Prince William and Kate Middleton share photos of their mothers in honour of Mother's Day

Couple dedicated post to 'mothers new and old and families spending today together and apart'

Chelsea Ritschel
Sunday 22 March 2020 16:58 GMT
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Kate Middleton and Prince William share photos of their mothers for Mother's Day (Getty)
Kate Middleton and Prince William share photos of their mothers for Mother's Day (Getty)

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Prince William and Kate Middleton have wished their Instagram followers a Happy Mother’s Day whether they are spending the day "together or apart" and shared photos of their own mothers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

On Sunday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge shared a series of pictures to their official Instagram account in honour of the holiday, including a never-before-seen photo of the couple playing with two of their children, Princess Charlotte and Prince George, a photo of the late Princess Diana and her sons Prince William and Prince Harry when they were young children, and a photo of Kate and her mother Carole.

For the final photo, the couple shared a picture of a card Prince George created for his mother this Valentine’s Day.

“To mothers new and old and families spending today together and apart - we are thinking of you all at this difficult time,” the duke and duchess wrote. “Happy Mother’s Day.”

The post prompted the couple's followers to share their own Mother’s Day sentiments and thank them for sharing the photos of the couple as children.

“Happy Mother’s Day! And thank you very much for this lovely post!” one person commented.

Another said: “Thank you for sharing these lovely photos! The Duchess looks so much like her beautiful mum.”

The couple’s tribute comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britons to stay home this Mother’s Day instead of visiting their parents.

"I am afraid that this Mothering Sunday the single best present that we can give - we who owe our mothers so much - is to spare them the risk of catching a very dangerous disease," Johnson wrote on Saturday. “The sad news is that means staying away. This time the best thing is to ring her, video call her, Skype her, but to avoid any unnecessary physical contact or proximity.”

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