Royal children ‘can’t change their destiny’, but William and Kate, strive to keep ‘balance right’

As the Cambridge children begin to appear in public more often, one royal expert has weighed in on Prince William and Princess Kate’s parenting, including how they strive for ‘balance’ between public and private life

As senior members of the royal family, since the day they were born Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were always destined to live life in the public eye, with many fans around the world enjoying watching the mischievous trip grow year upon year.

Yet despite being prominent public figures, Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales have always sought to maintain a “balance” between how much of their lives they share with the world, and how much is able to be kept private.

In their younger years, glimpses of the royals were often a rarity, with high profile occasions such as Trooping The Colour one of the only times fans would see them all years, but as the trio inch ever closer towards adulthood, their presence on the public stage has changed, with their appearances becoming more frequent – albeit still closely monitored by their concerned parents.

When it comes to introducing their children to their lives in the royal spotlight, it is clear that so far William and Kate’s approach to parenting has been a huge success.

Prince William and Princess Kate have always taken a proactive approach to keeping as much of their children’s lives private as possible

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Opening up about how the couple have accepted their children’s fate, while also laying down some ground rules, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told OK!: “William and Catherine have taken a very measured and mature decision to show the children gradually what life is going to be like for them… but to keep most of their lives private for now.

“The fact that all three are at school together must strengthen their family unit, and their parents act like other parents in doing the school run as often as possible. The high profile events of the past couple of years – from the Jubilee celebrations to the late Queen’s passing and their grandfather’s Coronation – have meant the children have been more in the limelight than they might otherwise.

She then continued: “They can’t change their destiny, but they don’t have to confront it just yet except on special occasions. So I think William and Catherine have got the balance just right. The children obviously know they were born royal, but they don’t have to be in the public eye very often – there will be time enough for that. For now, their parents have made it very clear that their priority is to give their children as normal an upbringing as possible.”

By limiting which events their children can attend, the couple have been preparing them for life as working royals while also helping to preserve their childhood out of the spotlight
Striving to give their children as normal a life as possible, their efforts may have been aided along the way by Kate’s own commitment to early years development, with her efforts truly attracting global attention with The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.

Launched in 2021, the organisation set up the successful ‘Big 5’ survey which helped the public to learn more about the first five years of a child’s life and how social challenges such as addiction, mental health and homelessness shape someone as they grow up. This was later then followed up with a second initiative, Shaping Us, an awareness campaign dedicated to spotlighting the importance of early childhood.

Additionally, the royal couple were also well known for their unique approach to parenting which deviates from royal tradition, as both Prince William and wife Kate, have always championed taking care of their own children as much as possible without relying on outside help.

Describing the decision as “unusual” but “enlightened”, Jennie even went on to comment: “You can’t undo the destiny you were born into, but you can make life more of a family affair than an upbringing in palaces and castles would allow.”