Princess Kate and Prince William’s family summer will be so different this year

This summer promises to be an exciting one for the Wales household, as the quintet enjoy a series of firsts to make it one season they will likely never forget. It’s a matter of weeks until the likes of Prince George , Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis can forget about school for six weeks and enjoy a well-deserved break of fun during their holidays. And across the next two months, the youngsters will get the chance to enjoy a variety of new things as they have fun with Kate, Princess of Wales and Prince William . Among the key differences to last year’s summer of fun will be the location in which the Wales’s kick back – namely Adelaide Cottage, in Berkshire. This year will be the family’s first in the Windsor-based cottage after they all moved there last year. The Prince and Princess of Wales are set for a bump summer of fun (Image: GETTY) They are set to enjoy the vast garden on the property, as well as boasting Windsor Great Park on their doorstep – an absolute must for treks and bike rides. For William and Kate this will also be their first summer as the Prince and Princess of Wales. The past 12 months have been monumental for the Royal Family, and following the loss of Queen Elizabeth II , Charles – William’s father – was coronated, meaning William’s position within the Firm also stepped up a notch. The new title is no doubt huge for the couple, who spent many years living together in Anglesey. Kate and Prince William together in Wales (Image: GETTY) The summer period will also represent the first without the late Queen, who sadly passed away at the age of 96 last September. It will be a time that will no doubt evoke heartwarming and emotional memories of past summers spent together, particularly in the Queen’s much cherished Balmoral Castle. August was traditionally the time that the royals all gathered to be together at Balmoral Castle – the Queen’s Scottish home. This year, then, Charles will be leading the family for the first time, with William hopeful his children can fall in love with the country as much as he did when a child. Speaking in 2021, William remembered: “Scotland is a source of some of my happiest memories but also my saddest. “I was in Balmoral when I was told that my mother had died. Still in shock, I found sanctuary in the service at Crathie Kirk that very morning and in the dark days of grief that followed I found comfort and solace in the Scottish outdoors. “As a result, the connection I feel to Scotland will forever run deep. Alongside this painful memory is one of great joy because it was here in Scotland 20 years ago this year that I first met Catherine.” Carole Middleton , the children’s grandmother, will also be able to enjoy her first summer in retirement after her business Party Pieces went into liquidation.