Kate and William are reported to be giving their three children a childhood that is "as normal as possible" - but the author of a book that looks at the history of parenthood within the royal family says that simply isn't possible. The Express reports that Tom Quinn, author of Gilded Youth: A History of Growing Up in the Royal Family, says that daily life for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis should not be compared to other children their age.
Mr Quinn says that while the Prince and Princess of Wales are clearly trying to be more involved with their children than previous generations of royal parents, what Kate and William may mean by normal is "not what the rest of us mean by normal". He told the Express: "For example, the fact that they've moved to Windsor so that their children can have more space, they can only have that because they have the private grounds of Windsor Castle, hundreds of acres.
"And it's almost certain, I would have thought, that George and Louis will go to Eton, which is only a 10, 15-minute drive from Windsor. Normal for most people doesn't mean the most expensive, the most exclusive school."
