Princess Kate stayed home with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis as Prince William left the UK. The Prince of Wales, 42, travelled to Monaco without his wife and three children to watch his beloved Aston Villa lose 1-0 to the hosts.

Prince William looked pensive as he could not bring his beloved team luck after the Premier League side fell to a 1-0 defeat at the Stade Louis II. The heir to the throne was caught by television cameras sitting in the principality, wearing a blue jacket and a sweater over a blue shirt.

Shortly before announcing her cancer is in remission, Kate rang in the new year by heading to the French Alps with her family. Prince William and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte,

In another sign of the progress she's making in her recovery following her cancer treatment, Kate Middleton apparently felt well enough after the holidays for one of her longtime favorite activities: Skiing.

It is hard for the royal family members to do the normal everyday things that commoners do, especially if you are Kate Middleton or her husband, Prince William. Kate is always in the public eye, especially in the year since her abdominal surgery turned into preventative cancer treatments and her eventual cancer remission.

Princess Kate reportedly left the UK to enjoy a ski holiday during the New Year period, alongside Prince William and their three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine and Prince Louis,

Princess Kate returned to The Royal Marsden, where she underwent chemortherapy, and while she was there she made a startling remark, it's being reported.