Princess Catherine was recently spotted flying commercial back to London with her three children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis — following a private family holiday in Greece. The sighting has captured public attention, with many praising the Princess’s humility and strength, particularly as she continues to recover from recent cancer treatment.

Notably, Prince William did not accompany his wife and children on the same flight. However, sources confirm he also traveled back to the UK separately around the same time. The separation of flights was not due to family logistics, but rather a long-standing royal protocol that prohibits two direct heirs to the throne — in this case, William and Prince George — from traveling on the same aircraft, except under exceptional circumstances. This precaution helps safeguard the royal line of succession.

Shortly after their return, Prince William prepared for another journey — this time to Switzerland, where he will attend the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Final in Basel to support the Lionesses. An avid football fan and Aston Villa supporter, the Prince of Wales posted after the semi-final:

“Brilliant performance @Lionesses! One game from glory.”

His trip was marked with a patriotic touch, as the Band of the Grenadier Guards performed Three Lions outside Buckingham Palace in celebration.

Meanwhile, Princess Catherine’s public appearance comes shortly after her heartfelt remarks during a hospital visit in Essex, where she opened up about the difficulties of post-treatment life:

“You put on a sort of brave face during treatment… but actually, the phase afterwards is really difficult.”

She emphasized the emotional weight and lasting impact that cancer recovery has on both patients and families — a perspective that has resonated with many across the UK.

As the royal family quietly resumes duties following their summer holiday, the Waleses continue to inspire with their balance of tradition, responsibility, and personal resilience.

She was the late Queen’s closest confidante and she likely knew how the monarch really felt about everyone she met.

Lady Elizabeth Anson, a great-niece of the Queen Mother and a goddaughter of King George VI, would speak to the Queen every week on the telephone and details from these chats have recently revealed by journalist and royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith on her Substack Royal Extras.

According to another royal insider, she was more than happy to make her feelings about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle known.

Writing in her royal biography, My Mother And I, Ingrid Seward said that Elizabeth told her cousin that she was happy that Harry had found someone he loved but revealed how the Prince put her in an awkward position.

Seward wrote that the Queen had told Liza, as Lady Anson was known, she was ‘pleased that her grandson had found a woman to love who appeared to be able to return his intense passions’.

Elizabeth was still somewhat blindsided when Harry asked for permission to marry Meghan without his father or Prince Philip present.

‘Neither Charles nor Prince Philip was present when, in the middle of a windswept Norfolk field, Harry asked his grandmother for permission to marry Meghan,’ Seward wrote.

The Queen gave a ‘cryptic’ reply, saying: ‘”Well then, I suppose I have to say yes”.’

Seward claims that Harry was ‘floored’ by her answer but soon realised his grandmother had given him permission.

Queen Elizabeth II told Lady Anson she was ‘pleased that her grandson had found a woman to love who appeared to be able to return his intense passions’

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their wedding day. The Queen was allegedly dismayed that Harry had asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to perform the wedding service in St George’s Chapel without first requesting permission from the Dean of Windsor

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Harry kisses his grandmother on the cheek. Elizabeth was still somewhat blindsided when he asked for permission to marry Meghan without his father or Prince Philip present

Despite the Queen’s somewhat lukewarm response to Harry’s request, by all accounts the Queen had liked Meghan upon their first meeting.

However, not everyone was so supportive of the nuptials. According to journalist and royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith, writing on her Substack Royal Extras, Liza was not convinced that Meghan was in love with Harry and warned that she ‘could turn into nothing but trouble’.

Smith revealed this week that Liza allegedly said just days before Meghan and Harry walked down the aisle: ‘We hope but don’t quite think she is in love. We think she engineered it all.’

She also warned: ‘It’s worrying that so many people are questioning whether Meghan is right for Harry. The problem, bless his heart, is that Harry is neither bright nor strong, and she is both’.

‘Meghan is clearly brighter than Harry, but she has to be careful not to overshadow him,’ she added.

During Harry and Meghan’s wedding, the Queen reportedly made her feelings about Meghan’s dress known, according to Ingrid Seward.

The royal biographer wrote: ‘The Queen never voiced her true opinions except to her close confidants, such as Lady Elizabeth Anson.

‘She told me that the Queen had made only one remark about Meghan and Harry’s wedding and that was that Meghan’s Givenchy wedding gown was “too white”.’