How Kate Middleton, Prince William Snubbed Charles, Camilla On New Year’s Eve

Kate Middleton and Prince William once snubbed Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles on New Year’s Eve.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have maintained a good relationship with the other members of the royal family, including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, despite their rumored feud. In fact, they included the Sussexes in their video highlights in the previous year.

According to Express, there was a time when the future king and queen snubbed the heir apparent and his second wife on New Year’s Eve. In 2012, Prince William and Middleton were expected to celebrate the holidays with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall in Scotland. However, the newlyweds opted to skip the royal celebration and joined Middleton’s family instead.

The Middleton family is known for going all out on New Year’s Day. At the time, Pippa hired a teepee-style tent from an upmarket events firm and hosted the party in her parents’ Berkshire garden. The party tent or Kata reportedly cost around $4,000.

A local villager said that Prince William and Middleton “looked full of the joys of the season.” They were seen laughing and joking at the event.

Pippa’s party gave Middleton an opportunity to let her hair down after spending Christmas with Queen Elizabeth II in Sandringham. When Middleton spent her first Christmas with the royals, she was reportedly “terrified.”

“It’s very difficult for an outsider – Kate was terrified! It’s not that they’re not friendly and sweet it’s just that there are so many things that can go wrong,” royal expert Ingrid Seward said.

Meanwhile, there were also rumors that Middleton purposely snubbed Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for her New Year’s plans. The Duchess of Sussex reportedly felt “totally left out” because Middleton was planning a get-together and she invited Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice and Mike and Zara Tindall. However, Middleton didn’t extend an invitation to the Sussexes.

The report was not true because Middleton didn’t host a New Year’s party and opted to join her family instead. Also, there is no way for Prince Harry and Markle to join the get-together even if Middleton wanted them to because the couple is in Canada. In addition, Mike and Zara were not with the Cambridges on New Year’s Eve, they were in Sydney with actress Rebel Wilson.