he stuffed it in his pocket because he didn’t want anyone to see his true resemblance but it was too late . Bald ass B is never going to escape his ugliness
Will was born on my 18 birthday and even though I am 60 I will wear my Santa hat and Christmas sweater and silly earrings during fun events! Some of us are young at heart! Will dressed up in the weird royal order of the garter outfits and yet turns his nose up at a Santa hat? Come on Will loosen up and embrace the festive season after a Santa hat isn’t going to muss his nonsense existent hair !
I saw a clip of Harry doing a zoom Christmas party event today for his patronage Scottie’s little soldiers – he was wearing a Santa Hat! 😆
There a something seriously wrong with any one who can’t be a little whimsical for children especially during the Holiday season. He needs to get over his own self and remove that stick that’s wedged up his 🍑🤷🏼♀️..
I’m over 40 (45 to be exact) and I have a TON of fun on a regular basis. I have fun with my niece and nephew (little kids) when I see them, my son (young adult), hiking, traveling, concerts/festivals…
Because I am curious enough and motivated enough to make the fun come to me, not wait for some underpaid useless courtier to present me with fun. If he’s bored and boring, with all his resources, it’s his own fault.
Also if I had his head, I’d want to cover the top of it as much as possible. And it’s not like he couldn’t bring a box full of Santa hats to pass out. Again, incurious, unmotivated, uninspired, and boring.
Honestly, the more I think about that comment, the more I actually have sympathy for him. I mean not really, because he’s an entitled ahole who tried to ruin his brother and SIL’s life (is still trying) but….he’s 42, hes married to a woman he clearly despises, his friends are all with him because of his title, and he just seems to…..watch TV. Have game nights, go out with friends, travel, hike, surf, swim, crochet, read a book, play guitar, learn a new hobby, get into woodworking, I don’t know. DO SOMETHING.
We all ask on here all the time “what are his interests, what does he do for fun” and it really seems like he does nothing.
Except for the Spanish hunting parties.
And I guess at least we know he’s still watching Netflix, so that’s one British household that didn’t boycott it, LOL.
I wonder if he even bothers to decorate his Xmas tree with his family – It’s the one thing we did as a family along with playing xmas music and enjoying xmas treats. I bet he just gets some servant to set it up when he’s not around. Lazy, boring git!
He said afterward: “I asked what does a prince do for fun? He said he likes watching movies and hanging out with his children but because he is over 40 finds fun hard to come by.”
William couldn’t have fun if he tried.
What a downer he is. 40 is not considered old. He seems a very poor him personality I wonder what his children think about what he says.
Not the kid drawing his comb-over ! I’m dying from laughter !
So he does not like tom cruise movies
And blaming his new equerry for his lack of a fun Christmas sweater! Excuse me, he’s the future king. He could wear a cheesy fun sweater if he wanted to. Blaming his equerry. What a dick.