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EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT: Inside Prince George's king training

Robert Lacey reveals how the prince learnt of his destiny. - by New Idea
  • 05 Jul 2021

When is the right moment to tell an infant that he is destined to be a king?

Prince William and his wife, Duchess Kate, have decided that they would not broach the ‘king’ subject with their firstborn, Prince George, until a controlled moment of their choice – reflecting William’s unhappiness at the haphazard fashion in which the whole business of his royal destiny had buzzed around his head from the start.

WATCH: Prince William drops off Prince George for his first day of school

William has not revealed to the world how and when he broke the big news to his son.

Maybe one day George will tell us the story himself. But sometime around the boy’s 7th birthday in the summer of 2020, it is thought that his parents went into more detail about what the little prince’s life of future royal ‘service and duty’ would particularly involve.

 

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It has been speculated that Will and Kate went into more detail about what George's life of future royal ‘service and duty’ would particularly involve, around the time of his seventh birthday.

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William’s aim as a father, the prince stressed, was to give his son “a normal family upbringing”, enabling the monarchy “to stay relevant and keep up with modern times”.

Royal author, Gill Knappett, echoed this sentiment in William & Catherine: A Family Portrait, writing, “Like his father did, Prince George is enjoying as normal an upbringing as possible, with two parents determined to let him have as much privacy has possible.

“Although they want his early years to be comparatively free from protocol and formality, they know they have to balance this desire with a respect for royal tradition.

“Their son, after all, will one day be Head of State.”

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George recently enjoyed a soccer game with his mum and dad.

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One way the Duke of Cambridge is allowing his son to enjoy the less prim and proper aspects of his childhood is through sport.

Just last week, William and Kate took their seven-year-old to a soccer match (or 'football' as it as deemed across the pond) where Britain erupted in glee as they beat their arch sporting rival, Germany.

WATCH: Prince George sings God Save The Queen with William and Kate at the soccer (Story continues after video)

During the match, the future king was on his best behaviour.

He donned a full suit to the game, matching with his dad whose own outfit was complete with an official FA striped tie, aligned with the association that William is president of.

George's tie was similar, but not of the official sort.

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