Harry and Meghan need to take note – George, Charlotte and Louis just showed how it’s done.TA
Everyone is watching the little ones learn how to blend in and breathe, as two famous parents nearby tighten their grip until it starts to show.
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Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince Louis (Image: Getty)
Prince William and Princess Catherine’s three young children have already proven inspiring, joyous, dutiful and impressive. But they have also subtly shown the way to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, about how a royal’s childhood need not be black-out convoys and swathes of security teams on the primary school run. Since Harry and Meghan made their Megxit U-turn a few weeks ago, with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet and their two dogs in tow, the family have turned The Cotswolds into the scene of a new soap opera. We’ve heard complaints from locals in the celebrity-packed enclave of England of supposed ‘diva’ behaviour. Then there was the farce around the kids’ first day at their new UK primary school.
Parents at Harry and Meghan’s kids school reportedly were left stunned after the Sussexes “rocked up in blacked-out cars” to do the drop off. Dissatisfaction about the busy nature of the drive to the first school at drop-off time – they clearly have never heard of the phrase ‘school rush’ – led to them hastily pulling Archie and Lilibet out, and into a second school.
The couple have adopted a ‘ring of steel’ strategy around themselves and their children, with the long-term hope that taxpayers pick up the bill for them to be allowed Metropolitan Police armed officers 24/7 – as though they were actual working royals … which of course they are not.
We have seen Meghan’s As Ever website this week launch a new Christmas range of high-priced, alleged ‘goodies’ – why taxpayers should fund the protection of a chocolate advent calendar maker and her hubby I’m not exactly sure, but with all her sales surely they can fund security themselves?
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Meanwhile when it came to drop offs at Lambrook School, in Berkshire, Kate herself was regularly seen ferrying her trio to school and walking them into the gates, clearly to let them have a normal childhood.
Until 2022, before the family moved to Windsor, Kate was also spotted dropping off Prince George and Princess Charlotte at Thomas’s Battersea in London with other parents reportedly noting how she simply blended in easily and never drew much attention.
Harry and Meghan need to not wrap Archie and Lilibet in cotton wool (Image: Getty/Instagram)
Now we hear that George, Charlotte and Louis ditch their formal royal titles for something a little more casual while at school. According to Hello! magazine, they simply go by George Wales, Charlotte Wales and Louis Wales at school. The surname Wales is, of course, a nod to their parents’ titles as Prince and Princess of Wales, which they were given following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.
We do not yet know how Archie and Lilibet are being addressed in school. Maybe they are using the surname Sussex in the form register. But the way Kate and William have raised their children in the glare of the world’s media, and the way their children still appear relaxed and grounded – chatting to well-wishers at Sandringham on Christmas Day for example – is a beacon that maybe Harry and Meghan should start to follow as they navigate parenting back in Blighty?
Horror at UK train station as masked youths ‘wield machetes’ on busy platform
Footage filmed from a train appears to show an incident involving three men on a platform at Worthing Station in West Sussex, with one brandishing a machete-style knife.
KNIFE FIGHT Terrifying moment machete-wielding youths brawl & swing blades at each other on UK train station platformTHIS is the terrifying moment machete-wielding youths brawl and swing blades at each other on a UK train station platform.The horror unfolded in front of passengers at Worthing Station, West Sussex, in scenes of chaos on Sunday evening.https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/40661380/machete-youths-brawl-swing-blades-uk-train-station/ (Image: Facebook)
Disturbing footage has emerged apparently capturing the moment knife-wielding youths launched an attack at a packed UK railway station. The violent confrontation unfolded at Worthing Station, West Sussex, on Sunday evening, October 11.
The video, recorded from inside a train carriage, shows the instant two men appeared to target a third individual.
This happened as one of the attackers wielded a machete-style blade. The men can be observed lunging and slashing at each other on the platform while passengers looked on from inside the carriage.
The clip shows one man fleeing from the other two as the train starts to depart. The full circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear and it is not known whether any of the men sustained injuries.
KNIFE FIGHT Terrifying moment machete-wielding youths brawl & swing blades at each other on UK train station platformTHIS is the terrifying moment machete-wielding youths brawl and swing blades at each other on a UK train station platform.The horror unfolded in front of passengers at Worthing Station, West Sussex, in scenes of chaos on Sunday evening.https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/40661380/machete-youths-brawl-swing-blades-uk-train-station/ (Image: Facebook)
Officers raced to the location at approximately 6.30pm, but the men had escaped before police arrived. The vicinity was searched and sealed off.
An investigation was launched. British Transport Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
“British Transport Police (BTP) were called to Worthing Station at around 6:30 pm yesterday evening (October 11) following reports of three males being involved in an altercation on a platform,” a spokesperson said.
Worthing Railway Station (Image: Google)
“They were all reported to be in possession of knives and had fled the station prior to police arrival.
“Officers conducted a thorough search of the area with Sussex Police colleagues, however no one was found.
“Enquiries are ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that could help officers and has yet to speak to police should text BTP on 61016, or call 0800 40 50 40, using the reference 543 of 11 October.
“Information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
