IT’S safe to say the past decade has been a busy one for the Royal Family – after all, there’s been four weddings, six children and countless tours across the world.
With 2020 fast approaching, Fabulous Digital has taken a look back over the Royal Family‘s highlights of the past 10 years.
With 2020 fast approaching, we’ve rounded up the Royal Family’s highlights of the past decade
From cheeky Princess Charlotte sticking her tongue out at crowds to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement announcement in Kensington Palace, the past few years in particular have been full of life-changing and lovely moments for the Royals.
But at the start of this decade, life couldn’t have been more different…
2010
In 2010, Prince William was months away from making Kate Middleton his wife while The Queen and Prince Philip embarked on a Royal tour of Canada.
The Queen arrives in Halifax on her eighth day of her Canada tour in June 2010
Prince William and Prince Harry pose with a rock python during a visit to Botswana in June 2010
The brothers watched children dancing at the Mamohato Network Club for children affected by HIV at King Letsie’s Palace on June 17, 2010 in Maseru, Lesotho
Prince Charles and Camilla pictured at The Garden Party to Make a Difference at Clarence House in September 2010
Prince William and Kate Middleton attend Rosie Bradford’s wedding on 23 October 2010 – the last time they were photographed together before announcing their own engagement
Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement on 16 November 2010 in St James’s Palace
Prince William popped the question with Princess Diana’s engagement ring
2011
At the start of 2011, Prince William was about to start life as a married man – but that didn’t mean he wasn’t too busy to show his grandparents the helicopter he was flying while he worked as a Search and Rescue pilot.
Meanwhile, Prince Harry was preparing to walk to the North Pole in March whereas Prince Charles happily got behind the wheel of an old steam engine two months later.
But without a shadow of a doubt, 2011 was a year defined by Royal Weddings – with Prince William and Kate Middleton tying the knot at Westminster Abbey in May, followed by Mike and Zara Tindall exchanging vows in Edinburgh in July.
Prince William showing his grandparents the helicopter he was flying during his training as a Search and Rescue pilot on 1 April 2011
Prince Harry setting up his tent as he prepared to walk to the North Pole on 30 March 2011
Kate Middleton arrived at her Westminster Abbey wedding with her sister Pippa holding her train
Prince William and Kate Middleton kiss on the balcony at Buckingham Palace on 24 April 2011
Prince William and Kate leave Buckingham Palace for Clarence House on their wedding day
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on 24 May 2011
Prince Charles drives a steam train in Hampshire on 25 May 2011
Zara and Mike Tindall tied the knot in Edinburgh on 30 July 2011
Princess Beatrice graduated from Goldsmiths College, University of London in September 2011
2012
In 2012, The Queen celebrated her Diamond Jubilee and – we’re not even exaggerating when we say this – the Royal Family went into overdrive.
In March, Prince Harry travelled to the West Indies in honour of the Diamond Jubilee – and raced against Usain Bolt.
Back in the UK, The Queen celebrated her 60th anniversary as the monarch with a very rainy pageant down the river Thames followed by star-studded celebrations at Buckingham Palace.
2012 was also the year Prince William and Kate Middleton confirmed they were expecting their first baby after the Duchess was hospitalised for severe morning sickness.
Prince Harry races against Usain Bolt at the University of the West Indies in March 2012
Prince Harry dancing with Chantol Dorner during a visit to the Rise Life charity project , in Jamaica, as part of a Diamond Jubilee tour where he represented his grandmother, the Queen
Queen Elizabeth II meeting (left to right) Sir Elton John, Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones and Sir Paul McCartney backstage at The Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh onboard the Spirit of Chartwell during the Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London
The Prince of Wales, and The Duchess of Cornwall holding Koalas at Government House in Adelaide, Australia in July 2012
The Duke and The Duchess of Cambridge on an open-top vehicle, shaped as a traditional canoe with a leaf roof canopy as they departed from Henderson Airport, Honiara, Solomon Islands, during the nine-day royal tour of the Far East and South Pacific in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Prince Harry being shown the Apache flight-line by a member of his squadron at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan in September 2012
Kate Middleton and Prince William confirmed they were expecting their first child in December 2012 after the Duchess was hospitalised for severe morning sickness
2013
On 23 July 2013, Kate Middleton and Prince William introduced their son Prince George to the world on the steps of the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital.
Three months later, we were treated to another adorable glimpse of Prince George when he was christened at St James’s Palace by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
In June, The Queen presented the Duke of Edinburgh with New Zealand’s highest honour, the Order of New Zealand, to recognise his work as a member of the Royal Family.
The Duchess of Cambridge getting her heel stuck in a drain as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the 1st Battalion Irish Guards to attend the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in March
The Queen presented the Duke of Edinburgh with New Zealand’s highest honour, the Order of New Zealand at Buckingham Palace in June 2013
Kate Middleton and Prince William welcomed Prince George into the world on 23 July 2013
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge leaving the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in London, with their newborn son, Prince George
Three months later, Prince George was christened at St James’s Palace
The Duchess of Cornwall being shown some Indian dance moves by girls from Asha Sadan (House of Hope) for children who have been abandoned or abused, in Mumbai,in November 2013
The Duke of Cambridge (right) singing with Taylor Swift (left) and Jon Bon Jovi at the Centrepoint Gala Dinner at Kensington Palace, London
2014
2014 was a year of firsts for the younger members of the Royal Family.
In April, the young Cambridge family embarked on their first tour of New Zealand and Australia.
Meanwhile, Prince Harry was busy setting up the first Invictus Games for wounded members of the armed services.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh attending a garden party in Paris
Prince William and Kate Middleton embarked on their royal tour of New Zealand and Australia in April 2014
The Duchess of Cambridge batting to The Duke of Cambridge’s bowling as they participated in a 2015 Cricket World Cup event in Christchurch during the eighth day of their official tour to New Zealand
Prince Harry sending his first ever tweet to drum up interest inthe Invictus Games in May 2014
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George marking his first birthday during a visit to the Sensational Butterflies exhibition at the Natural History Museum
The Duke of Cambridge, Prince Charles and Prince Harry looking at a mobile phone during day two of the Invictus Games Athletics competition
2015
In 2015, Prince George became an older brother for the first time.
Prince William and Kate Middleton welcomed Princess Charlotte into the world on 2 May 2015.
Two months later, the little Princess was photographed again at her christening at the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Sandringham where her grandmother Princess Diana was also christened.
Princess Charlotte was born on 2 May 2015
Prince George arrived at the Lindo Wing to meet his sister for the first time
The Duchess of Cambridge carrying Princess Charlotte as they arrive at the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Sandringham, Norfolk on 5 July 2015
Prince George speaking with Queen Elizabeth II as they left the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Sandringham
2016
Every year, the Royal Family gather on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to mark The Queen’s official birthday – an in 2016, they certainly didn’t disappoint.
This was the first time we’d seen all four members of the Cambridge family together in an official capacity – and Prince George couldn’t hide his excitement over the the military flypast overhead.
In October, the family travelled to Canada following the success of Kate and William’s India tour.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to the Taj Mahal in India during day seven of their Royal tour to India on 16 April 2016
Kate Middleton and Prince William pictured on the Buckingham Palace balcony with Princess Charlotte and Prince George
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and Princess Charlotte waving to the crowd before departing by sea plane from Victoria Harbour Airport in Victoria, Canada on 1 October 2016
2017
2017 was a year of enormous change for The Royal Family – Prince Philip retired from public life, Prince George started school for the first time and Prince Harry his romance with Meghan Markle public.
The two were pictured for the first time in September 2017 at the Invictus Games before they announced their engagement two months later.
Prince George standing in a rescue helicopter as his father the Duke of Cambridge adjusted a helmet for him to wear on 21 July 2017
The Duke of Edinburgh attending the Captain General’s Parade at Buckingham Palace in London on 2 August – his final individual public engagement
Prince George arrives for his first day at school in Thomas’s Battersea on 7 September 2017
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle confirm their romance at the Invictus Games in November
The Prince of Wales entering through a door shaped in the style of Dr Who’s Tardis during his visit to Worq Co-working space for Young Entrepreneurs on 3 November 2017
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, London, after the announcement of their engagement on 27 November 2017
Meghan Markle’s enagement ring featured one of Princess Diana’s diamonds and two jewels from Botswana
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arriving for a visit to the Nottingham Contemporary in Nottingham, to attend a Terrence Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair in December 2017
2018
2018 was another big year for the Royal Family – with TWO royal weddings, one royal baby and the news that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were expecting.
But just when royal wedding hysteria was hitting fever pitch, Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank also announced their engagement in January.
In April, Kate Middleton and Prince William welcomed their third child Prince Louis into the world and Harry and Meghan tied the knot the following month in a fairytale Windsor wedding.
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace in London after they announced their engagement on 22 January
Queen Elizabeth II sitting next to Anna Wintour (right) as they view Richard Quinn’s runway show, before presenting him with the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design on 20 February
Prince William and Kate Middleton introduced Prince Louis to the world in April
Princess Charlotte and Prince George arrive at the Lindo Wing to meet their little brother
Meghan Markle walking down the aisle
The pair shared a kiss outside St George’s Chapel
After the wedding, the couple rode around Windsor before retiring to the castle for their reception
In June, the Royal Family gathered on the balcony for the Trooping the Colour
Meghan Markle joined The Queen at the opening of the new Mersey Gateway Bridge, in Cheshire in June 2018
Princess Eugenie married Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel on 12 October
The pair shared a kiss on the steps of the Chapel
2019
Rounding off the decade, 2019 saw the arrival of baby Archie and Princess Charlotte’s first day of school.
Continuing to work all throughout her pregnancy, Meghan Markle delighted royal fans when she arrivied at the National Theatre in London in January cradling her growing baby bump.
Proving she’s a woman after our own hearts, the Duchess of Cambridge pulled an impressive pint in February 2019 when she visited Belfast Empire Hall with Prince William.
On 6 May 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle delighted fans when they announced baby Archie’s arrival – and the proud dad joked he’d “had about two hours sleep” in the immediate aftermath.
Two days later, they introduced him to the world for the first time at Windsor Castle before taking Archie to South Africa on a royal tour as a family.
Meghan Markle cradled her baby bump for her visit to the National Theatre in London on 30 January
The Duchess of Cambridge pulling a pint with the Duke of Cambridge during their visit to Belfast Empire Hall on 27 February
The Royal Family celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the investiture of the Prince of Wales on 5 March 2019 at Buckingham Palace
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed Archie into the world in May 2019
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their children, Prince Louis, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Cornwall, on the balcony of Buckingham Place
Princess Charlotte cheekily stuck her tongue out at crowds over the summer
Princess Charlotte had her first day at school with Prince George in September
Archbishop Desmond Tutu kissed Archie on the forehad during the royal tour of Africa in September 2019
The Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to Badshahi Mosque in October 2019
In more Royal Family news, Kate Middleton and Prince William are taking George, Charlotte and Louis skiing in the New Year.
And Kate Middleton has revealed she was a “TERRIBLE” waitress at uni but William “tried to impress her” with his cooking.
Plus Prince George and Princess Charlotte will make their first public Christmas Day outing this year.
