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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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Princess Kate’s Upbringing Outside of the Royal Fold Helps Heir to the Throne Prince George Balance Childhood and Royal Duties

Kate Middleton and Prince George at the Christmas Carol Concert

Princess Kate is a different kind of royal parent, and it’s paying off in the lives of her three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. George, who will be 10 this month and is heir to the throne, has a much different upbringing than his grandfather, King Charles, and even his father, Prince William. It’s a delicate balance of as normal a childhood as possible and beginning to tap into his royal duty, People reports, and Kate is spearheading the charge.

“It’s a massive balancing act,” a Palace insider tells the outlet. “William and Kate are doing the right thing, protecting him so he can have as normal a childhood as possible, but he’s also dipping into duties as a future monarch.”

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