Prince George’s godmother buys him ‘impossibly noisy toys’ in joke inspired by Princess Diana

Julia Samuels said that the tradition of buying presents which require 'a lot of making' for Prince William, stems back to his mother

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Prince George’s godmother, Julia Samuel, has joked that she only buys toys which are “really noisy” and require a “lot of making” for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s eldest son.

Samuels, the founding patron of Child Bereavement UK and close friend of the former Princess of Wales, appeared on the podcast “How to Fail with Elizabeth Day”.

She said her friendship with Princess Diana – who was godmother to her own son – inspires her choice of gifts for the six-year-old.

She joked: “So I do to George what she [Diana] did to us which is give impossible toys which are really noisy, take a lot of making.”

“I come in slightly tipped by the size of the present that [Prince] William then has to spend days putting together,” she said. “And then put all the machinery together and it makes awful tooting noises and lights flashing and all of that.”

She added: “That makes me laugh and it makes George laugh.”

Samuels added that she believes her friend would have “loved” George’s personality: “He is amazing. He’s funny and feisty and cheeky and God [Diana] would have loved him so much.

“That is heartbreaking for all of them,” the therapist and charity patron added.

Samuels is godmother to the Cambridge’s oldest son, but his younger siblings, Charlotte and Louis, have their own godparents.

Charlotte’s are Sophie Carter, James Meade, Adam Middleton, The Hon. Laura Fellowes and Thomas van Straubenzee.

Louis has three godfathers: Nicholas van Cutsem, Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, and Guy Pelly.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex faced criticism after announcing they would be keeping the names of Archie’s godparents private.

Samuels has previously spoken about Prince Harry’s decision to step down as a senior member of the royal family and move to Los Angeles.

She told The Telegraph: “If we put Harry’s experience to one side, any young man or woman who has a parent who dies, that injury is always there.

“It’s not about fixing it because you can’t fix it. It’s about finding a way of accommodating it, finding a way of living that is meaningful and daring to love and trust again.”