Prince William and Princess Kate may be the future King and Queen of the UK, however behind closed doors their main job is being a parent to Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six.
Despite leading busy lives, both William and Kate are known for being hands-on with their children’s upbringing, which involves playing with them in the garden, cooking with them and doing the daily school runs.
It has been reported that the couple want all three of their children to have as normal a childhood as possible, which even led to Prince William making one major move in 2022 as they swapped life at Kensington Palace for a new way of living in a four-bed cottage on the Windsor Castle estate.
The aim of this is believed to be an attempt to give them more privacy and have a more ordinary home life without live-in staff.
While this very involved and considerate approach is likely to be influenced more by Kate’s upbringing as opposed to William’s life as a royal child, it is also believed that William’s mum Princess Diana may have inspired some of William’s parenting techniques, which includes prioritising his children.
Royal expert Jennie Bond told the i newspaper: “I remember William’s mother, Diana, telling me that she wanted her two boys to be brought up in a way no other royal Princes had been. And she did her best to give them an idea of what life beyond the Palace walls is like.
“William and Catherine have gone further. They can’t change the fact that their children have been born into an extraordinary destiny and they’ve introduced them gently to some of the pomp and pageantry, but they’ve also given them a taste of a more ordinary existence – moving out of Kensington Palace to a relatively modest house with no live-in staff.”
Bond also said that William and Kate’s children understand more about the reality of the world as a result of their parents efforts, meaning that as King, Prince George is likely be more “in touch with reality”.
She wrote for the i newspaper: “Sometimes they see their trendily bearded Dad setting off for work in jeans and trainers; he’s taken them to see Taylor Swift; and George has been at his side as he wildly cheers on his beloved Aston Villa.
“All of this augurs well for a future King George who is at least vaguely in touch with reality.”
It has also been reported previously that the children are also taught similar values to those across the world by doing chores for pocket money and helping around the house.
Royal expert Katie Nicholl once said: “They absolutely do menial tasks. 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.”
