The Prince of Wales is heading to Switzerland this weekend, interrupting his family’s holidays in the name of official duty.
Prince William has been relaxing in Greece with his wife, the Princess of Wales, and their three children Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven.
They were said to have been staying on board a luxury yacht and cruising around Kefalonia, an island in the Ionian Sea, along with Kate’s parents Carole and Michael Middleton, according to reports in local media.
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Prince William at the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 Group D match between England and Netherlands on July 9, in Switzerland. (Getty)
The holiday coincided with Prince George’s 12th birthday on Tuesday, with the Wales family sharing a new portrait and a short video of the young royal with his two siblings.
It was filmed a couple of months ago in the gardens of their Norfolk country home.
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But Prince William is cutting his holidays short to get back to official business.
Kensington Palace has confirmed the 43-year-old will travel to Switzerland to attend England Women’s Euro 2025 final on Sunday.
Prince William visited St. George’s Park, England’s national football centre, to wish the Lionesses well ahead of the tournament in June. (AP)
He will be there in his role as patron of the Football Association.
Earlier this week, William congratulated the reigning champions on their victory in getting into the final, winning in a semi-finals match against Italy on Tuesday.
In a message on X, the prince wrote: “Brilliant performance @Lionesses! One game from glory! #WEURO2025”.
Prince George’s official birthday portrait for his 12th birthday July 22, 2025. (Josh Shinner)
In early July, the Prince of Wales visited the Lionesses at St George’s Park in Burton upon Trent at their training camp.
He then travelled to Switzerland to cheer on the team when they took on the Netherlands during the group stages, on July 9.
Prince William is an avid football fan, but has copped some criticism in the past.
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The Wales children were filmed in the gardens of their Norfolk home. (Instagram/Prince and Princess of Wales)
In 2022, he presented the trophy to the English women’s national team when they won at home but William did not travel to Australia when they made the Women’s World Cup final in 2023.
Spain’s Queen’s Letizia was in Sydney for the match, along with her youngest daughter Infanta Sofia.
The Wales family are likely to return to the UK soon, following their getaway to Greece.
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As per royal tradition, they will spend some time at Balmoral Castle where King Charles and Queen Camilla will soon relocate to.
The royal family has been holidaying in the Scottish Highlands for decades in a traditional started by Queen Victoria.
Prince William and Kate, and their children, stay at the smaller Tam-Na-Ghar cottage, not far from Birkhall which is about a 15 minute drive from Balmoral Castle but still on the vast estate in a region known as Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire, west of Aberdeen, in the Highlands.
Prince William inherited Tam-Na-Ghar from his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother in 2002.
The Wales family are due back in Windsor in early September with the new school year beginning around September 5.
Prince George has one more year left at Lambrook, where he attends with his two siblings, before moving on to a senior institution.
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