Kate Middleton shares the difficult skill she’s been teaching Prince George

The Princess of Wales has shared the fiddly skill she’s been teaching Prince George for his new school.

Kate Middleton wearing a red coat beside Prince George wearing a suit and tie like the one Kate Middleton is teaching Prince George how to fasten
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Kate Middleton has let slip the difficult skill she's been helping Prince George learn for school during her first visit to Wales since taking on her new title, The Princess of Wales.


As the royal family returns to official engagements after they marked the end of their royal mourning for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, The Prince and Princess of Wales made their first visit to Wales since receiving their new titles.

It was here that Kate Middleton revealed the difficult skill she’s been teaching Prince George, that he needs to learn for school.

After sharing an adorable moment with a four-year-old, who presented her with lovely flowers, the Mirror reports that Kate spotted another boy who was wearing a school uniform that included a tie. After noting his smart attire, Kate asked, “Do you tie your own tie?”

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis (C), accompanied by their parents the Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrive for a settling in afternoon at Lambrook School, near Ascot on September 7, 2022 in Bracknell, England.

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The boy said he had, to which Kate replied, “Well done you. I've been teaching George because he has got to wear a tie now for school, so I'm having to teach him how to do it.

"But well done, you've done a good job with your tie. Nice to meet you.”

Following the family’s move to Windsor, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis all started at a new school together, for the first time. Lambrook school boasts a 'modern approach’ to education, with a mix of traditional learning and sports, plus a very smart uniform, which for George now features a tie.

Prince Louis of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Prince George of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge watch the RAF flypast on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour parade on June 02, 2022 in London, England.

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Learning how to tie his own tie will stand him in good stead not just for his school days, but for future royal engagements - he is after all second in line to the throne in the royal line of succession - and lately, he’s been mirroring his father by wearing smart navy suits.  

It comes after Prince George's very cheeky remark about his father being King was revealed.

Naomi Jamieson
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