A royal expert has claimed that recent moves made by Prince William and Princess Kate indicate that they are keen to take 'control' of their own affairs and 'bypass' the so-called men in grey suits

Prince William gave Kate Middleton a very odd gift in the early days of their relationship. “I did get my wife a pair of binoculars once. She’s never let me forget that,” the Prince of Wales admitted on BBC Radio Five Live, per the Mirror.

Even royals can experience decision fatigue when shopping for Christmas gifts for their loved ones. Prince William is no exception, and revealed that while he and wife Kate Middleton were in the early stages of dating, he landed on an odd gift that he later understood to be a weird choice.

As she continues her return to public life, Kate Middleton joked “I seem to have lost my family!” after she fell behind Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis on the royal family’s traditional Christmas Day walkabout.

George, 11, Charlotte, 9, and Louis, 6, walked alongside their parents Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, as members of Britain's royal family made their way into St. Mary Magdalene Church for their traditional Christmas Day service.

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The royal family gathered at Sandringham to celebrate the holiday, even as Prince Harry and Prince Andrew sat out the festivities.

In addition to Charles and Camilla and William and Kate and their children, other royal family members who celebrate Christmas at Sandringham include Charles's sister, Princess Anne, and youngest brother Prince Edward, and their spouses, children and in the case of Anne, grandchildren.

Kate Middleton showed off her sense of humor during the royal family's Christmas walk, as the Princess of Wales was caught joking with fans. "I seem to have lost my family," Kate quipped in a video after Prince William,