Kate Middleton shares strict rule Prince George, Louis, and Princess Charlotte must follow
During a recent royal engagement, Kate Middleton revealed the one thing she always has to remind her three children to do.
The Princess of Wales, 44, who shares Prince George, 13, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, eight, with her husband, Prince William, made the parenting comment during a recent outing to a village hall.
On Wednesday (30 September), Kate was driven around in a minibus to surprise a group of elderly passengers who use the rural service to get to a local lunch club in Pulborough, West Sussex.
During the outing, which was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the West Sussex Minibus, she had to remind one of the passengers, Stella Drewett, 94, to put on her seatbelt.
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As per Hello! Magazine, the royal then admitted: “I have to remind my children to put their seatbelts on too."
After the group arrived at Pulborough Village Hall, the princess went on to declare: “I love washing up.. I really do,” to which a guest apparently joked, “Oh good, a volunteer!”
When quizzed on whether Wills offers a helping hand, she added: “He does the drying. We are a good double act. And we get the children involved.”
Kate spent the rest of the day eating crisps and learning how the lunch club brings local residents together and helps to tackle loneliness by creating opportunities for social connection.
On arrival, the Princess met senior figures from the minibus service and told them: “It’s kind of a lifeline”.
The day out comes not long after Kate’s eldest son, Prince George, followed in the footsteps of his dad and started his first term at the prestigious Eton College.
The teen was dropped off by his proud mum and dad on 8 September and later posed for an official portrait in his new uniform.
At Eton, like all of the other students, George won’t be allowed to scroll on social media via smartphones.
Instead, the children are given a basic ‘brick’ phone to call and text their parents, as long as internet access is disabled.
This will be no issue for William and Kate, as they’ve previously made their rules on their children having phones very clear.
Last November, the Prince of Wales told Brazilian journalist Luciano Huck: "It's really hard. Our children don't have phones. I think when George moves on to secondary school, then maybe he might have a phone that has no internet access."
He added: "To be honest, it's getting to the point where it's becoming a little bit of a tense issue. But I think he understands. I think it's the internet access I have a problem with. I think children can access too much stuff they don't need to see online."
Kate also wrote in an essay that 'when we check our phones during conversations, scroll through social media during family dinners, or respond to e-mails while playing with our children, we're not just being distracted, we are withdrawing the basic form of love that human connection requires'.
Topics: Kate Middleton, Royal Family, Prince George, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, Prince William
Madison Burgess