Princess Kate is skipping Prince William’s Earthshot Prize ceremony in Singapore to stay home with Prince George, 10, who has exams the same week.
George and his siblings, Charlotte, eight, and Louis, five, all attend Lambrook School. This is the first year that all three siblings are going to the same school. And the first royals to attend a co-ed school.
Sky News Sydney host Caroline Di Russo hosted a panel this morning to discuss all things royal. Joined by Jenna Clarke and Sophie Elsworth, The Australian editors, the three took a moment to address Kate’s decision to do her own thing.
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Di Russo introduces the topic, saying: “Kate isn’t going to be accompanying William to the Earthshot Awards, so she can stay home with the kids. The commentary has gone into a meltdown, and I don’t see what the big deal is.”
Clarke agrees: “Yeah, it is odd, and I think it’s just another way for the Prince and Princess of Wales to move the family into modern times. Where, the former Prince and Princess of Wales would do everything together. Now, William is going over there (Singapore) to talk about the climate, and Kate is staying home to focus on events that mean a lot to her, whether it be children, education, early childhood and things like that.”
She went on to talk about how the royal couple are creating change: “I think it’s wonderful. They are joint CEOs of The Waleses. It is interesting to see that they’ve moved it into the next frontier. A lot of people are outraged because they don’t get to see Kate in a pretty dress, where she’s just putting in the hard yards and just doing her job.”
Elsworth shared her thoughts on the matter: “I think it’s good that she’s actually doing what’s very important to her and that is spending time with her children and making sure they go to school and helping them in anyway she can. I mean, look, she’s very hard to criticize, Caroline! She seems to never put a foot wrong.”
She went one step further, appearing to compare Kate to her sister-in-law Meghan Markle, without naming names: “I like the fact that she decided to put her family first in this instance. She doesn’t need to go everywhere with William. And I think that’s again why she ticks another box with the public.
“She does show her very authentic side and that she does want to be a mother as well. She’s not just going around to events and flying around the world. She’s actually staying home with her children and helping raise them.”
In May, Kate talked about balancing work and family life, saying: “It’s a constant challenge – you hear it time after time from mums, even mums who aren’t necessarily working and aren’t pulled in the directions of having to juggle work life and family life.”
She added: ”I think it makes such a difference for your child, keeping them as constant and happy as possible.”
