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Photos of their children delight fans
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Prince William and Duchess Catherine have an impressive fan base on Instagram: 12.3 million people are interested in impressions and news from the lives of the royals. At the end of the year, GALA looks at the contributions that have been most popular with users.
2020 was completely different and completely quieter than expected for Prince William, 38, and Duchess Catherine, 38, than expected: the corona virus broke out across the world. But no matter whether public appearances or working in the home office: The Cambridges carefully document their everyday work on their Instagram account @kensingtonroyal. However, it is not the posts about royal duties that are most popular in the feed – but those about their children Prince George, 7, Princess Charlotte, 5, and Prince Louis, 1. This is proven by the number of likes (as of December 28th 2020).
The most popular posts by the royals
10th place: romping around with dad
Papa William has no chance with these three bullies! George, Charlotte and Louis have pounced on William and are rolling around with him on the lawn. The smiling faces show that everyone has a lot of fun! Also the fans of the Royals, who click "Like" by the hundreds of thousands.
Likes: 1,380,844
9th place: William and Charles in private
Royal fans will be surprised on British Father's Day with a rare sight of father and son: A photo shows Charles and William relaxing in outdoor jackets on the Queen's Sandringham estate. William has lovingly put his arm around his father, who in turn leans his head on his son's shoulder. Kate took the photo in December 2019. She pays homage to her father Michael Middleton with a retro photo.
Likes: 1,386,215
8th place: A thank you from Princess Charlotte
A beautiful portrait of Princess Charlotte delights Royal fans. Thank you for the many nice words the Cambridges received on the occasion of Charlotte's 5th birthday.
Likes: 1,469,591
Place 7: Prince Louis has a birthday
Congratulations to the Cambridge baby: April 23rd is his second birthday. To celebrate the day, there are three new photos of Prince Louis, in which he beams into the camera with brightly painted hands. The "rainbow" colors are a symbol for the support of the Corona helpers. Then Kate adds two more photos as a thank you for the congratulations (see place 5).
Likes: 1,497,369
6th place: memory of the royal dream wedding
On April 29, 2011, England and the whole world will celebrate a royal event of the century: the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. That was nine years ago. For the anniversary, the couple reminisces and posts a photo of themselves, which they are overjoyed after they said I did when they left Westminster Abbey.
Likes: 1,513,136
5th place: Prince Kunterbunt
As a thank you for birthday wishes to Louis, Kate and William publish two photos of their son – and they delight fans and the media. The first motif is Louis, who stretches his brightly colored hands towards the camera. On the second, Kate shows wonderfully down-to-earth that things don't always go smoothly even with a royal photo shoot …
Likes: 1,598,452
4th place: Greetings for Christmas
In December, Prince William and Duchess Catherine present fans with a new family photo. This appears on the family's annual Christmas card, which is given to friends, partners, charity organizations and companions. Unglamorous, but down-to-earth, private and very personable, the five royals pose on their property, Anm Hall. Motto of the photo: We love the country life!
Likes: 1,695,210
3rd place: Happy Birthday, Charlotte!
Princess Charlotte will be five years old on May 2nd. The portrait on the occasion of her special day is under the sign of Corona: It shows the little one packing up and delivering food. The consignment will be sent to isolated retirees in the vicinity of Comments Hall, the Cambridge country home.
Likes: 1,736,179
2nd place: Applause for Corona heroes
Under the motto "Clap for Carers", the British are called on March 26th to show respect to medical staff. Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis also take part. On a cute video from the Minis, Kate and William write, "To all of the doctors, nurses, caregivers, general practitioners, pharmacists, volunteers and other NHS staff who work tirelessly to help those affected by COVID-19, thank you."
Likes: 2.013.0659
1st place: Four royals on the swing
On the occasion of his 38th birthday, Prince William is giving his people a nice present: a new family photo. You can see the birthday child and his three children on a swing. Mama Kate presses the shutter release. By far THE royal Instagram highlight for fans in 2020.
Likes: 2,409,032
Source used: instagram.com/kensingtonroyal/
This article originally appeared on Gala.de-