Kate Middleton once revealed how a sweet gesture to son Prince George ended in disaster when she tried to pick up a new skill. The Princess of Wales is well-known for being a very involved mum, devoting all of her time out with her royal duties to children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Despite growing up in the public eye, she is determined to give the royal youngsters a normal childhood, with she and Prince William said to be very hands-on parents. So much so, that during a past visit to Glasgow, Kate revealed that she had attempted to learn a special skill when she was pregnant with oldest son George.
She taken up the hobby to make the future-king a special gift for when he was born, the Mirror reports. However, her plan went slightly awry when she quickly released that she was "really bad" at the craft - and ended up having to scrap the present completely.
So what was it that she tried to learn? Well, it turns out it was knitting. Kate first revealed she was trying her hand at knitting way back in 2013 when she was pregnant with George.
According to Hello!, she told a group of royal fans while visiting Glasgow: "I've been trying to knit and I'm really bad. I should be asking for tips!"
In 2020, during a trip to Bradford, Kate visited Older Yet Wiser - an organisation that supports grandparents - and met with some grandmothers who were showing off their crocheting skills. And there she confessed that her attempts to knit George a jumper had completely failed.
She told the group: "I tried knitting when I first had George. I tried to knit him a very special jumper, but I got halfway down and it splattered. It's such an amazing skill."
The last week has been largely spent under the radar for Kate, with no public outings for her or William. And it turns out this is because George, Charlotte and Louis are currently in the middle of a two-week half-term holiday from their new school.
The trio broke up for the holidays over a week ago and doesn't have to return to class at Lambrook until Monday, October 31. In the past, William and Kate have wound down their public appearances during holiday times in order to spend precious family time with their children.
In fact, it is believed during the October holidays last year that the family jetted off for an exciting holiday in Jordan. And fans got a glimpse of the trip last year as a beautiful family photo taken in Jordan featured on William and Kate's Christmas card last year.
The children are said to be settling in well to their new school, which they started in September at what proved to be a "tense time".
On the day that classes began, George, Charlotte and four-year-old Louis learned that their great-grandmother the Queen, who they called 'Gan Gan' had died aged 96.
And a source close to the Waleses told PEOPLE magazine that it proved to be a "stressful" time - especially for Kate. They said: "Things were very tense that week; it was not exactly the settling-in period they had hoped for."
However, another friend added that despite the tense start, the family are now relishing their move to Windsor with the children able to "freely play" in the open parkland.
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