23-05-2025
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- Edinburgh Live
Prince George given unusual present which Prince William and Kate Middleton could benefit from
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Prince George reportedly once landed an enviable gift from a low-cost airline, one that his royal parents could also enjoy.
The young prince, 11, who is second in line to the throne after his father, Prince William, received the "unusual" gift as a christening present, an occasion marked at the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace in 2013.
At the time, Buckingham Palace issued a statement revealing how a private tea was held at Clarence House after the ceremony. Guests enjoyed slices of christening cake, which came from the couple's wedding cake.
Kate and William's firstborn was baptised using the Lily Font, which was commissioned by 19th-century monarch Queen Victoria and Prince Albert for the christening of their own daughter, Princess Victoria.
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Yet, as steeped in tradition as George's ceremony undoubtedly was, including the use of water from the River Jordan, one christening present was slightly more unorthodox, according to the Mail's Ephraim Hardcastle column.
The columnist wrote: "When will Prince George, 12 in two months, start availing of his christening present, free flights for life to Ibiza? The unusual gift, courtesy of Jet2, extends to his parents, who have enjoyed student holidays to the hedonistic island."
He added, however, that these days, the Prince and Princess of Wales are more likely to be spotted on the island of Mustique, located in the sun-drenched St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean.
In 2006, Kate's uncle, Gary Goldsmith, invited her, William, her siblings, Pippa and James, and Prince Harry to his £3.6million villa in Ibiza, reportedly known as 'La Maison de Bang Bang', writes the Mail.
The couple, who were just 24 at the time, could "explore the island in relative anonymity" and enjoyed a night out at the Pacha nightclub, royal author Katie Nicholl wrote in her book, 'Kate: The Future Queen'.
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In other news, William recently revealed that George might learn sign language. The future king, also father to Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, spoke to a teacher named Wendy Daunt at Windsor Castle during an investiture ceremony.
Speaking to the BBC, Wendy said William had told her that George could be eager to learn sign language and shared a touching anecdote about William's late mother, Princess Diana.
She said Diana once attended a British Deaf Association conference in Blackpool, but when she went on stage to receive a book, she used sign language, leaving people "so amazed and in awe".
Wendy explained that she wanted to tell William about the impact his mother had on the deaf community and suggested that his three children learn sign language.
She said: "So I said, 'Why don't your three children learn to sign?', and his face said, 'I'm not sure', but then he said, 'Maybe Prince George would like to.'"
