Being a parent is hard enough, I can't imagine being one in the public eye. And no, I'm not talking about Instagram mommy bloggers with a few hundred thousand followers, which Lord knows is hard enough, I'm talking about the international recognition that comes with being part of the Royal family. Being a mom plus being an international celebrity? Sounds exhausting!
Thankfully, Prince William and Kate Middleton had the incomparable Princess Diana to look to for parenting advice.
We've all been the parent who's raised their voice in the cereal aisle because your toddler is screaming and crying for a box of Christmas-colored Cheerios in July — it happens.
This is a predicament that children of the royal family have faced for centuries. In this era of modern royals, it's more important now than ever to raise members of the monarchy who are grateful, compassionate, and aware of their privilege.
Royal author Andrew Morton said that the reason Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 6, and Prince Louis, 3, are always so well behaved is because of the "humble" way they're being raised, as per Today UK News.
"One of the reasons was she didn’t want the boys to grow up thinking the whole world was 4×4 Range Rovers, shotguns and nannies."
It seems now, nearly 25 years after the princess' tragic death, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are using the same parenting hack with their children.
He continued: "[William and Kate] have developed this brilliant knack of letting as much as they can seem spontaneous and that’s how the children see it."
I can't imagine how hard it would be to raise children in such a life of wealth and privilege, so I applaud Willian and Kate's efforts in raising their kids as "normally" as possible.
h/t: Today UK News.
