QUEEN KATE’S CHRISTMAS CORONATION
Prince William and Duchess Kate looked every inch the future king and queen when they attended the Diplomatic Corps reception last week. The annual event held at Buckingham Palace was attended by around 1000 invitees, including senior royals, government officials and high commissioners.
But among the VIP attendees, none shone brighter than the second-in-line to the throne. The Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge were the epitome of future monarchs, with Wills dressed in a tuxedo and Kate wearing a navy evening gown topped off with the Lover’s Knot heirloom tiara. For the occasion, Kate also wore her Royal Victorian Order blue sash and yellow ribboned Royal Family Order badge, both recently bestowed on her by the Queen in recognition of her service as a working royal.
Their regal demeanour did nothing to quell growing speculation that Wills and Kate will head up the royal family sooner rather than later. For senior royal aides, the prestigious occasion offered almost a practice-run coronation – although the cost of their real coronation is likely to run into the millions if not billions of dollars.
“There will be a $1 billion televised coronation at Westminster Abbey,” a royal source hinted to In Touch magazine.
Having now completed their final official engagement for the year, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will move into 2020 reigning in everything apart from their official titles.
It’s been a tumultuous finish to 2019 for the royal family – but throughout the drama, Wills has emerged as a future leader. In fact, a survey this year found that 46 per cent of people believed that the