{"id":2481320,"date":"2026-06-30T01:12:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T01:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2481320"},"modified":"2026-06-30T01:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T01:12:03","slug":"catching-up-with-the-royals-june-29-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/catching-up-with-the-royals-june-29-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching Up With The Royals (June 29, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A fellow climber captured this image of the Princess of Wales climbing Ben Nevis on June 27, 2026 (Photo: Jack Leung \/ Instagram) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

If there was ever an example of the quintessential \u201cKeep calm and carry on\u201d attitude of the royal family, it\u2019s their lack of reaction to the latest Sussex drama over the weekend. They just plugged along with their own duties, including the King and Queen at the opening of the Scottish Parliament, and then the Princess of Wales revealing that she\u2019d spent much of the weekend on an exhausting hike.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Sunday, the Princess of Wales revealed she\u2019d completed the Three Peaks Challenge \u2013 climbing the highest peaks in England, Scotland, and Wales \u2013 in 24 hours. It\u2019s a gruelling hike that also involves travelling at least 10 hours by vehicle between the mountains.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A day later, video comes out of Kate doing the challenge from others hiking up and down those same peaks. She encourages <\/span>others in their own journeys<\/span><\/a>, while many have no clue who she is. One, <\/span>Jack Leung, had a short conversation<\/span><\/a> with her, as she \u201cpower-walked up with very strong spirit.\u201d As he noted on Instagram: \u201cI believed that not many people recognized Her Royal Highness as she made her way up to the top of Ben Nevis. My friends did not notice her passing by at all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On Saturday, the royals marked Armed Forces Day by releasing a video of the Princess of Wales escorting her eldest, George, to see vintage military aircraft that flew in the Battle of Britain at RAF Coningsby (Kate is an honorary air commodore of the base).<\/span><\/p>\n

Prince George has long been fascinated by military history aircraft, and has taken some flying lessons. If he does become a pilot, he\u2019ll be the fifth generation of Windsors to earn his wings after his father William and Uncle Harry, grandfather Charles, great-grandfather Philip, and great-great-grandfather King George VI).<\/span><\/p>\n