I’m not a royalist but I love Kate for this..

[kateward11]

I’d love to know what she threatened him with under her breath 😂

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[Abraxan]

@StopStartStop

And where is nanny? At the first show of disrespect the child could have been removed from the situation.

Or his mum could just tell him, as she did, and he will settle down without a fuss. It was a few seconds of cheekiness which was dealt with and the incident moved on swiftly.

Nanny swooping in and carting him off, no doubt causing more tears and upset, would have caused much greater fuss and led to the press/social media commenting on S&C not being able to parent their children themselves.

[TheMarzipanDildo]

Harsh!

I don’t think a 4 year old messing around at an event like this necessarily means he’s going to grow up to be an (alleged) sex offender!

[LondonWolf]

In what way is this 4 year old little boy comparable to his untruthful, accused of multiple sex offences uncle? Be specific.

[Pikafuckingwho]

Imagine having the entire world judging your parenting. The kids are probably knackered. If the nanny was there people would moan she isn’t being hands on enough. He is being a typical bloody bored 4 year old.

[EllaPaella]

Poor kid, only 4 and had to sit 'nicely' through hours of boring shite. No wonder he was restless and cheeky. She handled it well I thought, it's every parents idea of torture.

[madasawethen]

She probably gave him "the look"

He did really well for just turned 4.

[Abraxan]

Why dad? Is mum not enough? She was clearly capable of dealing with her child herself, without a man having to step in and take over.
Being threatened with 'wait til dad comes home' has surely died out by 2022!

[Dinoteeth]

Makes me feel less alone!

[JenniferBarkley]

I hope Kate has a gallon of wine waiting for her now that it's all done. I dread taking my (well behaved on the whole, but you know) preschoolers out for Sunday lunch. I think both kids and Kate (and probably William too but most of what I've seen has been Kate) have done very very well.

Poor sods.

[NewYorkLassie]

I think it was a lot to sit through for the older two, they must have been tired after last night. I hope they have tomorrow off school to recover.

I hope so too. They probably want to avoid the show and tell holiday diary!

[minipie]

@AnyFucker

Imagine having your parenting skills on display to the whole world with a recalcitrant 4yo

<shudders> (not for all the money….)

This. This this this.

First time I’ve ever felt real sympathy for Kate tbh.

[CPL593H]

@StopStartStop

And where is nanny? At the first show of disrespect the child could have been removed from the situation.

Disrespect, honestly. He's only just 4. He is vastly like my younger brother at the same age, very full on. He's grown up to be perfectly OK

[BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz]

I reckon any parenting courses they've done (and I'd hoover those fuckers up on the daily if I was parenting as a royal) teach first and foremost "scold with a smile"

[Beck01]

@Kendodd

I bet if that was Megan and Archie it wouldn't be seen as charming.

Exactly!

[HazelNutterButter]

My 4-year old was born the same week as Louis. No way would he put his hand over my mouth. Louis seems quite defiant!!

I think they were daft taking him to such a long and boring event. Kate must have been on tenterhooks 🤦🏼‍♀️

[BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz]

@HazelNutterButter

My 4-year old was born the same week as Louis. No way would he put his hand over my mouth. Louis seems quite defiant!!

I think they were daft taking him to such a long and boring event. Kate must have been on tenterhooks 🤦🏼‍♀️

How often is your 4yo forced to sit in a chair for a continuous 3 hours with no toys, books or screens?

[Abraxan]

Seems like a really unpleasant and inappropriate comment.
A 4y child playing up during a long event does not equate to him become a 'potential' adult sex offender.

[JenniferBarkley]

@HazelNutterButter

My 4-year old was born the same week as Louis. No way would he put his hand over my mouth. Louis seems quite defiant!!

I think they were daft taking him to such a long and boring event. Kate must have been on tenterhooks 🤦🏼‍♀️

Mine wouldn't day to day, but I wouldn't want to guess what she'd do bored and overstimulated, after days of unusual activities needing her to be on her best behaviour.

[ThreeonaHill]

I'd guess he is quite a challenge, but that's as a 4yo should be. the hand over the mouth thing, demonstrates, to me, that he's completely comfortable and secure with her. I doubt he does that to his teachers.

[MrsPelligrinoPetrichor]

My 4-year old was born the same week as Louis. No way would he put his hand over my mouth. Louis seems quite defiant!!

At that age my ds was a holy terror but what he's doing is really defiant and rude and I'd bet my last quid he does it quite a lot by the looks of it. Early bath 😉