From the day he was born Prince George ‘s future was mapped out for him. As Prince William ‘s first child, he is the next in line after his father in the line of succession to become Britain’s monarch. Of course, that’s an enormous responsibility and something that many people wondered how George would be told about it.

When asked when he would tell his son, the Prince of Wales said there would be a time and place for that. Now, we’re learning when that conversation with George took place and what insiders are saying about the way William and the Princess of Wales ( formerly known as Kate Middleton ) are balancing George’s childhood and preparing him for the future. Plus, something else George knows all about now that his parents haven’t been able to hide.

When Prince George was told he would be king one day Royal biographer Robert Lacey said that Prince William had that very important talk with George in July 2020, right around his 7th birthday as he didn’t want his son to find out like he did from other children at school. Express noted that Lacey revealed the conversation was held at a “controlled moment of their choice” and was “reflecting William’s unhappiness at the haphazard fashion in which the whole business of his royal destiny had buzzed around his head from the start.” However, Amaia Arrieta — whose clothes have been worn by George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis — believes Prince George knew even before that.

She told People : .