01of 06chris jackson/getty"I take my duties and my responsibilities to my family very seriously,“Prince Williamonce told the BBC.But unlike previous royal generations, Kate and William (seen withPrince George, then 3, in Canada in 2016) “can mix traditional duty with being thoroughly modern parents,” a family friend tells PEOPLERoyalsin the fall issue (out September 10).
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“I take my duties and my responsibilities to my family very seriously,“Prince Williamonce told the BBC.
But unlike previous royal generations, Kate and William (seen withPrince George, then 3, in Canada in 2016) “can mix traditional duty with being thoroughly modern parents,” a family friend tells PEOPLERoyalsin the fall issue (out September 10).
02of 06The Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in 2016.Starmax/Newscom/ZumaThe couple is keenly aware they are raising the next generation of royals.Prince GeorgeandPrincess Charlottehave been attending important family occasions since their youngest days.The future king was just 2 years old (and his little sister was fresh off her first birthday) when great-grandmotherQueen Elizabethmarked her 90th birthday on the Buckingham Palace balcony back in June 2016.Today, one family friend tells PEOPLE the third in line to the throne is a “cracking little lad.”
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The Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in 2016.Starmax/Newscom/Zuma
The couple is keenly aware they are raising the next generation of royals.Prince GeorgeandPrincess Charlottehave been attending important family occasions since their youngest days.
The future king was just 2 years old (and his little sister was fresh off her first birthday) when great-grandmotherQueen Elizabethmarked her 90th birthday on the Buckingham Palace balcony back in June 2016.
Today, one family friend tells PEOPLE the third in line to the throne is a “cracking little lad.”
03of 06Chris jackson/GettyNot all days are smiley and celebratory, even when you’re a royal! Kate diffused an impatient Charlotte during a visit to Germany in 2017. “Her motherly values are clear to see,” says a close friend.
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Not all days are smiley and celebratory, even when you’re a royal! Kate diffused an impatient Charlotte during a visit to Germany in 2017. “Her motherly values are clear to see,” says a close friend.
04of 06The Cambridge kids are “all very polite children,” says the family friend, “but they have a little twinkle in their eyes. They have all the right ingredients.“William kept a watchful eye over then-13-month-old Louis back in 2019 when Kate designed a garden for the Chelsea Flower Show.According to a royal source, William “is conscious of making sure the children have as normal a relationship with their parents as they can.”
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The Cambridge kids are “all very polite children,” says the family friend, “but they have a little twinkle in their eyes. They have all the right ingredients.”
William kept a watchful eye over then-13-month-old Louis back in 2019 when Kate designed a garden for the Chelsea Flower Show.
According to a royal source, William “is conscious of making sure the children have as normal a relationship with their parents as they can.”
05of 06Aaron Chown/GettyKate and William proudly dropped off their older kids at Thomas’s Battersea school in London in 2019, and since then both parents have regularly handled the school run.While Kate rightly gets plenty of credit, some of those close to the couple say William’s role as co-parent should not be underestimated. The Duke of Cambridge is “pretty grounded as well,” says a source who knows them.
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Kate and William proudly dropped off their older kids at Thomas’s Battersea school in London in 2019, and since then both parents have regularly handled the school run.
While Kate rightly gets plenty of credit, some of those close to the couple say William’s role as co-parent should not be underestimated. The Duke of Cambridge is “pretty grounded as well,” says a source who knows them.
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source: people.com
