Life must be rather hectic for a young royal. Whether it’s mornings spent on ’s Centre Court, afternoons waving to ten thousand strong crowds from the Buckingham Palace balcony, or late nights supporting England at the Euros, the Wales children truly have a childhood like no other. But in a rare glimpse behind the glamour, have said that is striving to ensure that , , and enjoy a home life that is as down to earth as possible – even if that means forgoing some of the luxuries of royal life.
Laying the table, cooking dinners, doing the dishes – such mundane banalities would have been unimaginable for royal heirs in days gone by. At Adelaide Cottage, though, the Prince and Princess of Wales are doing away with private chefs and live-in nannies to maintain some semblance of normality for their very unique young family. ‘I think it would surprise people to see how ordinary things are at home,’ an insider told , noting that the young princes and princess are expected to chip in with chores and help around the in the family’s four-bedroom abode.
and Kate Middleton moved from to Windsor following the death of the late Queen Elizabeth and their accession to the title of Prince and Princess of Wales. This change in royal status did not, however, bring about the increasingly lavish lifestyle one might expect of those closest to the British throne. In fact, William and Kate decided that the family’s former live-in nanny, Teresa Turrion Borrallo, would not follow them to .