Dear Granny - Final Postcard

Dear Granny,

We are coming home.  Brush the corgis, polish up the carriages and wake old Phillip up - the tour is over and we are heading home.

Today we started off with an early start, even earlier than little G wakes us up by getting up at early o'clock and heading off to the Dawn Parade for ANZAC day.  ANZAC day is a day of rememberence for our Kiwis and Aussie friends to remember all those who have served in the armed forces.  

We hope we have done you proud!!  See you at the airport!

Love
Kate, Wills and Baby G
xxx

Today is a day off from work for the muster due to ANZAC day.  We were listening to the stats on a TV show today.  In 1914, when the first world war started the population of NZ was only just over 1 million people (it is 4 million now).  Over the period of 1914-1918 over 100,000 troops and nurses left our shores to travel half way round the world to serve and fight.  Of those 58,000 were either injured or killed, some of the highest death and injuries rates per capita.  10,000 of our horses were also sent over for the war effort with only 4 returning to the home of their birth.  Next year, we will remember 100 years of the ANZACS serving together.

Dear Granny

Dear Granny,

Time to polish off the rolls to send to the airport to pick us up, we might need a truck for all the presents  we are bringing back with us.  Today was our final full day here in Australia.  We have had a grand time, met so many people, especially lots of children, and it has been a pleasure to spend time with them and their families.

Baby G though will be glad to be back in his own bed, and will be keen to chase those corgis around the palace.

Sorry to hear about Camillas brother - a sad tragedy to die so suddenly, our thoughts are with the family tonight.

Should we pop around for dinner on Sunday - a bit of roast and pudding with the family?  Please send us a text.

Love
Wills, Kate and Baby G
xxx

Dear Granny

Dear Granny,

Lots more waving was done in the Australian sunshine this week.  We got to visit Uluru - the big rock in the desert in our safari outfits.  Today we got dressed up and went and hung out with the teenagers in Adelaide.  No need to book a DJ for your next knees up - me and the misses can now spin some discs like the cool kids.

Hope you had a lovely birthday Granny - hope the you liked the slippers we sent?   Tell the corgis not to chew them up.  We will pick you some gin up on the way through duty free.

Off to pick up baby G and relax a bit for our last few days down under.

Love

Wills and Kate and Baby G
xxx

Dear Granny

Dear Granny,

Had a jam packed day today.  Me and and the misses visited a local Sydney hospice to visit with sick children and their families.  Heartbreaking and we hope that we gave them a few smiles.

Then it was off to the Easter show.  A hotdog and some candy floss for the good lady and won a few cuddly toys for baby G.    Got to admire a few sheep, we could use some on the grass outside Kensington Palace.

Then off to the beach.  Unable to take a surf as too many paparazzi around, didn't want to see a snap of me in my thong on every news channel tomorrow.

Kiss the corgis and Grandpa P for us.

Love
Wills and Kate and Baby G
xxx

P.S our kiwi friends said after a stormy Thursday, they got a nice Friday with some sunshine after a good 10 days of rain.  Enough to get the washing on the line and soak in a little vitamin D.

Dear Granny

Kia Ora Granny,

Finally got another day off today to spend with bubba G.  Saw an hour or two of sunshine before Wellingtons rain returned.  Have sold a few of your diamonds to buy some cases of wine!!  Hope you don't mind?

Last day in NZ, so relaxing in our sweats and slippers.  Making room in the suitcases for a few of little Gs presents.  He scored an all black jumper, a new bike and a tonne of books.  Will need you to build a new castle for him to store all of his presents.

Sent the assistants on a tiki tour  to pick up some presents.  Got Harry and Charlie a swandri each, thought that Camilla would like a Trelise Cooper Coat.   A weekend away at Kauri Cliffs for the Middletons, a new purse for Pippa and for you Grannie - a pallet of plonk.

So off to Oz tomorrow for a quick visit, a few prawns and no doubt a bar-b-que or two.

See you soon!!

Luv
Wills and Kate and Bubba G
xxxx

Queenie Caturday

Dear Queenie,

Up early to breakfast with baby G, tea and toast in front of the heater.  Then wisked to the airport and off to Hamilton.  The misses, dressed in a pretty green dress went to the childrens Hospice where she charmed hundreds of future princesses and boys who turned out for the event.

Then we went off to the new Valodrome where we were given a new bike for the boy.  Move the rolls and a carraige or two, to make room in the garage.

Home by 4.30pm to take care of the boy.  Slippers and sweats on and a night in front of the box is in order.

Send Cash.

Love
Kate and Wills and Baby G
xxx

Oh the mumster was walking home tonight and she got to see the motorcade arrive back from the airport with the Duke and Duchess inside.  She wasn't close enough to see them in person, but she knew they were in there.   Mum was quite tired as she went to work at 4am again this morning.  Fingers crossed she stays in her bed tonight to get some rest.  Otherwise we had a great Caturday.  I rested, she went to visit with a friend and have a tasty lunch out and did lots of window shopping, which was good for a rainy afternoon.  Then a nice evening at home together relaxing.  Perfect!!

 Enjoy your Caturday everybuddy.

Dear Queenie Postcard Part 2

Dear Queenie,
Hope you got yesterdays postcard.  Went from damp and cloudy Wellington, to rainy grey Auckland.  No wonder they do call NZ the land of the long white cloud.  Dressed casual today - posh frocks have gone to the cleaners.

Went to the harbour to go sailing with some kiwi boys.  It may be chilly out, but they all turned up in their shorts.  Had a race, got beaten by the misses.

Then took her out for afternoon tea and scones.  Dropped by the air force base to meet lots of good hard working folks and their lovely families.

Graham Norton is on the box, watching it in our slippers eating fish and chips for supper.  Just like home.

Love to Gramps, Harry, Charlie and Camilla.

Kiss a corgi for us.
Love

Wills, Kate and Baby G
xxxx