I don't normally criticise the royals but...

[DorothyL]

... another day of Kate and William away from their tiny baby for a substantial amount of time.

I just don't understand it, when they were this small I couldn't bear to be apart from them.

Now getting my hard hat 👩‍🚒👷‍♀️😬

Such a shame that parents continue to judge other parents. Not for making dangerous or damaging decisions. Just doing it differently.
See this all the time on here. Co sleeping or not. BF or not.

They were away for - how long? A couple of hours? Maybe three at a push? Hardly abandoning him to be raised by the wolves Can't muster the energy to get worked up about it.

“when they were this small I couldn't bear to be apart from them.”

Not everybody feels like that... I didn’t, it didn’t bother me at all to leave mine, why would it? It’s nit like I was leaving them with randoms I found in the street...

Who'd want their child to be brought up as a Royal child?

Kate and William certainly don't need the money.

And it's pathetic the was people can't have a sensible debate without screeching about the extremes that no one has even mentioned (harridan comment/ cutting the chord as a couple of examples).

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They don't have to bring their children up as royal children... they have a choice.

I'd have been gagging for a break if I had a plethora of Nanny's on hand! See ya! The novelty wore off after my first. I even went on a 3 night break abroad before my second was one. She's 9 now - all fine.

If only every Mother was as brilliant and self-sacrificing as you OP

You are allowed to have time away from your baby you know? As long as the baby is well cared for I really don't see the problem. No need for all the judgement.

Maybe she had to be there or maybe it's something she enjoys and wanted to be there to support her husband.

Comments all over the Daily Mail, "how lovely tbeyre such hands on parents" but they left their newborn at home!

Where was the queue that Meghan was looking at and what has she got to do with the thread?

If you look, there is a tiny baby in the photos, who could be him?

I left my dd first when 6 weeks old for dinner with dh and we've done it regularly since. She's now 4.5 years.

I think it's fine. If Kate wanted to go to the polo to watch her husband and spend time with her older children then why not? Louis would have been perfectly safe at home with nanny or relative.

For goodness sake!

She's playing with her older two. You'd be complaining if she wasn't giving them attention.

Maybe she misses her baby but is making an effort for them too?

I’m sure it was equally valuable she gave her two older children attention today, they seem s to love it. Baby was undoubtably I it’s a nanny and probably not far away.

There were times when I wanted a break from my tiny baby. I’m not a monster and I doubt they are either

It's not like they left him for a week. They were probably out for what a few hours. Gorgeous day, fun event taking the 2 eldest seems like a great idea. Looks like they all had great fun. I'm sure Louis didn't even notice they were gone

They can't win. If Kate had stayed home with the baby and a nanny had taken George & Charlotte she'd have been criticised for that too.

Id imagine Louis was at Buck pal. She will have left him for the time it took to stand and watch the show.

The polo? Maybe she just quite fancies a day with G&C as she is usually focused on L? Maybe he was in a private tent with a Nanny she could drop back to.

Maybe nan and grandpa suggested they keep him with them?

Maybe they were away 2h max.

Also by baby no.3 maybe she has realised that what a 6wo needs for a few hours can be supplied by someone else - milk, cuddles.

How do you know Prince Louie wasn't there today? I'm sure there are nannies in the background.

At what age do you think it’s acceptable to be away from your baby for a few hours then OP?

It was a couple of hours, they were with their other 2 children, honestly it’s not like they went on a bloody bender, they went to a charity polo match for the afternoon!

And as for ‘why couldn’t they take him?’ Maybe because they didn’t want to, or because it’s so much easier for a baby that age to be at home, or because she can’t exactly breastfeed in public can she, or maybe they just wanted to give their older two children some attention without getting distracted by the baby all the time, maybe her actually was there and was nearby with a nanny ... I could go on!

They don't have to bring their children up as royal children... they have a choice.

The baby may have been at the palace yesterday and in the shade nearby today. Nanny may have had the baby at home alone the whole time.

I was back at work and going on business trips when DS was that age. It's a weird thing to criticise. Having a day or afternoon out with two of their children doesn't make them bad parents.

I'm not sure what the weather was like where they were, but it was horribly muggy here. I would rather have left a newborn at home than take them outside in the heat where they may have been uncomfortable. It's hard juggling a newborn with older children and they have all the help they could want, why not take advantage of it to make life a bit easier for a few hours?