Being part of one of the most renowned families globally comes with its advantages and disadvantages. Prince George, despite being just 11 years old, carries a significant responsibility as he is second in line to the British throne.
His parents, Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William, have chosen to keep his future role hidden from him, aiming for an upbringing as normal as possible. In 2022, the family moved to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor, enrolling all three children at the local Lambrook school, a top co-educational Prep School.
The Royal couple wants their children to live as normally as possible, even though Prince George is destined to follow in the footsteps of his father, grandfather King Charles, and great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth, as head of state.
“There’ll be a time and a place to bring George up and understand how he fits in, in the world,” William previously expressed, hoping to keep him oblivious for as long as possible.
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The Prince of Wales also commented on their everyday life, describing it as “very normal”. William, who himself is no stranger to the pressures of Royal life, is preparing to take on the role of future King.
Author Gill Knappett noted in her book ‘William and Catherine: A Family Portrait’, “Like this father did, Prince George is enjoying as normal an upbringing as possible,”, reports the Express. The Duchess commented on how both she and Prince William are “determined to let him have as much privacy as possible”.
“Although they want his early years to be comparatively free from protocol and formality, they know they have to balance this desire with respect for Royal tradition,” the writer disclosed, “Their son, after all, will one day be Head of State.”
Catherine Mayer, author of ‘Charles; The Heart of a King’, previously reinforced the notion that both Kate and William aim to postpone Prince George’s awareness of his future role. Speaking to E! News, Mayer explained: “With George they are trying to delay that moment of realisation and give him normality before they thrust this on him.”
She continued, “But it will be, nevertheless, part of his upbringing both in terms of what he sees his parents and grandparents doing and probably quite soon a beginning of an understanding that he is in public life and what that means.”
Prince George has two more years at Lambrook School before following in his father’s footsteps to Eton College. According to a source, while the Duchess apprehensively anticipates the day her eldest will leave for boarding school at the esteemed institution, she ultimately acknowledges it as a necessary step on his journey.
