Prince William and Princess Kate’s kids are known to participate in some classic Halloween activities
It’s nearly Halloween for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis!
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s children are currently enjoying their fall school break from Lambrook, giving the family extra time to make memories this season. The trio will also be out of school on a kid-favorite holiday — Halloween.
While Great British Mag reports that trick-or-treating is not as popular in the U.K. as it is in the United States (according to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 72 million kids in America knock on doors for candy annually), Princess Kate has previously taken Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, trick-or-treating.
A photo published by Hello! in 2023 captured the royal mom standing by a neighbor’s gate in London with her children, joining in the classic Halloween tradition. Although the picture was taken from afar, making it hard to tell what costumes the kids wore, Princess Kate was seen holding a bag — perhaps to collect all their Halloween treats!
“For anyone doubting how down to earth William and Kate are … This is Kate with their kids knocking on our door in London trick-or-treating at Halloween,” neighbor Jay Rutland wrote over the photo, Hello! reported. Rutland is married to British heiress Tamara Ecclestone, and the couple resides in the same area as Kensington Palace, where William and Kate were previously based fulltime.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, both 42, made a major move to Windsor in 2022, where they settled into Adelaide Cottage and enrolled their kids at Lambrook. The new chapter was full of firsts, from the first time living separately from nanny Maria Turrion Borrallo and the first time George, Charlotte and Louis all attended the same school.
A palace insider previously told PEOPLE that Prince William loves the “normal” routine Princess Kate keeps up for their kids, which stems from a larger philosophy to make their childhoods as normal as possible.
“Those children look pretty happy with life,” the insider said. “A lot of it is the stabilizing normality Kate brings — and that’s how she grew up. William absolutely loves it.”
An appreciation for trick-or-treating also seems to be a Middleton family tradition. Princess Kate’s mom, Carole Middleton, previously spoke about her favorite part of the season on social media
“Halloween is an Autumn highlight for me,” Carole wrote on the Instagram account for Party Pieces in 2022, the year before she sold the party supply business she started. “I can still remember the fun and frights from my own childhood; the chance to dress up, decorate pumpkins and go trick-or-treating!”
Sharing the sweet way she planned to celebrate that year, she continued, “I’ve even grown my own pumpkins this year, so I’m looking forward to decorating those with my loved ones.”
