E
ven overcast skies
couldn’tdampenthe
high spirits of the
youngroyals.At the
Aug. 9 King’s Cup
royalsailingregatta,
PrinceGeorge,6, touredtheyachts
withglee,whilehissister,Princess
Charlotte,4, cheekilystuckhertongue
outathermaternalgrandfather,Mi-
chaelMiddleton,overthecrowd.“Her
mother,Kate,thoughtit washilari-
ous,”confidesa royalsinsider.
Asthelong,sweetsummerdays
rushtoa close,PrinceWilliamand
KateMiddleton’skids—including
PrinceLouis,15 months—havebeen
revelingintheirfreedom.“They’re
embracingfamilytime,”saysthein-
sider.“Theylovebeingoutdoorsand
runningaroundfreely.”
A COUNTRYVISIT
Thismonth,QueenElizabethII,
93 , willhosttheyoungparentsand
theirkidsat BalmoralCastle,herbe-
loved50,000-acreScottishcountry
estate.“I thinkGrannyis themost
happythere,”William’scousinPrin-
cessEugeniesays,confidingthatva-
cationstoBalmoralinclude“walks,
picnics,dogs—a lotof dogs!Youjust
haveroomto breatheandrun.”
Thechildrenarealreadyexcited.
“Georgereceivedapairof binocu-
larsforhisbirthdayandcan’twaitto
use them,”saystheinsider.“Andthe
queenhaspromisedto go ridingwith
PRINCEWILLIAMANDKATEMIDDLETON’SKIDSHAVE
A JOLLYGOODTIMEONTHEIRSCHOOLVACATIONS
SUMMER OF FUN
Charlotte & George’s
A gap-toothed
George looked
adorable in a
captain’s hat
at the charity
boat race.
“Kate wasn’t
mad at
Charlotte,”
says the
insider. “She
couldn’t stop
laughing.”
Charlotte.”
Like everyone,
t he mona rch
has noted how
much Char-
lotte takes after
her. “They have
a very strong bond,
although she adores
all of her great-grandkids,”
notes the insider.
This summer has been especially
meaningful for William and Kate,
both 37. “While he is actually the
stricter parent, both of them want to
let their kids be kids,” says the insid-
er. “They’re happy to have this down-
time together.” — Louise A. Barile,
with reporting by Natalie Posner
The queen
entertains at
Balmoral every
summer.
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