In the royal family, a number of birthdays, which are considered more festive, are celebrated with greater intensity. On the one hand, there is the age of majority, which is celebrated more widely, when whoever reaches it is the heir or future heir, and then must wait until 40 and then 70. There are also members of the royal family who celebrate other birthdays marked everything is high, but let’s just say 18, 40 and 70 are the ones who are usually surrounded by a lot of pomp.

Prince William performs at the Platinum Jubilee concert outside Buckingham Palace

However, Prince William didn’t really celebrate his 40th birthday. This happened on June 21, 1982, on the day when it was four decades since the birth of the prince. Prince Charles and Lady Di’s first child, then second in line to the throne and had not moved from there for 40 years due to the longevity of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth. In fact, in the same month that her grandson turned 40, she celebrated the central acts of his platinum jubilee for 70 years of his reign and became the second-longest-reigning monarch in history worldwide. But that’s another story.

The Duke of Cambridge officially celebrated his 40th birthday with an interview for The Big Issue, a publication that came out the day before his birthday and for which he had recently worked as a salesman. In it, he made clear how Lady Dee inspired him, how he wanted to continue to have access to housing as one of his activities, and how he wanted his children to be involved in the future.

Prince William and his children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are having fun in Jordan.

There were no new official photos, perhaps because they were released just two days before. beautiful image of Prince William with three children to celebrate Father’s Dayno flag-raising because since 2022 it has been limited to the birthdays of the Queen and the Prince of Wales, but the British Royal House has published a series of images of different moments in the life of the Duke of Cambridge, adding congratulations. Messages.

Will it all stay there? It seems not. Royal sources told The Mirror that Prince William will celebrate his 40th birthday in late summer 2022 at either Windsor Castle or Sandringham., which can be confirmed once he gets permission to do so at these royal residences. What kind of party it will be is not specified, but Prince William wants to take the opportunity to celebrate a joint birthday with Kate Middleton, who turned 40 on January 9, 2022 and although noted for impressive portraits by Paolo Roversithere was no very important party due to the pandemic situation at the time.

Kate Middleton poses for her 40th birthday | Photo: Paolo Roversi

Since they are both the same age, Prince William thought that good idea to have a party, in the style of what Kings Harald and Sonja of Norway did on other occasions. In any case, a large conclave of the royal family in the style of the Norwegian royal family is not expected, but it will probably be a great party, but more focused on family, friends and possibly representatives of organizations that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge work with. .

This party in Windsor

However, I could remember June 2000 when Prince William’s 18th birthday celebration was held at Windsor Castle.Prince Andrew is 40, Princess Anne is 50 and Princess Margaret is 70. In this case, all the glory will go to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, heavyweights of the British royal house with the permission of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker.