Catherine, Princess of Wales
This is how she escapes her royal duties from time to time
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Dancing at a techno festival, secret meetings with girlfriends: Catherine, Princess of Wales, so casually recharges her batteries for her big tasks.
Booming beats, flickering lights – as Catherine, Princess of Wales, 41, arrives for dinner with friends in Norfolk, the party mood spills over from the other end of the sprawling property. The Houghton Festival is taking place in the park of hosts David and Rose, Margrave and Margravine of Cholmondeley. A colorful open-air party with good techno music. Kate immediately feels like dancing. Can she go over there secretly?
Kate throws herself into the festival fray
A brief discussion with the bodyguards, then the princess actually mingles with the approximately 12,000 revelers. Black pants, black top, white sneakers, Spicy Margarita in hand. No one expects them here, hardly anyone recognizes them. And Kate can completely indulge in the casual vibe. Dinner is also spontaneously moved to the restaurant on the festival site, where Kate ends up giving a generous tip of 800 euros. What a night! And what an exciting contrast to the rest of her life.
In everyday life, Kate tries, juggling royal duties and family life with three young children and two households in Windsor and Norfolk. She always seems so disciplined that some describe her as slippery. Very different from, for example, her sister-in-law Meghan, 42. The wife of Prince Harry, 38, radiated Californian nonchalance from the start. She did not submit to the often antiquated rules at court.
There is no trace of spontaneity in everyday life
Kate, on the other hand, completes a royal high-performance program for which she receives a lot of recognition, but which leaves little room for spontaneous actions. Appointments are planned well in advance – and soon there could be even more. It is said: Because King Charles, 74, recognized the “star qualities” of Kate and William, 41, he wants to involve them even more in the future. He has just ordered them to Balmoral Castle for the work summit.
Small escapes like party night in Norfolk help Kate keep her balance. Your visit is reminiscent of Sanna Marin, 37. The former Prime Minister of Finland, just celebrated at a festival. again. At first she was sharply criticized for this, today she is celebrated for her love of freedom. Like now Kate.
Catherine, Princess of Wales
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In order to calm down, Catherine, Princess of Wales, takes time for herself
What many didn’t know about the princess until now: she regularly takes care of secret breaks – and thus for herself. These can be walks in the woods around Bucklebury, where she is all alone. Or a cool pint with friends in your favorite pub. “It’s also the small everyday things that are not normal for a princess. For example, shopping with the children in the supermarket,” a palace insider tells GALA. “Kate loves to go unnoticed. Sometimes she doesn’t have bodyguards, which causes stress in the castle.” Kate accepts that. And has the full support of her husband, who recently went to a London disco with friends.