Prince William and Kate Middleton are definitely kind and loving parents. They rarely talk about parenting (and even less often about their worries), but they worry about them just as much as any dad and mom! Here are the brightest quotes about what it's like to be a parent in a royal family.
2014 - George is Very Loud
In April 2014, Kate and William traveled to New Zealand with nine-month-old George. On the morning before leaving the residence, the prince apologized to the attendants: “I hope George didn’t interrupt you. Sometimes he screams loudly at three in the morning."
2016 - "Let them not hide their feelings"
In February 2016, Kate Middleton admitted in an interview with Huffington Post UK: “We want George and Charlotte to be able to openly express their feelings, we teach them to be friends with other children. There is no shame in the fact that a child sometimes fails to cope with emotions."
In November 2016, during a trip to Vietnam, Prince William spoke about what it is like to raise children of different sexes: "A daughter is completely different … George is a little rogue, he keeps me in good shape, but he is very kind." Then he told about his feelings: “I am happy that Kate always supports me, she is a great mother and a fantastic wife! Sometimes I suffer: the transition from the status of a single independent man to the status of a married man with children is not easy.”
Kate Middleton and other stars who live in luxury homes
Today Prince William and Kate Middleton live in the luxurious A1 apartment of Kensington Palace. The magnificent 20-room apartment overlooking Hyde Park is decorated in gold tones (but what else?), However, for example, the children's bedrooms are furnished with standard IKEA furniture.
2017 - "We instill the right values"
During a visit to Mitchell Brook Elementary School in February 2017, Kate shared her thoughts: “My parents taught me about the importance of kindness, respect, pride, and these values are still very important to me today. That's why William and I teach this to George and Charlotte: it's as important as math or sports."
“Being a mother is an important and wonderful experience,” Kate said in March at the screening of the charity film. - Sometimes we have serious trials. Even me, although I have support that most mothers do not have … Mothers take care of families. Unconditional love, care and support are what children need, even at an early age. We must support and appreciate the hard work of mothers.”
2018 - "I don't know how I can handle three"
In April, at the Centrepoint Awards at Kensington Palace, Prince William allowed himself to be frank: “We're having our third child in April and I'm trying to get a good night's sleep. Two is great, and I don't know how I can handle three. I will probably get tired all the time."
2019 - "Cooking pizza together"
In October, in a documentary about the life of the family, William spoke about George's love for tractors: “I took him with me because he loves them,” the prince told a farmer from Cornwall.
In December, Keith told the BBC that she loves to cook with the kids: “I love it, one of the last dishes we cooked together is pizza, starting with dough. They love her very much."
2020 - "It's hard to explain what's going on"
In February, Kate in the Happy Mum podcast, Happy Baby, told how pleasant it was to hold George in her arms for the first time: “This is something incredible … How is a human body capable of such a thing?.. And I was sure that he was born healthy and happy boy."
She also remembered that William was driving a car with a doll in the car seat, preparing for the release of the first child: “We thought we could swaddle the baby? How it works? We even practiced on a doll. But you understand that things usually don't go as you planned, and in reality it turned out to be more difficult, but William did it."
Thinking, she added: “I was once asked what it would be worth remembering for your children about their childhood? And that's a great question when you think about it: how did I sit with them on math and spelling on weekends? Or how we lit a fire and wanted to fry the sausages, but it was too damp? I would like them to remember such moments, but also the way we went to the beach with the whole family, got wet, got our boots full of water … And not how you try to do everything at once and do not succeed in any activity."
In May, the Duchess shared the children's attitude towards the coronavirus pandemic on This Morning: “It's hard to explain to 5-7-year-old children what's going on. It's very hard. We don't faceTime or video very often, but now, of course, much more than before."
