The Princess of Wales seems to believe that what’s good for the goose is good for the gannet.
After Prince William was seen dancing with his old mucker Guy Pelly at London nightclub Koko in June, Catherine herself is said to have gone berserk.
The 41-year-old princess is said to have made her first-ever visit to a music festival over the weekend, albeit a very high-class one.
She was dining with her Norfolk neighbours, the Marquess and Marchioness of Cholmondeley, David and Rose, at their Palladian country house, Houghton Hall. At that time, the Houghton Festival was taking place on their 400 acre estate.
“After dinner, one of the guests suggested to Catherine that we go to the festival,” a source told the Daily Mail.
The Princess of Wales was having dinner with her friend, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley (seen right here, in 2016) when the idea of her going to a music festival was floated
Catherine is pictured chatting with Rose Hanbury at a charity event in 2016
Houghton Festival, pictured here in 2019, taking place on the 400-acre grounds of Houghton Hall
Catherine was nervous about the idea, but after much discussion with her security guards, she went with a lot of security. William wasn’t there.’
Billed as Britain’s only 24-hour music festival, it is the brainchild of DJ Craig Richards, who launched the event in 2017. Over 200 artists performed on 13 stages from last Thursday through Sunday, with music playing somewhere on the Houghton Estate grounds. time. More than 12,000 revelers were expected.
While Catherine is not known to have attended any festival before, she does enjoy dancing. While still just Kate Middleton, she was pictured attending a roller disco in 2008 with friends including the jockey Sam Waley-Cohen.
A Kensington Palace spokesman declined to comment, so it’s not clear why William didn’t join his wife. It was the Glorious Twelfth on Saturday, so the heir to the throne, a sharp shot, could have been grouse hunting with friends.
Catherine’s lively night out is just the latest example of the warm friendship between the future King and Queen and the Cholmondeleys, nicknamed the ‘Turnip Toffs’, who live just a few miles from their Norfolk retreat, Anmer Hall.
Last September, the Marquess was replaced as Lord Great Chamberlain following the death of Queen Elizabeth.
Prince William pictured himself dancing with friends at Camden club Koko in June. The Princess of Wales would now have gone on a rampage herself
However, King Charles made sure that the Marquis, aka filmmaker David Rocksavage, did not lose his intimate connection to the monarchy.
In March, I reported that the King had given the Marquess a new position that would see him and his wife, Bohemian former model Rose Hanbury, return to the heart of the royal court.
The King appointed the Marquess, 63, as his Lord-in-Waiting, a prestigious position that would see him attend important state and royal occasions, as well as being called upon to represent His Majesty at various events.
Rose married Rocksavage in 2009. He is 23 years her senior and friends had almost given up hope that he would ever get married.
Rose soon produced an heir and reserve, the twins Alexander and Oliver. Like Catherine, she has since given birth to a third child, Iris.
The Princess of Wales dances with Prince William during a trip to Belize in 2022
While Catherine and William reside in ten-bedroom Anmer, formerly let to a kitchen carpenter, the Marquis and Marchioness live in splendor at nearby Houghton Hall, one of the finest Palladian houses in the country.
In his previous role as Lord Great Chamberlain, the Marquess had to walk backwards ahead of the monarch at the State Opening of Parliament.
Cholmondeley left the position because of the tradition of changing into another aristocratic family on the death of the monarch.
He was succeeded by the 7th Lord Carrington, whose late father served as Secretary of State under Margaret Thatcher.