When it comes to his children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, Prince William is providing them with an upbringing similar to that of Princess Kate rather than taking his own approach.
"The contrast between William’s choice of pose to illustrate his own view of fatherhood and the pose he chose to celebrate his own father’s role in his life could hardly be stronger, suggesting that although he appreciates the kind of upbringing he had, he is determined to forge something different for his own children," Judi James told The Mirror after the Wales couple shared a family photo of Prince William and his kids for Father's Day.
"William continually shows how he uses lessons from his past to forge the kind of family unit he sees as more modern and more idea. His understanding of duty and loyalty seems strong but he is clearly also determined to create a more casual and playful life for his own children than he or his father were allowed to enjoy,” the body language expert went on.
During the course of the documentary titled "Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy," Prince Harry and apparent heir shared their memories of their childhood.
"There was the point where our parents split and... we never saw our mother enough or we never saw our father enough. There was a lot of traveling and a lot of fights on the back seat with my brother, which I would win. There was all that to contend with. I don’t pretend we’re the only people to have to deal with that, but it was an interesting way of growing up,” Prince Harry confessed.
"Even now I can feel the hugs that she used to give us. I miss that, I miss that feeling, I miss that part of a family, I miss having that mother to be able to give you those hugs, give you that compassion that I think everybody needs," Prince William divulged.
According to a previous story by The Royal Observer, Prince William desires for his children to maintain their modesty.
"William has curated George's appearances in a completely different way from the way his mother and father curated his. William and Harry, particularly William, were thrust from a very young age center stage. William has taken a different view, he wants to protect [his children] for as long as possible, give them some semblance of a normal childhood,” royal expert Richard Kay noted.
The fact that Princess Kate was not born into the British nobility and that she brought a perspective that was more approachable to the royal family is something that is frequently praised.
"I think Kate has to wrap some semblance of normality around [their children], because she knows what [royal life] can do. She’s seen it; she's been around long enough ... but they’re not normal children, and I think it's extremely hard to keep their little feet on the ground ... I think this is a danger Kate's very aware of. Louis at the Jubilee became a superstar, but that would have probably worried her a bit,” royal expert Ingrid Seward stated.
