Kate and William told BBC Breakfast this morning they are planning on keeping in touch with “all of the family” throughout lockdown. In a hint that William will contact Harry, Kate mentioned they were planning on birthday celebrations calls. Harry and Meghan’s son Archie turns one on May 6, with the couple recently forced to shelve their celebration plans after LA extended its lockdown measures.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast, William confirmed that the Royal Family were all keeping in touch through online video calls.
William and Kate are both separated from the Queen, who is in Windsor with Prince Philip, and Prince Charles, who is in Scotland with Camilla. He said: “We have been talking to all of the family online. It has been a really great way of keeping in touch.”
Kate added: “Your father and my parents and our families have really loved keeping in touch with the children.”
“It’s really hard times particularly over family times like Easter and things like that, and not seeing each other.
“So we are making sure we share in on birthday calls and make sure we keep in touch with each other.”
She joked: “It can be quite hectic, I won’t lie, with a two-year-old, who is always trying to take the phone away.” Prince William added: “He sees the red button and always seems to want to press the red button.”
“It’s really hard times particularly over family times like Easter and things like that, and not seeing each other. “So we are making sure we share in on birthday calls and make sure we keep in touch with each other.”
She joked: “It can be quite hectic, I won’t lie, with a two-year-old, who is always trying to take the phone away.” Prince William added: “He sees the red button and always seems to want to press the red button.”
However, a source confirmed: “As special as Archie turning one is, now is the time to take safety more seriously than ever. “It’s a shame because Archie’s birthday, without the lockdown, offered the perfect opportunity to host a welcome to LA bash.”
Later in his interview with the BBC, Prince William also opened up on what he went through after his father Prince Charles told him he tested positive for coronavirus.
The Duke of Cambridge confessed he was terrified when the Prince of Wales tested positive for coronavirus, as he “fits the profile” of those more at risk of suffering severe forms of COVID-19.