The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are ‘very involved’ in Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s homeschooling routine at Anmer Hall, a royal expert claims.
Prince William, 38, and Kate Middleton, 39, are currently spending lockdown at their Norfolk residence with their children, Prince George, seven, and Princess Charlotte, five, and two-year-old son Prince Louis.
The oldest two Cambridge children usually attend the prestigious Thomas’ Battersea, where tuition fees can be up to £ 7,000 per semester.
Royal expert Katie Nicholl has now revealed how the royals are determined to help their children learn practical skills in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. magazine: ‘Kate is aware of screen time and tries to prevent children from being overexposed. When the children have a break, she takes them outside, rain or shine. ‘
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are ‘very involved’ in Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s homeschooling routine at Anmer Hall, a royal expert claims
Although the family has the help of their nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Barrallo, Katie explained that Kate and William are “very involved” in the education of the children at home.
She said that both Prince George and Princess Charlotte are “eager to learn and love to learn.”
While the royal expert said the kids are “ pretty self-sufficient ” when it comes to online learning, the Duke and Duchess are eager to get their kids out in the yard to explore the outside world.
She explained that Kate “wants them to get some fresh air and be in nature,” and the royal couple “tries to learn” on family walks.
Katie Nicholl said Kate Middleton and Prince William would like to get their kids out into the garden to explore the outside world
She added: ‘Charlotte is a huge fan of spiders and loves to watch and learn about them, so they go on a spider hunt so she can see them up close and then let them go.’
And it’s not just geography lessons that the Duke and Duchess are eager to teach their kids.
The royal expert said that Kate ‘likes to paint’ with the kids and is ‘not afraid’ her children will ‘get messy’.
William and Kate previously admitted that they found it ‘challenging’ to teach their three children – who they said had ‘such stamina’.
Meanwhile, the royal expert said that Princess Charlotte is ‘a big fan of spiders’ and that the family often enjoys ‘spider hunts’ at lunch in the garden, rain or shine.
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.
“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.
Meanwhile, artsy Kate is ‘not afraid her kids will get messy’ during homeschooling crafting sessions (photo, Prince Louis)
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 5Live’s That Peter Crouch podcast, which was recorded partly via Zoom and partly at Kensington Palace in March, the heir said, 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.
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.
‘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.”
While the Duchess of Cambridge studied math up to A level, William hasn’t taken the subject since his GCSEs at Eton.
Royal expert Victoria Arbiter said the couple viewed 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’ the best-adapted generation the royals have. ever known ‘.