It had none of the bells and whistles of a royal occasion, but for the Duchess of Cambridge, a nice cup of tea and a chin-wag with her husband and kids was just what the doctor ordered on her birthday.
With Britain plunged back into another brutal COVID-19 lockdown, the future queen, who turned 39 on January 9, knew it simply wasn’t the right time for a celebration.
Instead, the mum-of-three hunkered down at her country home, Anmer Hall in Norfolk, enjoying a quiet tea party with her husband Prince William and their kids, George, seven, Charlotte, five, and two-year-old Louis.
APRIL 29, 2011
We do! At 11am, Prince William and a radiant Kate were married in Westminster Abbey.
TIMELINE: Magical moments
JULY 11, 2011
Queen of the red carpet: The new duchess dazzles Hollywood as she attends the BAFTA gala in Los Angeles.
MAY 11, 2012
Teal-ing the show: On one of her first official outings as an ambassador for Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic teams at a gala event at the Royal Albert Hall.
SEPTEMBER 11-19, 2012
Tour de force: On the Singapore, Malaysia, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu leg of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Down Under darling: George joins Mum and Dad on their tour of Australia and New Zealand.
MARCH 9, 2015
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