Looks like Prince William and Kate Middleton could be on the naughty list this year.
The royal couple and their three children were seen walking with Prince Edward’s family this week, alleging violations of the COVID-19 government restriction called the “Rule of Six”, which prohibits groups of people over the age of six from gathering. .
William and Kate, along with their children – Prince George, 7, Princess Charlotte, 5 and Prince Louis, 2 – were spotted on Sunday visiting the Christmas-themed Luminate Road on Queen Elizabeth’s Sandringham property, according to the Daily Mail. Walking with them at various points were William’s uncle, Prince Edward, his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and their two children, Lady Louise, 17, and James, Viscount Severn, 13. .
Luminate Sandringham is a one-mile long trail open to locals until mid-January, offering a scenic walk, a fire pit and stalls with festive food and drink.
In their effort to follow the rules, “the two families were given separate consecutive slots to visit the route before it was opened to the general public,” a royal source told the Daily Mail.
“They arrived and left in their own family groups,” the source continued.
But, “As anyone with young children will know, there were times in the 90-minute walk that it was difficult to keep the two family groups separate, especially at roadblocks.”
Online commenters have not been so kind about the apparent violation of the rules, unintentional or not.
“One rule for them and another for us,” confessed one person on Twitter, while another mentioned: “I think that following the rules is only for the people.”
Cambridges spend their holidays in their home country, at the Anmer Hall house in Norfolk, which is a level 2 block. This means that only six people can meet outside if they are not from the same household.
Recently, they completed a train tour in the UK to thank key workers and met communities fighting the coronavirus.