WILL'S WAY
‘Private’ Prince William’s royal power move learned from the late Queen that he’s started using during public visits
The experts shared the relatable thing the royals did during engagements
PRINCE William and Kate Middleton often share sweet details about their kids, George, Charlotte and Louis, during public engagements.
And royal experts have questioned if this could be a “conscious” move, and a power move that the late Queen used to do.
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Just last week, Prince William attended a Buckingham Palace Garden Party this week and let slip an adorable detail about his bedtime routine with Prince Louis, six.
The future king was given a copy of a children's book by budding author Rowan Aderyn, and said "This is great, so inspirational. I'll read this to Louis tonight at bedtime.”
Speaking on their podcast, royal editors Roya Nikkhah and Kate Mansey shared how the Prince and Princess of Wales used to be “quite private”, but are “more confident” when it comes to sharing family details now.
The Times’ Kate said on : “I wonder if it's conscious though, a lot of the engagements we see him on now he is quite confident when it comes to talking about his children.
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“Whereas there was this element for a long time it was quite private, you know occasionally he'd say something like ‘Louis likes eating fairy cakes’ or something and everyone would go ‘oh my gosh, that's really interesting.’
“But now it seems every time he's out he does reference that.”
The royal expert questioned the reason behind Prince William opening up more about family life.
Kate continued: “I wonder if it's a conscious - with this kind of slimmed down monarchy, when you're drafting in non-working cousins to help bolster up public engagements.
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“This idea that, as the Queen did so well, this idea that it's not just me, there is a chain, there is a kind of generation after generation trying to present this idea of stability, stretching forwards and backwards.”
The Sunday Times Royal Editor Roya Nikkhah added if William reveals details to help the public “feel a bit closer to them.”
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She added: “Which has always been done so successfully most of the time visually with those set piece portraits that we used to have of the late Queen, Charles, William, George mixing in a tuppence in the Christmas pudding.
“But now I think maybe William feels there's another way of doing it.
“We still have these big set piece portraits sometimes but there's a way of doing it, just in conversation and in passing comments to members of the public which get picked up by us and our coverage.
“And it brings the public closer to the idea of what's coming next.”
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Kate added: “It’s the idea that it is the royal family, people can see that and relate to it.
“Putting their own children to bed and it speaks to what Kate was doing as well, early childhood reading to children.
“They're on brand those two, aren't they, Prince and Princess of Wales?”
Kate Middleton's 'golden rule' with George, Charlotte and Louis
KATE'S key rule for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis is about kindness.
According to Royal Correspondent: "Based on observations of photographs of Princess Diana at the time, and the current Princess of Wales, they are both very affectionate with their children.
"Kate is often seen holding her children's hands or picking them up for cuddles when they were smaller.
"There are often lots of comforting gestures, such as a pat on the back or stroking their hair. When interacting with other children on her public engagements, Kate often crouches down to their level to engage with them – something that Diana would often do."
When she's at the family's home of Adelaide Cottage in Windsor, despite her royal status, insiders say Kate is just like any other "normal mum".
A friend explained that behind closed doors, the 42-year-old is "very chilled at home" but definitely not a pushover and will tell the kids off when needed.
They : "It's a normal, busy family home with kids running around and knocking things over. There's no airs and graces.
"She is doing that to help her children be more grounded and keep their reality in check. That's what really matters to her."
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