Although it’s reported that Prince William and Kate Middleton try to give their kids as much of a ‘normal’ life as possible, they are the heirs to the throne, so it makes sense that there would be some rule bending here and there.
According to one royal expert, Prince George, 11 and Princess Charlotte, nine, were able to ignore a rule at their former school – and the reason why is totally fair enough.
The kids attend Lambrook School (Jonathan Brady – Pool/Getty Images)
Before the kids started at their current school, Lambrook, in 2022, George and Charlotte attended Thomas’s School in Battersea.
The royals were in attendance at the school during the time of the pandemic in 2020, when many changes came into force to protect pupils and teachers.
At the time, many places introduced all kinds of measures, from face masks, to social distancing and hand washing stations.
According to royal expert Katie Nicholl, one such rule at the school involved parents dropping their kids at the gates, instead of driving them up to the door.
At the time, Katie told Vanity Fair: “According to one parent, the school has installed numerous Covid prevention measures and parents now have to drop children at the school gates.
“The Cambridges, however, are still able to drive their children into the school grounds.”
It’s believed this was down to security precautions, which makes total sense.
We recently told you about another rule that Prince George may have to follow when he’s older.
The royal family has previously followed the custom that once the second person in line to inherit turns 12, they must travel separately to the current heir, as anyone over 12 years old in the line of succession cannot travel together.
This means that after 22 July, 2025, George could be forced to travel separately from his father Prince William and younger siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
The kids used to attend Thomas’s Battersea (Jonathan Brady – Pool/Getty Images)
The tradition is in place to ensure the stability of the Monarchy’s future in the event of an unforeseen tragedy.
While it is yet to be officially confirmed that William and Kate will continue this tradition, William did fly separately from his family after turning 12.
Recalling the arrangements in an interview with OK! Magazine, King Charles’ former pilot, Graham Laurie said: “We flew all four: the Prince, the Princess, Prince William and Prince Harry, up until Prince William was 12 years old.
“After that, he had to have a separate aircraft and we could only fly all four together when they were young with the written permission of Her Majesty.”