The Duke of Cambridge reportedly
celebrated his 30th birthday last week (21 June) by being dragged in a rubber
ring behind a speed boat across freezing Irish seas, close to his Welsh home.
The water-sport gift was the
brainwave of his brunette wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, 30, who had booked
the boat several weeks in advance hoping that the weather would be conducive
for the high-thrill sport, it was claimed.
However, much to Duchess Kate’s
chagrin, Prince William was pulled behind the cruiser in chilly weather with
pouring rainfall and bitter winds, resulting in him being “soaked to the skin”.
Chilly weather or not, the gutsy
Duke, insisted on braving the inclement weather conditions and going ahead to
take on the sea at Anglesey, North Wales. It was indeed a sight to behold with
the tall Prince bouncing through the waves.
The audience being Duchess Kate,
Prince Harry and a small bunch of his closest pals are said to have “roared
with laughter” seeing the unlikely sight of the future King of England take on
the waves.
Prince William’s dozen-strong
close coterie included his lifelong and closest buddies Thomas van Straubenzee,
Harry Aubrey-Fletcher and David Jardine Paterson. The laughing bunch had a
great time, with at one point the Duke losing his grip over the “doughnut” ring
and being tossed into the sea, reported The Sun.
"For most 30-year-olds who
have just inherited £10 million, the last thing they would want to do is freeze
themselves on a wet weekend in Wales.
But this is typical of William," one source revealed to the newspaper.
After an adrenaline pounding
session, drying himself off William and his clique then went back into a tiny
rented cottage on the picturesque island, where hot home-cooked meal and drinks
awaited the bunch, which undoubtedly was organized by his loving wife Duchess
Kate.
During the weekend, the Queen
gifted the Duke a cottage on the Sandringham Estate to mark his 30th birthday.
The cottage on the sprawling 20,000 acre estate, however, will be made
available to the couple later this year. Prince William is said to be delighted
as it is the same location where he and Kate spent their first Christmas
together as married couple.
Meanwhile, a source
informed The Mail on Sunday newspaper: 'A property is definitely
being made available to William and Kate this year and a plan is in place for
William to have his own place on the estate…. He's a country boy and loves Norfolk, just like his
father and his grandparents. It's a lovely peaceful place and William adores
it.'
The Duke also received a handsome
£15 million from his mother Diana’s estate for his 30th birthday. The windfall
legacy has given rise to speculation that the Duke will be building a property
in which he could raise a family.
However, a royal insider has
clarified that there will be no obvious change in the Duke’s lifestyle over the
coming weeks or months. Meanwhile, according to St. James aides, Prince William
ushered in his birthday in a low-key and private manner.
Source: The Telegraph
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