The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on Thursday, and the couple marked the occasion by giving fans a glimpse of their lives behind the palace walls in a new home video featuring their three children.
The adorable footage, filmed by London-based filmmaker Will Warr, shows William and Catherine enjoying the outdoors with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. The picture-perfect video includes snippets of the family enjoying a day at the beach, running through grassy fields together and roasting marshmallows over a campfire.
The video, while highly produced, gives the world an insider’s look at the Cambridge’s family life and the kind of parents William and Catherine are striving to be. Both have spoken in the past about their desire to be hands-on parents, and shun the royal tradition of nannies and night nurses to do the lion’s share of child rearing.
The royals shared the video on the Cambridge’s official Instagram account on Thursday, alongside a heartfelt message, thanking royal fans for their kind messages on their wedding anniversary.
“We are enormously grateful for the 10 years of support we have received in our lives as a family.”
Royal fans were quick to comment on the beautiful video, with one writing, “This is so beautiful. I’m crying.” Another added, “Oh this is the most beautiful video.”
The couple had earlier released two new portraits to mark their anniversary. In the first, William is seen affectionately smiling at Catherine, and in a rare public display of affection, the pair were snapped holding hands. The image was simply captioned, “10 years”.
The royal couple looked very much in love in the second pic, which showed Catherine cuddling up to William as he smiled widely at the camera. William and Catherine were perfectly co-ordinated for the occasion, with the duchess donning a blue mixed-print dress, and William sporting a blue shirt and sweater.
The pair, who met at St Andrews University in Scotland, tied the knot in 2011 at Westminster Abbey. Two years after marrying, William and Catherine welcomed their first child Prince George, followed by their daughter, Princess Charlotte, in 2015, and Prince Louis in 2018.
Louis recently celebrated his third birthday. As is tradition for the Cambridges, the royal couple shared a new image of the little prince for mark the occasion. In the image, Louis sported a big, cheeky smile as he posed on a bike, backpack in tow.
“Three tomorrow!” Kensington Palace captioned the post at the time. “Taken earlier this week by the Duchess before he left for his first day of nursery, the Duke and Duchess are pleased to share a new image of Prince Louis.”