LIKE many Brits, the royal family are wild about gonks, Kate Middleton’s mum Carole has revealed.
Taking to her Party Pieces’ Instagram page, she revealed that she would be stocking up on her supply for her grandkids, Prince George, eight, Princess Charlotte, six, and Prince Louis, three.
Carole uploaded a photo of some of the festive gonks that her party supplies business is selling this Christmas.
She added in the caption: “I’m going to need a few of these cheeky chaps this December, to hide around the house and make my grandchildren laugh.
“As much as I love immaculate decorations, we can’t be too serious at Christmas!”
Gonks are inspired by gnomes found in Scandinavian and Nordic mythology, and have boomed in popularity in Britain in recent years – especially for Christmas decorations.
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Carole previously revealed that she usually lets George, Charlotte and Louis help decorate her Christmas tree.
This was put on hold last year due to Covid restrictions, and she said at the time they would be carrying on the tradition virtually.
She said in 2020: “This year, I’ll ask them by video call to decide which decoration should go where. It may need to be tastefully rearranged later…!”
Doting nan Carole often brings the tots to work at Party Pieces, where the kids like to pretend they run the company.
Royal expert Phil Dampier told Fabulous Digital: “Carole has taken the kids to Party Pieces and they played shopkeeper there with all the stock.
“Prince George goes out a lot with his grandmother Carole. They go to the beach there and they are very close.”
The young royals are also said to like playing games at the party supply company and are frequently treated to sweets and chips.
Carole’s company – slogan ‘magical parties for over 30 years’ – was set up in 1987 by Carole and hubby Michael.
On the company website Carole is pictured and talks about her children in a message to customers.
She says: “It’s always been a family business and all the children have played a part.
“James established our personalised photo cakes, Catherine started the 1st birthday side of the business, and Pippa developed the Party Pieces blog.”
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