Kate Middleton and Prince William.Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage
Kate MiddletonandPrince Williamwon’t be out and about over the next few days.
The newPrince and Princess of Wales, both 40, are expected to take a break from public engagements this week as their three children are off from school.Prince George, 9,Princess Charlotte, 7, andPrince Louis, 4, are currently off from classes atLambrook, where fall half term began last Friday. After the short break, the siblings and their schoolmates will return to the classroom on a favorite childhood holiday — Halloween.
Elaine Gee, 58, a teacher from Workingham, chatted with William during hiswalkaboutwith Kate,Prince HarryandMeghan Markleoutside Windsor Castle on Sept. 10 about the difficulty she experienced in explaining the Queen’s death to her primary school pupils.
Prince George, Kate Middleton, Prince Louis, Prince William and Princess Charlotte.JONATHAN BRADY/POOL/AFP via Getty
“I told him how I work at a school and how it’s been a strange year celebrating the Jubilee and now it’s all changed and we are talking about this,” Gee toldPEOPLEat the time. “He spoke about George, Charlotte and Louis, saying that they were trying to keep some sense of continuity for them at school and keep things as normal as possible.”
Prince GeorgeandPrincess Charlottewent on to attend the Queen’sstate funeralandcommittal serviceon Sept. 19. At age 4, little brotherPrince Louiswas likely deemed too young to attend.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte.Karwai Tang/WireImage
In the week before the funeral, PEOPLE understands that William and Kate carefully considered whether to include their eldest two children in the procession and service. With the eyes of the world on them, the royal couple kept in mind the fact that George and Charlotte were at Westminster Abbey for their great-grandfatherPrince Philip’s memorial service in March.
As William and Kate gracefully navigate a pivot from personal grieving to a new routine with a heavier workload as the Prince and Princess of Wales, they look forward to providing continued stability for their children at their new home in Windsor. AtAdelaide Cottage, the family relishes the open parkland and countryside wherePrince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louiscan freely play.
Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte at Trooping the Colour on June 2.Karwai Tang/WireImage
“They love that the kids can go out on their bikes and cycle around the estate, and they are all really excited to meet everyone,” a friend tellsPEOPLE. “It’s a real little community.”
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Theirs is a life of a “modern royal family doing normal things,” as one close family friend puts it.
source: people.com
