Indeed, his childhood, though extraordinarily privileged, has been vastly different from that of his grandfather.
Being the son of Britain’s head of state meant that Charles had a rather unusual childhood.
His mother rarely had time for him, with her duties to her country coming first.
This is in marked contrast to Prince George’s childhood.
As sources explained toPeople, it’s Kate’s normalcy that appealed to William.
“That’s how she grew up,” an insider said.
“William absolutely loves it.”
Accordingly, her background has enabled her to impart a more down-to-earth approach to parenting.
As one would expect from the future king, King Charles III spent his early years at Bucks.
“He was splendid, and helped us a bit … with the little garden we had.”
Over the years, Buckingham Palace has become less of a consistent residence of the royal family.
“They were adamant they didn’t want anything too showy,” a source toldThe Sun.
In fact, the latter didn’t die until 2002, when Charles was 53.
By contrast, Prince George only has one living grandmother,Princess Catherine’s mom, Carole.
In addition to teaching George about his late grandma, William is also reportedly garnering parenting inspo from her.
a source toldUs Weekly.
In 1956, the then-8-year-old prince started attending Hill House School, a prestigious prep school in London.
Soon, he attended another prep, Cheam School in Hampshire.
However, Prince George has been educated at vastly different prep schools from his grandfather.
In 2017, he began attending Thomas’s London Day School in the posh South London area of Battersea.
Royal expert Katie Nicholl echoed similar anecdotes in an interview withOK!.
But George’s passion for tech has led to some anxiety for his parents.
As such, he expressed his fears over giving his own children electronic devices at such a young age.
he asked, perHello!.
“Should we allow them to have phones and tablets in their rooms?
Who do we report bullying to?
We were making up the rules as we went along.”
But Prince George is living in a very different era indeed.
His infancy was blighted by constant and excessive paparazzi intrusion.
“I think Charles was frightened of him.
I never saw him spank his children, but he had a rough manner and could be incredibly cutting …
He became very quiet when Philip was around.”
As sensibilities have progressed, so has parenting.
A thoroughly 21st-century prince, Prince William has not adopted his grandfather’s stern approach to fatherhood.
“He’s definitely a daddy’s boy,” an insider toldUs Weekly.
“He had it harder …
