By Rebecca English Laughing as she carries her baby son in her arms, the Duchess of Cambridge takes future king Prince George on his first foreign holiday. These relaxed and charming photographs were shot as Kate and her six month-old son disembarked a commercial flight in St Vincent on route to the paradise island of Mustique. Although the Duchess had to leave her husband, Prince William, at home to continue with his studies at Cambridge University, it was still very much a family occasion. Scroll down for video First family holiday: Prince George and his mother, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, as they disembarked at St Vincent in the West Indies
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Kate appeared happy and relaxed with a healthy-looking baby George
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The mother and son were accompanied to West Indies by two bodyguards
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They were joined by parents Michael and Carole and sister Pippa
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