THEWilliam and Kate Middleton’s 2025 ends with a story in images. The Princes of Wales chose to share on social media a selection of twelve photographs never published beforeone for each month of the year, offering an orderly and chronological look at their public commitments and some key passages in family life.
From January to spring: social engagement and official visits by William and Kate
The sequence opens in January with a photo with a strong symbolic value: William and Kate at Remembrance Daycommitted to commemorating the victims of the Holocaust in London. In February the focus shifts to social work of the princess of Wales, visiting a mother-baby unit run by Action for Children within the Styal women’s prison. March is marked by the traditional Irish Guards St Patrick’s Day Paradewhile ad April the couple is portrayed during the official visit to the islands of Mull and Ionain Scotland, one of the most important institutional events of the first part of the year.
Victory Day and Prince George’s first public step
May marks one of the most significant moments of the photographic collection. On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, William and Kate attend a meeting with the veterans of the Second World War together with his eldest son, Prince George. For the twelve-year-old, this is the most formal public commitment undertaken so far, a step that highlights how his parents are starting to gradually accompany him in the role that awaits him.
William and Kate’s summer between tradition, sport and international commitments
TO June the images bring back the solemnity of Trooping the Colourwith the Princes of Wales alongside King Charles III and Princess Anne. July it is instead dominated by sport: Kate hands the Wimbledon trophy to Jannik Sinner. To August the princess spear a series of animated shorts linked to the Royal Foundation’s Center for Early Childhood. AND September brings the couple to the front of the international diplomacywith a shot of them in Windsor as they approach the presidential helicopter on the occasion of thearrival of Donald Trump for the state visit to the United Kingdom.
Kate Middleton (Instagram @princeandprincessofwales)
From beach volleyball to Christmas with the Welsh Guards
October you see William engaged in an official hearing with the President of Estonia Alar Karis. In November the climate changes: the Prince of Wales is photographed on the Copacabana beachin Rio de Janeiro, while playing beach volleyball on the eve of the Earthshot Prize 2025. The closing of December is entrusted to a more informal image, taken during the Welsh Guards Christmas Party in Combermere Barracks.
What will 2026 be like for William and Kate?
But what awaits the royal couple in 2026? According to the magazine Peoplethe year will open with the family’s definitive settlement in the new Forest Lodge residence. 2026 will also be the year of an important transition for Prince Georgewho will turn 13 in July and start secondary school in the fall, while they remain hypotheses regarding official trips are open abroad, from Australia to the United States, where initiatives related to the 250th anniversary of American independence and, in the sporting field, at the football World Cup.
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