prince william, Eric Dekker and more famous dads were showered with love on Father’s Day 2023.
The 40-year-old Prince of Wales celebrated the occasion on Sunday, June 18, by releasing a new portrait featuring all three of his children. William and wife Princess Kate share sons Prince George, 9, and Prince Louis, 5, and daughter Princess Charlotte, 8. Pictured by Milly Pilkington, the three little ones all laughed as they sat next to their father in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The foursome all matched each other adorable in blue.
William also opened up to London ahead of the special holiday The times about his new Royal Foundation project to fight homelessness and how he teaches the young princes and princess about such a serious problem.
“When I left this morning, one of the things I thought was, ‘When is the right time to take George or Charlotte or Louis to a homeless organization?’ I think when I can balance it with their education they will definitely be exposed to it,” the Duke of Cornwall told the outlet in an interview published on Saturday, June 17. ‘During the school flight we talk about what we see. When we drove back and forth in London, we regularly saw people sitting in front of supermarkets and we talked about it.”
He continued: “I would say to the kids, ‘Why are they there? What is happening?’ I think it’s in all of our interests, it’s the right thing to do, to expose the kids, on the right stage, in the right dialogue, so that they understand. She [will] grow up knowing that, you know what, some of us are very lucky, some of us need a little help, some of us need to do more where we can to help others improve their lives.
Decker, 36, kicked off Father’s Day with an intimate breakfast with his wife, Jessie James Decker, and their three children: Vivianne, 9, Eric Jr., 8, and Forrest, 5. The former soccer player was even surprised by sweet notes from his kids, who filled out “All About My Dad” worksheets. Vivianne and her brothers also put their names on a joint Christmas card.
Maksim Khmerkovskiyfor his part, spent the day preparing to welcome baby No. 2 with wife Peta Murgatroyd.
“It’s time to go,” the Dancing with the stars alum, 43, wrote via Instagram sharing a hospital selfie on Sunday. “From Napa to LA in record time! [Courtesy] from (about to three times) grandpa Sasha.”
He added: “@petamurgatroyd is the fabulous unicorn she is and I can’t wait for another one of her best creations! She is an absolutely amazing boy mom and is about to give birth to another lucky man.
Chmerkovskiy and the founder of Peta Jane Beauty, 36, announced in January that they are expecting their rainbow baby after previous miscarriages. Murgatroyd, who also shares 6-year-old son Shai with her husband, teased hours earlier on Saturday that she had started going into labour.
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