KATE Middleton is keen to raise her kids in the same way Sophie Wessex and Prince Edward, a royal expert has claimed.
The Princess of Wales reportedly admires the parenting techniques of the Wessexes, who raised Lady Louise Windsor, 18, and James, Viscount Severn, 12, in the public eye, but kept their childhood fairly private.
Royal author Katie Nicholl made the claim in her new book The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown.
She wrote: “Kate is said to admire the way Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, are raising their children — Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn — in the bosom of the Royal Family but prepared for life in the real world."
Sophie and Prince Edward famously didn’t give their kids prince and princess titles when they were born, despite themselves being working members of the Royal Family.
The young royals typically live life outside the public eye, but attend various royal events.
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It was recently reported that Lady Louise had been working in a near minimum wage job this summer at a garden centre.
She took the role, which paid little more than £6.83 an hour, while waiting for her A-level results, which earned her a place at St Andrews University.
Lady Louise, who will study English there, will follow in the footsteps of Prince William, who studied geography at the uni and famously met future wife Kate there.
A shopper, who was served by Lady Louise, said: “She is a really modest and sweet young woman who is polite and attentive to customers. She seemed to be loving the job.”
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Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine, said: “Isn’t it wonderful the Queen’s granddaughter rolled her sleeves up and got her hands dirty with a summer job before going to university — just like any other normal teenager.”
Lady Louise, who was often considered to be the favourite grandchild of the Queen, was left Prince Philip’s beloved ponies and carriages after he passed away.
The Duke of Edinburgh had taught the young royal how to do carriage driving before his death in 2021.
It has not been confirmed if Louise will become a working royal after graduation.
Kate and William also strive to give their kids, Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, a normal upbringing.
Duncan Larcombe, author of Prince Harry: The Inside Story, said that Prince George is being brought up in a similar way to how Kate was as a non-royal.
He told Fabulous: “For the future king the only way is the Middleton way.
“Throughout history children born into the royal family – particularly future monarchs – have been brought up the palace way, adhering to the wishes of whoever was king or Queen at the time.
“But this cycle has been broken thanks to a combination of senior Royal’s absolute faith in William and Kate, and the fact they have pledged to bring up all three of their children in the manner their mother experienced growing up.”
He said that Kate’s family life was idyllic, with the Middleton kids growing up surrounded by loving parents who were comfortable but hardly extravagant.
Duncan added: “Like Mike and Carole Middleton before them, William and Kate are ‘firm’ but not that ’strict’ with their children.
“Clearly William and Kate are proud parents aware of the inevitable mistakes along the way, but committed to re-creating the happy days of Kate’s childhood.”
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It has been claimed George was only sat down by his parents and told he would one day become king on his seventh birthday.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte have just started a new school, the £7,000-a-term Lambrook School near Ascot, Berkshire.
Their younger brother Prince Louis has also joined them this year, as he started school in September.
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