Prince William showed up unexpectedly at an Italian restaurant last weekend after accompanying Princess Charlotte to a pizza party for one of her classmates.
The 39-year-old Duke of Cambridge, who also has sons in common Prince Georgeeight and Prince LouisThe three, with the Duchess, 40, arrived at Il Pagliaccio in London with their six-year-old daughter last Sunday.
Dressed in a loose maroon jumper and jeans, the heir to the throne looked like any other father who had brought his daughter to a party hosted by one of her classmates from nearby Thomas Battersea School.
In footage published by Italian newspaper La Stampa, the Duke is seen walking through a restaurant with Charlotte, carrying a large gift wrapped in pink paper, before returning hours later to pick her up.
Prince William, 39, made a surprise appearance at an Italian restaurant over the weekend after he accompanied Princess Charlotte, 6, to a pizza party for one of her classmates (pictured in December 2020)
The Duke arrived at the event with his six-year-old daughter at Il Pagliaccio in London last Sunday (pictured)
According to an Italian newspaper, Prince William and Charlotte arrived in one of three SUVs that pulled up in front of the Fulham event.
Several bodyguards entered the restaurant first, followed by the duke and Charlotte, and the six-year-old girl walked confidently through the restaurant ahead of her father.
Restaurant owner Theo Catino offered William a warm handshake before asking the duke to take a selfie, but he refused.
This isn’t the only royal connection to the restaurant, which was reportedly one of Princess Diana’s favorite pizzerias in London.
According to Italian newspaper La Stampa, the Duke dropped Charlotte off at the event with a gift, only to return a few hours later to pick her up.
Theo explained: “When she returned from gymnastics at the gym not far from here, Lady Diana stayed with me, always with her bodyguards, and ordered a margarita and salami pizza. And then home to eat them with two children.
The Duke’s rare public appearance comes amid reports that he and the Duchess want to move the family out of the capital.
The couple are expected to finalize preparations for Prince George’s transfer to a new Berkshire preparatory school this September, with Lambrook, a part-time student near Ascot, seen as the frontrunner.
But Princess Charlotte is likely to remain in Thomas Battersea for now, where she is “very happy and settled” and is expected to be joined by her brother Prince Louis, who turns four this spring.
The Duke’s rare public appearance comes amid reports that he and the Duchess want to move the family out of the capital.
The couple are also still eyeing property in the Windsor area, having looked at several potential family homes on the Queen’s Berkshire estate, with the goal of living in the Royal Borough on weekends and holidays.
Conveniently, Windsor is only a short drive from Kate’s family home in Bucklebury. Her parents, Michael and Carol Middleton, are loving and very practical grandparents.
However, Kensington Palace, where they live in Apartment 1A, where their offices and the Royal Trust are located, will remain their weekday base.
This means that in the near future Anmer Hall, their home in Norfolk, may be returned to the Queen to be given to another family member or rented out privately.
The change came as William and Kate began planning where they thought their family would settle down.
Of course, it may be another 20 years before the couple ascends the throne, and they are keen to see their offspring go through as normal a childhood as possible up to that point.