The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are ‘very involved’ in Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s homeschooling routine at Anmer Hall, a royal expert has claimed.
Prince William, 38, and Kate Middleton, 39, are currently spending time in their Norfolk residence with their children, Prince George (seven) and Princess Charlotte (five), as well as their two-year-old son, Prince Louis.
The oldest two Cambridge children usually attend the prestigious Thomas’ Battersea, where school fees amount to up to £ 7,000 per term.
Royal expert Katie Nicholl has now revealed how the royals are determined to teach their children practical skills in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, and tell Okay! magazine: ‘Kate is aware of screen time and tries to expose the children to too much. If the children have a break, she takes them outside, comes rain or shine. ‘
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are ‘very involved’ in Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s homeschooling in Anmer Hall, a royal expert has claimed
The family does have the help of their babysitter Maria Teresa Turrion Barrallo, but Katie explained that Kate and William are ‘very involved’ in the children’s schooling at home.
She said both Prince George and Princess Charlotte are ‘eager to learn and love to learn’.
While the royal expert said the children are ‘fairly self-sufficient’ in terms of online learning, the Duke and Duchess are keen to get their children outside in the garden to explore the world outdoors.
She explained that Kate ‘wants them to get fresh air and be in nature’, and the royal couple ‘try to incorporate learning’ while on family walks.
Katie Nicholl said Kate Middleton and Prince William would like to have their children outside in the garden to explore the outdoor world
She added: “Charlotte is a big fan of spiders and likes to look at them and learn about them, so they go on spider hunts so she can see them up close and then let them go.”
And it is not just geography lessons that the Duke and Duchess would like to teach their children.
The royal expert said Kate ‘likes to paint with the children’ and ‘is not afraid’ of her children to ‘get confused with it’.
William and Kate had earlier admitted that they found it “challenging” to teach their three children – who they said had “such endurance”.
Meanwhile, the royal expert said Princess Charlotte is a big fan of spiders and the family regularly enjoys ‘spider hunting’ during lunch in the garden, come rain or shine
The couple even ‘kept it going’ through the Easter holidays without telling them, while Kate admits: ‘I feel very mean. The kids have such endurance, I do not know how.
“Honestly, you come at the end of the day and write down the list of all the things you did that day.”
She added: ‘It’s really just a little bit of structure. And it’s great, there are so many great tips online and fun activities to do with the kids, so it’s not a hard thing to do yet. ‘
A source claims in April that Kate ‘led’ the home schooling of the oldest two, while arranging playtime for the two-year-old Louis every day, while her husband also ‘rolled up his sleeves’ to help.
Meanwhile, arty Kate is ‘not afraid of her children to get confused’ during arts and crafts during homeschooling (photo, Prince Louis)
They added that the duke and duchess found the experience ‘very rewarding’.
In July, William admitted that his patience was tested during homeschooling and he struggled to teach Year 2 math.
The heir told BBC Radio 5Live’s Peter Crouch podcast, which was recorded partly via Zoom and partly in Kensington Palace in March. The heir said: ‘I found it to be quite testing, not going to lie and trying to keep the kids busy with some kind of work, it was an interesting few months. ‘
He added: ‘I learned through homeschooling that my patience is much shorter than I thought, it was probably the biggest eye opener for me and that my wife has super patience.
Prince William revealed that his patience was tested during the homeschooling of his children for the first time, and that he struggled to give year 2 math. He will be attended in September 2019 on the right in the photo with Princess Charlotte (left), Kate (second left) and Prince George (second right) as the royal children their first school day of the year
‘Actually, we’m having a good team-branding session. I come with the kids and try to get them to do something, and Catherine comes in when everything honestly went wrong.
“I have to admit that I’m a little ashamed of my math knowledge, I can not do year 2 math.”
While the Duchess of Cambridge is studying mathematics up to A level, William has not followed the subject since his GCSEs in Eton.
Royal expert Victoria Arbiter said the couple considered lockdown a rare gift, as royal children are usually ‘inevitably denied the privilege of spending a long time with their parents’.
She noted that the combination of Kate’s focus on education in the early years and Middleton’s nurturing presence, coupled with Prince William’s focus on spiritual well-being and the Windsor traditions, would lead the Cambridge children to the most adapted generation that the royals have. ever known ‘.