OK! Magazine USA – July 03, 2019

COVER STORY

GROWING UP

30 JULY 1, 2019 OK!

FROM DAILY CHORES TO FUN PLAYDATES, AN INSIDER

SHARES A RARE LOOK INSIDE THE PRIVATE LIVES OF

PRINCE WILLIAMANDDUCHESS KATE’S THREE KIDS

F

or centuries, members of

the royal family have relied

heavily on others to look

after and raise their

children. “It’s essentially a

tradition,” says a palace

source. “Don’t forget, Prince

William and his brother,

Prince Harry, were the products of a very

unhappy marriage — and spent much of their

childhood being shuttled between

stiff-upper-lipped relatives, nannies and posh

boarding schools.” And while the two were

always shown affection by their mother,

Princess Diana, the source notes the boys

“didn’t have a very family-centric upbringing.”

But now that William has children of his own,

he and wife Duchess Kate, both 37, are bucking

royal protocol and raising Prince George, 5,

Princess Charlotte, 4, and Prince Louis , 14

months, under their own set of rules. “William

and Kate are extremely hands-on. Everyone at

the palace is in awe of what wonderful parents

they are — and how they’ve managed to raise

such sweet and grounded children,” an insider

tells OK!, adding that the royal tots live a

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“William and Kate

absolutely love being

parents,” gushes a

royal insider.

GEORGE, CHARL OTT