All the ways Kate & Wills break royal tradition parenting Prince George – from dress codes to social media

PRINCE George’s life is laid out for him in many ways as heir to the throne.

However, Prince William and Princess Kate are breaking a number of royal traditions when it comes to raising their 11-year-old son, from his education to his holidays.

Here’s how the future king’s life differs so far differs from his dad Prince William and grandfather King Charles…

Education

Kate and William are keen to give their children a happy childhood, and this is reflected in their schooling choices for George, Charlotte and Louis.

Royal author Phil Dampier told Fabulous that Charles hated the schools he was sent to and was even bullied during his time away from home.

He shared: “Prince Philip decided Charles should go to the same schools as he did and Charles was packed off as a boarder first to Cheam, and then Gordonstoun in Scotland, where he was bullied.”

While Charles famously hated being isolated at Gordonstoun, Prince George is with his siblings at Lambrook School, and currently lives at home with his family.

Phil added: “It’s hard to imagine George being bullied at school in the same way today.

“William and Kate have tried to give him a normal schooling.”

Prince George’s school’s ethos is creating pupils who will leave “Lambrook as confident, happy, engaging, independent and kind young people who are outward looking in all that they do.”

Won’t have to serve in the military

It is customary for members of the royal family to serve in the military, but this may not be the case for George when he grows up.

Phil claimed William and Kate are “unlikely to force Prince George into joining the armed forces if he doesn’t want to.”

Freedom with university

The expert claimed that George may be given more freedom over his education choices too, in contrast to King Charles, whose university was picked for him.

Phil claimed: “In December 1965 however, the then Queen and Prince Philip hosted a dinner party with the express purpose of discussing Charles’s future.

“The guests included the Prime Minister Harold Wilson, the Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey, Philip’s uncle Lord Mountbatten, the Dean of Windsor and the Queen’s private secretary Sir Michael Adeane.

“Charles was not invited and was told afterwards by Mountbatten his future would be Trinity College Cambridge, Dartmouth Naval College and then a spell in the Royal Navy.”

Social media

Unlike William and Charles, George is growing up in the era of social media, and the Prince and Princess of Wales have embraced this with their official Instagram and YouTube accounts.

The couple have hired the services of talented filmmaker Will Warr, and he was the mastermind behind the family’s recent emotional video where Kate shared how she has finished chemotherapy.

George has been seen in a number of posts - but Phil stressed that they heavily “control” what they show of their private life.

He said: “Well, I think the main thing is they like to have is a sense of control over these things. 

“They were in charge of the image and the narrative they want to put out there. 

“Kate, of course, as we know, has been taking her own photos for many years of the family.

“So in that way they're controlling things and controlling their image.”

Down-to-earth holidays

Although they have been known to jet off to the luxury A-lister island of Mustique, William and Kate are also keen for their kids to have “normal” holidays too.

Kate’s recent video showed the family playing cards with Carole and Michael Middleton, and running around in the woods.