EMILY PRESCOTT: Princess of Wales stunned as her husband pours a ‘massive pint’ in the Dog and Duck
EMILY PRESCOTT: Princess of Wales stunned as her husband pours a ‘massive pint’ into the Dog and Duck
She’s always so poised and well-prepared when it comes to royal engagements, but one thing seems odd to the Princess of Wales is the fact that a pint glass is a standard size.
Coming out of the Dog And Duck pub in Soho on Thursday, where William was drawing a pint of Kingmaker pale ale, Kate told the well-wishers, “I asked for a cider and got a huge pint of cider.”
Meanwhile, it seems William was a bit stressed by his wife’s leisurely walking pace and was overheard telling aides to “speed up.” It’s a good thing they didn’t organize the coronation together!
Kate emerged from the Dog And Duck pub in Soho on Thursday, where William was drawing a pint of Kingmaker pale ale, telling the well-wishers: ‘I asked for a cider and got a huge pint of cider’
Meanwhile, it seems William was a bit stressed by his wife’s leisurely walking pace and was overheard telling aides to ‘speed up’
No wonder there wasn’t a speck of dust in Westminster Abbey. During one of the rehearsals last week, those practicing their ceremonial role were required to wear blue galoshes – the kind you would normally find at the local lido – over their footwear.
The King may be the first monarch to speak fluent Welsh since Elizabeth I, but TV presenter Gethin Jones reveals that the late Queen also mastered the notoriously tricky language.
Gethin, 45, tells me: ‘I met her and spoke Welsh to her and she replied in Welsh – it was very natural the way she did it.’
There was a strong Welsh tribute at yesterday’s ceremony – bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel sang a song in the Welsh language with the Westminster Abbey choir, while royal harpist Alis Huws – a role reinstated by the king during his tenure as Prince of Wales – of Powys.
The King may be the first monarch to speak fluent Welsh since Elizabeth I, but TV presenter Gethin Jones reveals that the late Queen also mastered the notoriously tricky language
Tom Pettifer, who was a pageboy at the 2011 wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales, was determined to be part of the historic event, but had to settle for watching from a spot on The Mall to get a glimpse of the action.
Tom, 20, who is Prince William’s godson and whose mother, Tiggy Legge-Bourke, was a nanny to the two princes, set up camp yesterday with friends and his army father Charles – and was spotted enjoying a can of lager while waiting for events to start.