{"id":551642,"date":"2026-07-30T17:44:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/551642\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T17:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:44:21","slug":"william-and-kate-release-their-own-candid-summer-holiday-photos-after-meghan-markle-shared-hers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/551642\/","title":{"rendered":"William and Kate release their own candid summer holiday photos after Meghan Markle shared hers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales shared some lovely family and work snaps from their summer on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>The carousel, which dropped on Tuesday, opens with a <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbVKITmjUGK\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" title=\"www.instagram.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sweet photo of Prince William <\/a>and his wife Kate Middleton, both 44, lounging in the grass with their three children, Prince George, 13, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Summer Rewind,\u201d read the caption. \u201cThank you to everyone who has made the last few months so special!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Included is a video of William with famed naturalist and documentarian Sir David Attenborough, who celebrated his 100th birthday with a star-studded concert at the Royal Albert Hall, where the Prince gave a speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a rare privilege to celebrate a century of life,\u201d he proclaimed on stage, \u201cbut it is rarer still when that person has transformed the way we see the only home that we have &#8211; planet Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Middleton\u2019s successful solo jaunt to Italy was shown with the Princess smiling as she helped prepare tortellini at Agriturismo Al Vigneto in Parma, a rural farm.<\/p>\n<p>It was Middleton\u2019s first official overseas trip a year after entering remission from cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The whirlwind visit was to help promote her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, which raises awareness of the importance of early childhood development.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/470ad334fe0f8e638cb50109052f7a03\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"William and Kate release candid video of Prince George\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Another video showed Middleton meeting cancer patients at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, highlighting holistic therapies for patients\u2019 physical and emotional wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>One particularly moving moment showed the Princess comforting Claire Lorente on the final day of her breast cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Another pic featured a beaming Middleton after taking on a gruelling 23-mile hiking challenge to raise money for a cancer charity called the National Three Peaks Challenge Sunday, which involves scaling the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>The hike covers 23 miles and an ascent of 10,052 feet, often in adverse weather and in the dark.<\/p>\n<p>Prince William\u2019s charitable work wasn\u2019t forgotten in the roundup.<\/p>\n<p>A photo of the royal alongside Emma Watson and Benedict Cumberbatch at a United for Wildlife Business Forum in London last month was shared. The event was part of London Climate Action Week.<\/p>\n<p>Above that was a snap of Robert Irwin and the Prince. The two rode a zero-emission electric double-decker bus to the Earthshot Prize Impact Assembly, which also took place during London Climate Action Week. The pics weren\u2019t all work-related.<\/p>\n<p>Royals fans got to enjoy sweet portraits of their kids and Middleton\u2019s appearance at this year\u2019s Wimbledon finals.<\/p>\n<p>Prince George\u2019s portrait had been released to celebrate the heir\u2019s 13th birthday. Louis\u2019 pic was also used to celebrate the youngster\u2019s birthday, as was Charlotte\u2019s when she turned 11.<\/p>\n<p>The roundup also included the couple looking spiffy at Royal Ascot.<\/p>\n<p>It was Middleton\u2019s first time back in three years, looking lovely in a daffodil-yellow dress by Roksanda.<\/p>\n<p>This story originally appeared on <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/28\/royal-family\/prince-william-kate-middleton-share-look-at-summer-with-kids-in-family-pics\/\" title=\"pagesix.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Page Six <\/a>and is republished here with permission.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Prince and Princess of Wales shared some lovely family and work snaps from their summer on 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