How Princess Diana Ensured Prince William and Prince Harry Were Raised "Like No Other" Royals
She wanted her sons to know more than just palace walls.
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Princess Diana shook up the British royal family for her unique—and personable—approach to how she did things, and she was no different with her two boys, Prince William and Prince Harry. A royal expert revealed that the late princess went out of her way to give her children as much of a normal upbringing as possible—a practice that is currently being carried over to the new kids of the royal family.
"I remember William’s mother, Diana, telling me that she wanted her two boys to be brought up in a way no other royal Princes had been," royal expert Jennie Bond wrote for The I Paper. "And she did her best to give them an idea of what life beyond the Palace walls is like." Bond's quote checks out—Diana did non-royal activities with William and Harry while she was alive, like taking them to Walt Disney World, taking them to the beach, and skiing when she had the time. She also placed William in a preschool outside of Buckingham Palace, and would show her support at school events for both of her children.
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William, alongside wife Kate Middleton, "have gone further." Bond says. "They can’t change the fact that their children have been born into an extraordinary destiny and they’ve introduced them gently to some of the pomp and pageantry, but they’ve also given them a taste of a more ordinary existence—moving out of Kensington Palace to a relatively modest house with no live-in staff," she added.
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Some of the more laid back activities include William taking Charlotte and George to Taylor Swift concerts and soccer games, but for the future king and queen, the most important work starts with home and school. "They are regulars on the school run, and they chose the school specifically because of its ethos that courtesy, kindness and empathy are fundamental values in life," Bond further explained. "This is in line with their modern parenting methods: encouraging the children to express their feelings and voice their fears."
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