William and Kate Slip Away to the French Alps for a Low-Key Ski Break, Quietly Retreating From the Spotlight as Palace Pressures Mount and a Carefully Timed Escape Signals More Than Just a Family Holiday

The Prince and Princess of Wales have quietly enjoyed a holiday in the exclusive French Alpine ski resort of Courchevel, I can reveal.

OSLO, NORWAY - FEBRUARY 02:  Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend an event organised by the Norwegian Ski Federation, where they join local nursery children in a number of outdoors activities at Holmenkollen ski jump on day 4 of their visit to Sweden and Norway on February 2, 2018 in Oslo, Norway.  (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage)

The royal couple were last month spotted at a high-end mountainside restaurant, where even a ham and cheese toastie costs €85 (£74), albeit a ‘truffle-infused’ one.

‘They had a very nice time and were very polite,’ a member of staff tells me.I couldn’t believe I was having lunch in the same restaurant as Kate and William,’ an excitable diner tells me. ‘They looked adorable in their beanie hats.’

Dubbed ‘the Saint Tropez of the slopes’, Courchevel is known for its Michelin-starred restaurants, designer shopping and celebrity visitors such as George Clooney and the Beckhams.

It is not clear whether the Waleses’ children, Prince George, 12, Prince Louis, seven, and Princess Charlotte, ten, joined their parents on the slopes last month.

William and Kate and their eldest children first visited the French Alps in 2016 and they have since jetted off to high-end resorts for a number of private holidays.

Early last year the family went skiing with members of the Princess’s family and were spotted at a mountaintop restaurant. ‘It was a Middleton knees-up,’ said a source at the time.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pictured on March 3, 2016 in the French Alps 

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pictured on March 3, 2016 in the French Alps

The Prince and Princess of Wales have quietly enjoyed a holiday in the exclusive French Alpine ski resort of Courchevel, the MoS can reveal. Pictured: William and Kate on the slopes in 2016 

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The Prince and Princess of Wales have quietly enjoyed a holiday in the exclusive French Alpine ski resort of Courchevel, the MoS can reveal. Pictured: William and Kate on the slopes in 2016

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