So strange that the British always dress their children so sparingly, with bare legs when the parents are much more warmly dressed. If he were a Scandinavian (or Russian?) prince he'd have a nice warm woollen sleeper on.
Well it was about 22degC when they left Sydney and presumably George was dressed accordingly. Then when they arrived in Windy Wellington the temperature was down to 14deg or below.
Surely they knew that. Their staff no doubt checked.
They probably won't make that mistake again.
They will, if they are English! I remember holidaying on the Northumbrian coast as a child and we Norwegians, adults and children, wore long trousers and jackets because it was windy and chilly, but the English parents, themselves well and good dressed, let their children run around in thin shirts and shorts! My mother and aunt, who worked in the UK at a Butlin's holiday camp and as an au-pair also remarked on this. And 19th century accounts of English nannies in Russia etc. also seem to describe this, the horror of nannies who ordered open windows, fresh air, cold baths and only thin flannel clothes. Even though we Scandinavians and Russians like to be outside in the cold, skiing, ice bathing etc. we always dress very warm and snug and prefer woollen undergarments, even in summer if necessary!
Indeed there is the Norwegian saying:
Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlige klær. = There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.
This is just as puzzling to Scandinavians as the non-existant insulation of a traditional English cottage is, with draughts coming in from everywhere, especially from underneath those badly proportioned doors.
