{"id":2389935,"date":"2026-04-26T13:06:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2389935"},"modified":"2026-04-26T13:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T13:06:40","slug":"wills-and-kate-race-into-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wills-and-kate-race-into-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Wills and Kate race into the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!THp9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47b2232f-208f-479b-8a6d-5b55ba199080_1292x804.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!THp9!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47b2232f-208f-479b-8a6d-5b55ba199080_1292x804.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!THp9!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47b2232f-208f-479b-8a6d-5b55ba199080_1292x804.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!THp9!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47b2232f-208f-479b-8a6d-5b55ba199080_1292x804.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!THp9!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47b2232f-208f-479b-8a6d-5b55ba199080_1292x804.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">William tries out an electric racing car and Kate is all positive energy at Buckingham Palace. Pics: Prince and Princess of Wales Insta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>He\u2019s a green-powered royal, so it was fitting Prince William <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cg54jey0zzdo\">visited the Jaguar TCS Racing HQ in Kidlington, on Thursday<\/a><span> and tried out a \u201cfantastic\u201d replica F1 electric racing car. It was a bit of a squash for the prince, who stands at 6ft 3in. \u201cThere\u2019s not a lot of room in the legs, is there?\u201d he joked. \u201cIncredible to see the world leading approach to innovation and sustainability in Formula E. A huge well done to the team as they shift towards an all-electric future,\u201d he posted on Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Catherine was similarly electric at a special reception at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II. This lovely snap of her embracing emotional George Cross recipient, Tony Gledhill, 88, would melt even the hardest of hearts. Tony had recently been widowed and told the princess, his late wife of 67 years had informed him he should go to the palace on his own. <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/royal-family\/2026\/04\/21\/royal-family-celebrates-100th-birthday-of-late-queen\/\">According to The Telegraph<\/a><span>, she hugged him and said, \u201cWe\u2019ll keep in touch? You must, if you want to? Writing? Please do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On April 29, they celebrate their 15<\/span><sup>th<\/sup><span> wedding anniversary and we can\u2019t help but reflect how far the couple has come. One million people lined the streets of London for their wedding in Westminster Abbey and it was watched by two billion TV viewers around the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"youtube2-schQZY3QjCw\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;schQZY3QjCw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}\" data-component-name=\"Youtube2ToDOM\" class=\"youtube-wrap\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/schQZY3QjCw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowautoplay=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The newlyweds were determined to do things their own way \u2013 something they\u2019ve stuck to &#8211; living in privacy in a farmhouse in Anglesey, Wales, while William was stationed there with the RAF; later moving to Kensington Palace and Anmer Hall, Norfolk, after welcoming Prince George in 2013. In 2014, they took the eight-month old with them on a tour of Australia and New Zealand and in 2015, he was joined by sister, Princess Charlotte, then brother Louis, in 2018. They have always made sure to balance their workload with their young family and even more so, after Catherine\u2019s cancer diagnosis in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Now, looking forward, the couple is all about change and we can expect much more to come. Having moved to Forest Lodge, in Windsor, an eight-bed house they\u2019re dubbing their \u201cforever home\u201d, even after they are monarchs, William told Eugene Levy on The Reluctant Traveller, \u201cChange is on my agenda. Change for good. I embrace that and I enjoy that change &#8211; I don\u2019t fear it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>What they means, insiders predict, is a smaller-still pool of working royals, which will most likely no longer feature Beatrice or Eugenie and it\u2019s unlikely there will be a full reconciliation with brother Harry, with some pundits even going as far as saying he\u2019ll strip him of his royal titles in the future, like Andrew.<\/p>\n<p>One thing\u2019s for certain \u2013 like an electric racing car, we, and William and Kate, are racing into the future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!jmRB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37d2a3f2-b5bc-4027-b494-01fcd1bc701f_1944x1086.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!jmRB!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37d2a3f2-b5bc-4027-b494-01fcd1bc701f_1944x1086.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!jmRB!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37d2a3f2-b5bc-4027-b494-01fcd1bc701f_1944x1086.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!jmRB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37d2a3f2-b5bc-4027-b494-01fcd1bc701f_1944x1086.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!jmRB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37d2a3f2-b5bc-4027-b494-01fcd1bc701f_1944x1086.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!jmRB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37d2a3f2-b5bc-4027-b494-01fcd1bc701f_1944x1086.jpeg\" width=\"1456\" height=\"813\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/37d2a3f2-b5bc-4027-b494-01fcd1bc701f_1944x1086.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:813,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:462034,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/theroyallist.substack.com\/i\/195375346?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37d2a3f2-b5bc-4027-b494-01fcd1bc701f_1944x1086.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!jmRB!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37d2a3f2-b5bc-4027-b494-01fcd1bc701f_1944x1086.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!jmRB!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37d2a3f2-b5bc-4027-b494-01fcd1bc701f_1944x1086.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!jmRB!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37d2a3f2-b5bc-4027-b494-01fcd1bc701f_1944x1086.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!jmRB!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F37d2a3f2-b5bc-4027-b494-01fcd1bc701f_1944x1086.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>We\u2019re not going to lie, we always wanted a Blue Peter badge when we were kids, but were never diligent enough to collect milk bottle tops, to snag one. The King was presented with his very own Green Blue Peter Badge on Earth Day, on Wednesday, at Dumfries House in Scotland, for a special edition of the childrens\u2019 TV programme. Given to him by presenter and magician Joel Mawhinney to acknowledge his commitment to protecting nature and his work with The King\u2019s Foundation, we have to admit, His Maj didn\u2019t look like he was exactly thrilled. When Joel said he didn\u2019t have to pop it on right then, he agreed and snapped the box shut with his own flourish. Whoops!<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Ed4b!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07ba1985-1836-4ae7-93cf-37a8aedf87b0_824x1146.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Ed4b!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07ba1985-1836-4ae7-93cf-37a8aedf87b0_824x1146.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Ed4b!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07ba1985-1836-4ae7-93cf-37a8aedf87b0_824x1146.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Ed4b!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07ba1985-1836-4ae7-93cf-37a8aedf87b0_824x1146.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Ed4b!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07ba1985-1836-4ae7-93cf-37a8aedf87b0_824x1146.png 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Ed4b!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07ba1985-1836-4ae7-93cf-37a8aedf87b0_824x1146.png\" width=\"392\" height=\"545.1844660194175\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/07ba1985-1836-4ae7-93cf-37a8aedf87b0_824x1146.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1146,&quot;width&quot;:824,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:392,&quot;bytes&quot;:1662226,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/theroyallist.substack.com\/i\/195375346?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07ba1985-1836-4ae7-93cf-37a8aedf87b0_824x1146.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Ed4b!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07ba1985-1836-4ae7-93cf-37a8aedf87b0_824x1146.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Ed4b!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07ba1985-1836-4ae7-93cf-37a8aedf87b0_824x1146.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Ed4b!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07ba1985-1836-4ae7-93cf-37a8aedf87b0_824x1146.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!Ed4b!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07ba1985-1836-4ae7-93cf-37a8aedf87b0_824x1146.png 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">Our beautiful monarch. Pic: Prince and Princess of Wales <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>On what would have been Her Majesty&#8217;s <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXWkrCJjJJ7\/?hl=en\">100th birthday<\/a><span> on April 21, Charles released a heartfelt <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXXwSs5iedc\/?hl=en\">video speech<\/a><span>, in which he remembered his \u201cDarling Mama\u201d. As part of his tribute, he recalled: \u201cMillions will remember her for moments of <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXTxg0VDI4r\/?hl=en\">national significance<\/a><span>; many others for a fleeting personal encounter, a smile, a kind word that lifted spirits\u2026. or for that marvellous twinkle of the eye when sharing a marmalade sandwich with Paddington Bear in the final months of her life\u2026 God bless you, darling Mama; you remain forever in our hearts and prayers.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the day, Charles and Camilla, joined by other royals, visited the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXZSlBNDDyz\/?hl=en\">British Museum<\/a><span> to view the final design recommendations for the Queen Elizabeth Memorial, while in Regent\u2019s Park, Anne opened <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXZfXfMDGcz\/?hl=en\">The Queen Elizabeth\u202fII Garden<\/a><span> which opens to the public tomorrow. We\u2019re definitely heading there soon, especially when the sun is shining. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-attrs=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/theroyallist.substack.com\/p\/wills-and-kate-race-into-the-future?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}\" data-component-name=\"ButtonCreateButton\" class=\"button-wrapper\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theroyallist.substack.com\/p\/wills-and-kate-race-into-the-future?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share\" class=\"button primary\"><span>Share<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"youtube2-sW4gOOVMFvk\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;sW4gOOVMFvk&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}\" data-component-name=\"Youtube2ToDOM\" class=\"youtube-wrap\">\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/sW4gOOVMFvk?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowautoplay=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Harry popped up in Ukraine this week, and in an interview with ITV News, he said: \u201cI will always be part of the Royal family and I\u2019m here working and doing the very thing I was born to do.\u201d Maybe with an eye on his father\u2019s visit to the United States starting tomorrow, Harry also called on world leaders to show \u201c<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx268zxgx1no\">proper leadership<\/a><span>\u201d to bring an end to the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As part of the trip, Harry joined the <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.halotrust.org\">Halo Trust<\/a><span> in Bucha, which is working to clear landmines. Diana famously took a trip with the charity to Angola in January 1997. Harry revealed: \u201cI enjoy being able to do these trips and coming to support the people that I\u2019ve met before, the friends that I\u2019ve made. And hopefully bringing attention to issues that, for one reason or another, drop out of the news because something else has popped up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe srcdoc=\"&lt;!doctype html&gt;&#10;&lt;html&gt;&#10;  &lt;head&gt;&#10;    &lt;meta charset=&quot;utf-8&quot; \/&gt;&#10;    &lt;meta name=&quot;viewport&quot; content=&quot;width=device-width,initial-scale=1&quot; \/&gt;&#10;    &lt;style&gt;&#10;      html, body {&#10;        margin: 0;&#10;        padding: 0;&#10;        overflow: hidden;&#10;        background: transparent;&#10;      }&#10;&#10;      .instagram-media {&#10;        margin: 1px auto 0 !important;&#10;      }&#10;    &lt;\/style&gt;&#10;  &lt;\/head&gt;&#10;  &lt;body&gt;&#10;    &lt;blockquote&#10;      class=&quot;instagram-media&quot;&#10;      data-instgrm-captioned&#10;      data-instgrm-permalink=&quot;https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/DXeSadajdvH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading&quot;&#10;      data-instgrm-version=&quot;14&quot;&#10;      style=&quot;background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:none; margin:1px auto 0; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:calc(100% - 2px);&quot;&#10;    &gt;&lt;\/blockquote&gt;&#10;    &lt;script async src=&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js&quot;&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;&#10;    &lt;script&gt;(function() {&#10;    const postHeight = () =&gt; {&#10;      const body = document.body;&#10;      const doc = document.documentElement;&#10;      const height = Math.ceil(Math.max(&#10;        body ? body.scrollHeight : 0,&#10;        body ? body.offsetHeight : 0,&#10;        doc ? doc.scrollHeight : 0,&#10;        doc ? doc.offsetHeight : 0&#10;      ));&#10;      if (height &gt; 0) {&#10;        parent.postMessage({ type: 'substack-instagram-embed-resize', height }, '*');&#10;      }&#10;    };&#10;    const scheduleMeasure = () =&gt; {&#10;      window.requestAnimationFrame(() =&gt; { window.setTimeout(postHeight, 50); });&#10;    };&#10;    window.addEventListener('load', scheduleMeasure);&#10;    window.setTimeout(scheduleMeasure, 250);&#10;    window.setTimeout(scheduleMeasure, 1000);&#10;    const root = document.documentElement || document.body;&#10;    if (root &amp;&amp; typeof MutationObserver !== 'undefined') {&#10;      const observer = new MutationObserver(scheduleMeasure);&#10;      observer.observe(root, { attributes: true, childList: true, subtree: true, characterData: true });&#10;    }&#10;    if (document.body &amp;&amp; typeof ResizeObserver !== 'undefined') {&#10;      new ResizeObserver(scheduleMeasure).observe(document.body);&#10;    }&#10;  })();&lt;\/script&gt;&#10;  &lt;\/body&gt;&#10;&lt;\/html&gt;\" title=\"Instagram post\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" style=\"height:520px;width:100%;border:0px;display:block;background:transparent;\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"instagram-embed-frame\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>Eight really is great! We loved seeing Louis so happy and sporty in the video and a <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXd-EQJDTRu\/?hl=en\">photo<\/a><span> posted by his parents to celebrate his big day. It\u2019s wonderful to get a glimpse of Louis growing up into a royal superstar. 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