Cwhat they do today for Halloween little George, Charlotte and Louis? Over the years, William and Kate’s three children have been seen in masks accompanied by their mother, knocking from door to door in the neighborhood for the traditional trick or treator trick or treating, asking for chocolates and sweets. But apart from very private celebrations, children must not attract attention. Why Halloween it’s still a forbidden party in the palace.
THE’Halloween of George, Charlotte and Louis
By tradition, the Royals are not allowed to celebrate Halloween. Following the custom introduced by her ancestor Victoria, who considered the occasion unsuitable for Royal rigor, not even Queen Elizabeth loved the ghost festival. And above all he didn’t want his homes to be covered in macabre decorations just a few weeks before Christmas. For this reason he had ordered all Royal relatives to refrain from wearing masks so as not to put the dignity of the Windsors at risk.
The banishment of King Charles
King Charles III now follows his mother’s example and refuses to reverse the ban on the decorations of Halloween. All of its residences are already busy with the long preparation process required for Christmas ornaments and have no time for ghosts, vampires and cobwebs. Or at least that’s the official explanation. The magical and spooky atmosphere of the party feels a little only in Sandringhamwhere today children who visit the Norfolk residence will be able to enjoy carving the famous giant pumpkins.
Charlotte, George and Louis with their mother Kate, London, May 2023 (Getty Images)
George, Charlotte and Louis are preparing to move in the days of Halloween
This year, then, William and Kate don’t have much time on their hands. Apart from the latest crises at court, with the historic decision to suddenly withdraw the title of prince from Uncle Andrew, the princes are engaged in an important move. Next week the entire clan of Princes of Wales will leave Adelaide Cottage and will move to Forest Lodgetheir new home located a few kilometers away. To the great disappointment of the three children, the decorations of Halloween they may have already ended up in a box.
Kate Middleton as a Harry Potter-style wizard, London, April 2013 (Getty Images)
The party of Halloween organized secretly by William and Kate
However, the return of Halloween at court it’s just a matter of time. The future Queen Kate is a fan, so much so that in 2009, a couple of years before getting married, she and William organized a very private party for a few friends (and without telling Elizabeth) in a small remote chalet on the Balmoral Estate, Scotland. Once on the throne, the celebrations of Halloween they will instead be able to make an official return to Windsor Castle, recently reported as the most haunted Royal residence: so far 25 ghosts have been spotted there (including, they say, also Elizabeth with her handbag on her arm).