In the year since the Princess of Wales’s early 2024 cancer diagnosis, Prince William and Kate Middleton have traveled less. This has meant more time with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, but as a senior Royal, they will have to take more excursions away from them.
William and Kate were able to spend a year or two with their children at home without traveling due to the epidemic. While Prince Louis awaits his first trip, Prince George and Princess Charlotte have accompanied them on several.
Though the Prince and Princess of Wales haven’t been away from their children for long, leaving them must be hard for any parent. A royal specialist said Kate Middleton battled with such symptoms and found them unpleasant during a 2022 overseas tour.
As a senior member of the Royal Family, you represent it nationwide and often abroad. Prince William and Kate Middleton have been abroad on missions with their two oldest children. Prince Louis awaits his first royal tour.
Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, and George
Luckily, William and Kate have lots of support when the kids don’t go abroad with their parents. Their nanny, Maria Borrallo, and other family members, especially Kate’s, are always available.
Carole and Michael Middleton have always supported their daughter and siblings. Naturally, being grandparents brought great delight.
Carole and Michael are busy raising Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, along with Kate’s sister Pippa Middleton’s three children and brother James’s baby boy. Their grandparents in Berkshire, near Adelaide Cottage, are where they spend a lot of time.
Carole and Michael Middleton were crucial in caring for George, Charlotte, and Louis as Kate recovered from cancer.
“Her parents are an enduring factor in the upbringing of their grandchildren,” One source told People Magazine. “And they will reassure her when she returns to Windsor to recover.”
George, Charlotte, and Louis are lucky to have so many relatives to play with.
Princes George, William, Charlotte, Louis, and Kate Middleton at Trooping the Colour.
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James Middleton, Kate’s brother, told The Telegraph that George, Charlotte, and Louis playdate often and keep Indigo happy.
William and Kate Middleton will prevent Prince Louis from being a “spare”
He added the royal siblings “all play their role in looking after Inigo.”
As of now, there are seven cousins, James stated. I guess they’re amazed by Inigo’s mess. There’s tons of laughter and giggles.”
Prince George knows he will become king. However, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will have different Royal Family roles. Like Prince Harry, they are siblings to a future monarch. According to royal analyst Jennie Bond, Prince William and Kate Middleton are aware of that and are taking steps to prevent Charlotte and Louis from seeing themselves as “spares” like their uncle.
“They have already shown that they have a different and modern attitude to bringing up royal children and I’m sure they will do everything to make Charlotte and Louis feel every bit as special, loved and valued as George,” Bond told the Mirror.
It is likely that they will encourage Louis to venture outside the royal family. It might be the military, charity work, or something else he likes after school. They will probably encourage him to attend university, which they enjoyed and where they found love.”
Prince Louis, Kate Middleton
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The royal expert added: “From there, they will want him to find a meaningful life that is appropriate for a future king’s son. They will try to make him feel like he’s living a meaningful life, regardless of his place in the succession, and that may involve service, as they’ve stressed that they want their children to understand that empathy is not only kind but also rewarding.
“William & Kate don’t want history to repeat”
William and Kate may push Louis to do new activities and find his interest outside of royal life, as Bond recommended. Should he stay in the monarchy, he will certainly receive a top post and titles.
Bond isn’t the only one forecasting Louis’s role beyond royal engagements. Camilla Tominey, royal analyst and associate editor at The Telegraph, told OK! that Prince William and Kate Middleton will want Charlotte and Louis to “have their own careers” if they wish.
“[William & Kate] don’t want history to repeat itself and Prince Louis seem like a royal hanger-on and go down the Duke of York path,” she told the Telegraph.
“A lot of the more minor royals have careers of their own so they aren’t really tax payer funded,” she said. “The Cambridges’ efforts to normalize their children’s lives suggest that Prince George has his destiny mapped out, but Princess Charlotte and Louis have their own careers?’”
Tominey concluded: “They’ve got to get the balance right of what their own children want to do with their lives and their royal commitments.”
The true reason Prince Louis skips royal events
Prince Louis will travel with his parents and siblings in the future, although William and Kate won’t commonly accompany them. William and Kate apparently know this about public life.
According to royal expert Lizzie Robinson on True Royalty TV’s The Royal, Louis is rarely seen since the Prince and Princess of Wales are “careful” when introducing him to public life.
“They’ve [Prince and Princess of Wales] been really careful to manage how they’ve done it and what they’ve taken them to,” Robinson said. “They examined each event individually. Louis wasn’t taken, suggesting they’re contemplating what’s best for each child at what moment. So, his time will come.”
Prince William and Kate Middleton have long loved sports and exercise. However, Louis has not attended Euro 2024 or the Wimbledon final, where William brought Prince George and Kate brought Princess Charlotte.
GB News royal correspondent Svar Nanan-Sen said Louis is too young.
On The Royal Record Podcast, Nanan-Sen remarked, “One royal child who was not at England’s Euro 2024 defeat or Wimbledon was Prince Louis,” which “causes quite a stir online,” as many wanted Louis there.
Kate Middleton describes leaving her children as a “wrench,” noting that her son is barely six. Charlotte debuted at Wimbledon aged eight, so he must wait two years. But Kate said last year that Louis was angry when George and Charlotte went to Wimbledon without him.”
Even though Prince William and Kate Middleton have great support from their family and royal aides like their nanny, being away from their children must be difficult.
In 2022, Kate visited the Caribbean, making that especially accurate. When she and William left their three children in the UK, the Princess of Wales struggled. Royal expert Katie Nicholl said Kate struggles to be away from her children. The princess herself admitted it.
“Despite being the Princess of Wales and being able to afford 24/7 nannies, she had her mum look after Prince George and Princess Charlotte, which seemed normal. I could see how much comfort and confidence that gave her in her profession, which she does well, but I believe leaving her children behind is always so hard,” Kate said.
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