Kate Middleton wasn’t born into royalty, so a lot of her parenting decisions have been informed by her “commoner” childhood. As such, Kate Middleton is a pretty regular mom, just like most of us. Sure, she has a lot of money at at her disposal and fancy events to attend, and she always looks so glam. But when it comes to raising Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, she makes a lot of the same choices we would.
It’s true that Kate sometimes has the help of a nanny, but for the most part, she does a lot of the motherhood legwork on her own. Important things — like school drop-offs, birthday cakes, and playtime — aren’t handed off to the nanny. Kate gets involved in all aspects of her children’s lives.
The Duchess of Cambridge has been more hands-on than ever lately with the whole family staying home together. She’s been tasked with entertaining and educating her kids, as well as dealing with mundane things — like cutting their hair. She’s done it all on her own of late, and it’s been no surprise that she’s handled it very well. She was raised by a hands-on mom, and she’s become a hands-on mom herself.
That’s not to say that Kate doesn’t have her royal mom moments. After all, she’s raising the future king of England. But even when she’s with her children at fancy monarchy events, she has an air of normalcy about her. Kate is not afraid of making a funny face to entertain a little one on the Buckingham Palace balcony, or soothing a tantrum in front of the paparazzi, or wiping drool off her dress at a formal event.She may have a fancy title and a fancy job, but deep down, Kate is just like us.
Letting Louis get messy
Louis’ second birthday portraits were so fun, because he got to get messy for them! Kate captured him finger painting — and smearing paint all over his face, because that’s what kids do. But the princess wasn’t annoyed that Louis got dirty. She just documented the fun moment to share with all of us. Sometimes, kids just have to be kids — even when they’re royal — and Kate recognizes that.
Packing a picnic lunch
Kate usually brings the kids with her to watch Prince William play polo, and she has a pretty casual attitude about these events. At a recent match, she even held a picnic lunch on the grass with her children. The kids sat in the trunk of the car and ate out of Tupperware. She could have been any regular mom in this moment.
Playing with the kids
She may be perfectly polished at all of her royal events, but at home, Kate loves playing with her children and making memories with them. And if she brings the kids along with her to an event, she can often be caught chasing after George, playing around with Charlotte, or making funny faces at Louis. Her royal work definitely comes second to having fun with her kiddos.
Sending Charlotte and George to a “normal” school
Will and Kate are doing things differently with their children. William and Harry were sent off to all-boys boarding schools, while Kate’s kids go to a co-ed day school. That means they get to come home every day, and there are both boys and girls in their classes. It’s a much more modern approach to educating a young royal than in the past.
Helping with homeschooling
Now that school is online for the foreseeable future, the duchess has become a homeschool teacher for Charlotte and George. “Kate is leading on most of the teaching. She spends time every day doing something with them,” a source said about the mom’s isolation education schedule. They could have hired an online tutor for the children, but Kate is just like us in that she took on the teacher role herself.
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Baking birthday cakes
Kate could very well have the royal chef prepare fancy desserts for her little ones, but she loves making her children’s birthday cakes herself. “It’s become a bit of a tradition that I stay up till midnight with ridiculous amounts of cake mix and icing and I make far too much. But I love it,” she said about the sweet tradition. We love how hands-on she is in every aspect of her children’s lives.
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