Over time, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have turned out to give the essence of royal duties, responsibilities, and important royal regimes. But there are times when even the most regally-charged royal couple fails to keep up with the expectations of the royal code. In other words, the plethora of royal rules and tradition proves to be difficult for even those who epitomize royalty.
As per the latest report by The Express, the Cambridge pair missed completing an important royal tradition on their wedding night. The royal code for newlyweds directs that royal couples who just got married should immediately leave for their honeymoon on their wedding night. In contrast, however, the Duke and Duchess didn’t do that, instead, the Cambridge couple chose to stay and spend their night in the royal Buckingham Palace.
Well, there is a strong set of rationales behind why the couple could not make it for a honeymoon on their wedding night. First, due to the wide variety of nuptials, the Duke and Duchess might have gotten so exhausted that they couldn’t venture out for honeymoon on the same night.
On the other hand, the more convincing reason appears to be Prince William’s pre-engagement with his duties that he had to take up right after the completion of the ceremony. According to reports, a lot of work that was held up due to the wedding for the Duke of Cambridge to finish and being a responsible royal and a search-and-rescue pilot, at the time, he did not want the delay to go on longer.
As a matter of fact, they didn’t jet off to their honeymoon until the next ten days of their wedding.
Post ten days of stay in the royal premises, the Cambridge couple celebrated their honeymoon in a regal manner on a private island in Seychelles. The royal couple broke the tradition, but it was for the right reasons.
Just like Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding ceremony, the celebration of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding was a public event that was televised across the nation.
The extent of the celebration was incredibly large featuring three long guest lists and street celebrations not only in the United Kingdom but even in Northern America and other parts of the world.
The wedding took place on April 29, 2011, at Westminster Abbey in London. The Cambridge pair is now parents to three little children.