How Prince William is implementing parenting lessons he learned from Princess Diana
The Prince and Princess of Wales may one day ascend the throne, yet they seem determined to root their kids in normality. With their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, standing second, third, and fourth in line for sovereignty, leading an average life seems a tall order.
Yet, Kate and William are doing everything in their power to nurture a down-to-earth childhood amidst their extraordinary lineage. “They can never be normal and nothing will ever really be normal about their lives – how can a child have a normal upbringing when he’s told at the age of six that he’s going to be King? ” Royal commentator Duncan Larcombe told OK! magazine.
“But the things they can control, they do, especially in terms of what their children are exposed to and which events they take them along to. The way William and Kate are bringing up their children is very much based on the Middleton model – that small family unit of three kids, the same as with Kate and her siblings. They don’t live lavishly, but they do live very comfortably.”
True to the grounded approach, it’s reported that household tasks aren’t beneath the young royals; with no resident domestic aides at Adelaide Cottage, the kids, say palace insiders, “expected to muck in”, reports OK!.
“They absolutely do menial tasks,” Royal expert Katie Nicholl reveals. “They are far more ordinary than many might imagine – the kids even have to do chores in return for their pocket money. It’s about them wanting to have a normal, happy, ordinary family home and lifestyle which, at Adelaide Cottage, they are really achieving.”
Balancing high-profile Royal engagements with family life must be challenging for the couple. “Their approach from day one has been different,” Katie explains. “The children understand their place in the line of succession and George knows he will one day be King, but William and Kate cushion all of that with fun, family and a wealth of experiences.”
