article_snippet: But the first arrivals were not the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
article_snippet: Visits to Highgrove, Prince Charles Gloucestershire home, have been few and far between.
article_snippet: Carole's influence could also be seen in the plans for George's first birthday celebrations which, in a break with royal tradition, included a Peter Rabbit themed party.
article_snippet: Contrast that with Prince William's own first birthday which was spent alone with Prince William's nanny Barbara Barnes because Prince William's parents were on tour in Canada.
article_snippet: Charles first year was marked in a similar way, with the Prince of Wales spending the day at Clarence House Clarence House without either of his parents, although the Duke of Edinburgh, then stationed in Malta, did send a model plane.