{"id":217003,"date":"2025-06-26T22:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T22:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/217003\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T22:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T22:30:11","slug":"prince-william-and-kate-face-health-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/217003\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William and Kate face health alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1324915_7505990_Untitled-2_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Prince William and Kate on high alert over dangerous moth infestation in Windsor\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prince William and Kate on high alert over dangerous moth infestation in Windsor<\/p>\n<p>Princess Kate and Prince William have been alerted to a growing health concern near their Windsor home, as a potentially dangerous insect infestation spreads across the grounds of Windsor Great Park.<\/p>\n<p>The sprawling 4,800-acre estate, which borders the couple\u2019s residence at Adelaide Cottage, has seen a rise in oak processionary moth (OPM) caterpillars an invasive species that poses particular risks during the summer months.<\/p>\n<p>The Windsor Great Park website issued a public warning, &#8220;The hairs of the OPM caterpillars are a defence mechanism containing a chemical that, when touched, can cause skin rashes, eye irritations and respiratory problems in humans and animals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The invasive caterpillars, first introduced to Britain in 2005 and identified in the royal park in 2018, are currently in their most active and hazardous phase.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From May to July, the insects release toxic hairs that can trigger skin rashes, eye irritation, and even respiratory issues in both humans and animals.<\/p>\n<p>With the summer holidays approaching and the royal children known for their love of nature and outdoor play, the timing of the infestation is particularly worrying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pet owners have also been advised to keep dogs on leads, as the hairs can be harmful if inhaled or ingested.<\/p>\n<p>The warning is a significant concern for Prince William and Princess Kate, whose lifestyle at Adelaide Cottage centres around family life in nature.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William and Kate on high alert over dangerous moth infestation in Windsor Princess Kate and Prince William&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217004,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-217003","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-prince-of-wales","13":"tag-prince-william","14":"tag-princess-of-wales","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family","18":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114752036764421649","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}