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Prince William, Kate pull on new looks once again as Pippa’s family secrets emerge<\/p>\n
Prince William had gotten super attention from growing a beard 2 years back, and looks like he wants to feel that high again, but with Kate Middleton by his side this time.<\/p>\n
William and Kate were spotted last month enjoying lunch at a high-end in French mountain restaurant where the menu is as steep as the slopes, with a humble toastie reportedly costing around \u00a374.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Staff at the restaurant described the pair as relaxed, courteous and clearly enjoying themselves, while other guests admitted their surprise at sharing lunchtime with royalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One diner said they looked particularly charming in their beanie hats, adding to the low-key holiday vibe.<\/p>\n
The French Alps are familiar territory for the Wales family. Their love for skiing holidays dates back years, with regular winter escapes both before and after marriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A recent trip in early 2025 saw the couple joined by members of the Middleton family and marked a significant milestone for Catherine, her first journey outside the UK following her cancer announcement in March 2024.<\/p>\n
Observers at the resort at the time noted how at ease the family appeared, describing them as indistinguishable from other British holidaymakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Familiar faces weren\u2019t unusual either, with Pippa Middleton and James Middleton also known to frequent the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On one occasion, James was seen enjoying the apr\u00e8s-ski atmosphere with his wife before Catherine arrived with Charlotte and Louis, turning lunch into a cheerful family gathering.<\/p>\n
French prosecutors are pressing ahead with their long-running investigation into allegations against David Matthews, father-in-law of Pippa, and are now seeking to question a British woman as part of the case, according to\u00a0The Mail\u00a0.<\/p>\n
Matthews, a former racing driver and businessman, is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl on the Caribbean island of St Barts in 1998, before allegedly raping her in Paris the following year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sources say French authorities have formally requested assistance from the UK Home Office to arrange an interview with the British woman, who is not the alleged victim but is considered a potential witness.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William, Kate pull on new looks once again as Pippa’s family secrets emerge Prince William had gotten…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274169,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-274168","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}