Kate Middleton ‘ignored’ on school run as dads are ‘more interested’ in another mum

The Princess of Wales drops her three kids at school herself to help give them as “normal” an upbringing as possible, but is not given a “second glance” by other parents, as they are more focused on another celebrity.

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Princess Kate regularly does the school run herself for her three children but according to sources the other parents don’t give her a ‘second glance’
Kate Middleton has been taking some time out of the public eye this year amid her cancer battle.

The Princess of Wales made a much welcomed return to the spotlight earlier in the summer when she appeared at Trooping the Colour in June.

And the future Queen was also spotted at Balmoral estate last weekend as she, William and their three children join King Charles, Queen Camilla and a slew of other high profile royals enjoy their annual trip to Aberdeenshire.

When Prince George and Princess Charlotte return to school for the new term next month however, Kate is likely to resume some of her responsibilities as she was seen doing the school drop off during the previous few months before the summer holidays as usual – despite her focus on her recovery back to full health.

Kate is likely to cause quite a stir wherever she goes as the future Queen. But it seems that isn’t the case at the school gates when she goes to pick up her kids, as we previously reported.

The Princess of Wales regularly carried out the school run herself for Prince George and Princess Charlotte when they attended Thomas’s Battersea day school in an attempt to give the children as “normal” an upbringing as possible.

However, while most people would be stunned to bump into the princess on the school run, the dads were apparently not so impressed as sources claim they had their gazes fixated on one other mum instead.

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An anonymous parent previously told The Mail: “No one really gives Kate a second glance when she does the school drop-off.

“We have a Victoria’s Secret model doing the school run too, and the dads are far more interested in her.”

Britain’s Princess Charlotte of Cambridge hides behind her mother Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge as she arrives for her first day of school at Thomas’s Battersea in London on September 5, 2019.
However it seems Kate has some competition on the school run as the dads seem to more interested in another more popular mother that drops her kids off
Both Kate and William have been praised for getting stuck in with school functions and events over the years with the other parents despite their royal status.

A source told OK! Magazine: “She [Kate] comes from a supportive family so she’s very keen on family networks and networks of friends and organisations.

“As parents, they are also very good at rolling up their sleeves and helping out with school events; sports days, fundraisers, and that sort of thing. They try to just be like normal parents with normal parenting challenges.”

Royal commentator Duncan Larcombe also told OK! how Kate’s own childhood was a “template” for what she wanted her three children’s upbringing to look like.

He explained: “She’s a very hands-on mum, so she always makes sure she’s the one going with the children to buy school shoes as well as stocking up on school stationery.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, accompanied by their parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arrive for a settling in afternoon at Lambrook School, near Ascot in Berkshire.
William and Kate have both been praised for being very “hands on” parents who get involved in school activities (Image: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
“Everything is very straightforward with William and Kate. Aside from the school fees, they’re bringing up their children in a quintessentially British middle-class way.”

The children started attending a new school in 2022 when the Wales family relocated from London to Windsor.

However, while George was still at Thomas’s, he happened to coincidentally have a fellow royal classmate.

The school had small classes with only around 20 kids in each but it turned out the heir to the throne was not the only child of royal status in his.

One of his classmates turned out to be little Maud Windsor, who is one of his relatives as the eldest daughter of Lord Frederick Windsor, who is better known as Lord Freddie.

Lord Freddie’s father is Prince Michael of Kent, the Queen’s cousin, and you’ll probably also recognise little Maud’s mum as she is the successful British actress Sophie Winkleman and sister of TV presenter Claudia.

Now known as Lady Frederick Windsor, the star is best known for her role as Big Suze in Peep Show and has also appeared in The Palace and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Little Maud was born in August 2013, just a month after George, and both children started at the Thomas’s on the same day in September 2017.

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