Prince William and Kate Middleton are likely to stay at Anmer Hall and return to homeschooling their children after England plunged into Lockdown 3.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spent previous lockdown periods in their Norfolk country retreat, where they have resided since Christmas.
Prince George, seven, and Princess Charlotte, five, would return to their school, Thomas’ Battersea, on January 6.
However, the latest coronavirus restrictions across England mean that schools are now closed and are not expected to open until the mid-February break.
It is believed that the Cambridges intended to return to their London base at Kensington Palace but now have no reason to return to the capital, and the law discourages essential travel. Hello! reports.
Prince William and Kate Middleton are likely to stay at Anmer Hall and resume homeschooling for their children Prince George, seven, Prince Louis, two, and Princess Charlotte, five (pictured together in a shot for their 2020 Christmas card)
It means that they are likely to enjoy a quiet family celebration there for the Duchess’s 39th birthday on January 9.
William and Kate, both 38, will have to restart homeschooling Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte, as they did during the first lockdown last March.
They previously admitted that they found it ‘challenging’ to teach their three children – whom they said had ‘such stamina.’
The couple even ‘kept it through’ over the Easter holidays without telling them, and Kate admitted, ‘I feel really mean. The kids have such stamina, I don’t know how.
The Cambridges are believed to have intended to return to their London base at Kensington Palace, but now have no reason to return to the capital, and the law discourages essential travel. Pictured with their children attending a special pantomime performance at London’s Palladium Theater in December
“Honestly, you get to the end of the day and you write down a list of all the things you did that day.”
She added, ‘It really just has that bit of structure. And it’s great, there are so many great tips online and fun activities you can do with the kids, so it hasn’t all been hardcore. ‘
A source in April claimed that Kate ‘led’ the homeschooling efforts of the older two, organizing playtime every day for two-year-old Louis, while her husband also ‘rolled up his sleeves’ to help.
They added that the Duke and Duchess found the experience to be “ hugely rewarding. ”
In July, William admitted that his patience had been tested in homeschooling and that he was struggling to teach math in Year 2.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live’s That Peter Crouch podcast, which was recorded partly via Zoom and partly at Kensington Palace in March, the heir said: stick to some kind of work, it’s been an interesting few months. ‘
He added, ‘I’ve learned through homeschooling that my patience is much shorter than I thought it was, that’s probably been the biggest eye-opener for me, and that my wife has super patience.
‘Actually we’re a good team tag session, I come in with the kids and try to get them to do something and Catherine comes in when honestly everything went wrong.
“I have to admit I’m a little embarrassed about my math knowledge, I can’t do year 2 math.”
Prince William revealed that his patience had been tested while homeschooling his children in the first lockdown, and that he was struggling to teach math in Year 2. He is pictured, right, in September 2019 with Princess Charlotte (left), Kate (second left) and Prince George (second right) as the royal children attended their first day of school of the year.
While the Duchess of Cambridge studied math up to A level, William hasn’t taken the subject since his GCSEs at Eton.
Royal pundit Victoria Arbiter said the couple saw lockdown as ‘a rare gift’ because royal children are usually ‘inevitably denied the privilege of being with their parents for long periods of time’.
She noted that the combination of Kate’s focus on early childhood education and Middleton’s’ nurturing presence ‘, along with Prince William’s focus on mental well-being and the Windsor traditions, would result in the Cambridge children’ being generation the royals have. ever known ‘.
Kensington Palace declined to comment on their whereabouts.