- Prince William heads to Cornwall after night of celebrations
- Sweden's Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia visit Florence
- Duchess of Edinburgh attends Devon Country Show
- Queen Maxima is guest of honor at King Willem I Awards
Selling off the Duchy
Interestingly, this visit comes as recent reporting revealed William plans to sell off a fifth of the Duchy of Cornwall in the next ten years, to invest £500 million in tackling the housing and nature crises.
He will consolidate his holdings around five geographic “heartlands”, focusing on Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, Dartmoor, the Bath area, and Kennington, south London, where he feels he can make the biggest social and environmental impact, The Times reported.
Childhood crush
All the focus has been on Prince William today, but I love this story on Princess Kate's childhood crush on a familiar face!
"It was funny because it was passed on to me, as happens at school, that Catherine liked me. She never told me that herself, she didn't have the confidence," he said...
A Right Royal Podcast
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