Kate’s little smasher: New adorable pics of Louis’ big day
Queen left to host him alone after Charles & Wills ‘refused’
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge share a joke at Wimbledon yesterday while adorable shots were served up of son Prince Louis’s christening.
William, 36, and Kate posed with the tot, siblings George, four, and Charlotte, three, and other close family members in the Morning Room at Clarence House.
In one heartwarming image, Charlotte is the only person not looking into the camera, gazing adoringly at Louis instead.
The shots were taken by worldrenowned Matt Holyoak, who has work in The National Portrait Gallery and photographed the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh for their 70th wedding anniversary.
He said: “I was honoured to take the official photographs at the christening of Prince Louis, and to witness at first hand such a happy event. Everyone was so relaxed and in such good spirits, it was an absolute pleasure. I hope I have captured
Everyone was so relaxed and in such good spirits. I hope I captured some of that joy PHOTOGRAPHER MATT HOLYOAK ON CAPTURING PRINCE LOUIS’S BIG DAY
some of that joy in my photographs.” The images were taken after 12-week-old Louis slept through the service at St James’s Palace last Monday.
William and Kate celebrated by cutting a tier of their wedding cake with Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry and Meghan and Louis’s godparents – Nicholas van Cutsem, Guy Pelly, Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, Lady Laura Meade, Hannah Carter and Lucy Middleton.
Meanwhile, William and Kate sat next to Prime Minister Theresa May at Wimbledon to watch Novak Djokovic beat Kevin Anderson in the men’s final.
Joining them in the Royal Box yesterday were London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Wimbledon legend Bjorn Borg.
Stars in the Centre Court crowd included actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston and Eddie Redmayne.
DONALD Trump was “snubbed” by Prince Charles and William who wanted nothing to do with his visit to Windsor Castle, it was claimed yesterday.
The Queen hosted the US President alone after the first and second in line to the throne made their feelings clear, reports said.
A source said: “It’s a very unusual thing for the Queen to be there on her own. Usually she is accompanied by somebody.
“Prince Charles and Prince William not being there was a snub.
“They simply refused to attend.”
Trump was desperate to meet the monarch during his four-day trip to the UK, which ended as he flew to Helsinki last night for a summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin today.
One Whitehall official said: “The Queen will do her duty, but among the wider family, they were not as enthusiastic as they were when Obama came over.”
Trump said after he and wife Melania had tea with the Queen on Friday: “The Queen is terrific. She is so sharp, so wise, so beautiful. Up close, you see she’s so beautiful. She’s a very special person.”
A Downing Street source insisted yesterday: “This was always going to be just the Queen.” A Buckingham Palace source said: “It wasn’t a state visit and the involvement of other members of the Royal Family would be different. There was never any approach to Clarence House, Kensington Palace or the Duke of York’s office.”
Charles was attending meetings, William played in a charity polo match and Harry had private engagements.
Trump spent the weekend at his Scottish golf course, Turnberry, before flying to Finland where protests awaited him. He tweeted from Air Force One last night: “No matter how well I do at the summit… I would return to criticism. Much of our news media is indeed the enemy of the people.”
A man of 55 is due in Ayr sheriff court today after a powered parachute flew near Turnberry on Friday. Greenpeace claimed the stunt where a paraglider unfurled a banner saying: “Trump Well Below Par.”