Kate and Williams children overexposed

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It is sad to see the children appearing more and more at public events. Yesterday George and Charlotte appeared at wilmbledon and Charlotte gave a player an official coin. Today the children are all over the press.

A few days ago they appeared at the Royal international Air tattoo.
There has been criticism before on the board at the number of appearances thr children make in public. This was said to be temporary due to the death of Elizabeth and Charles as the new king, but it quite clearly is not true.

The children are being increasingly taken to events where William and Kate are working, to help boost the popularity of the Royal family. The children gain nothing from it. I am sure they would have enjoyed the air tattoo far more without a crowd of photographers taking lots of photos of the children.

It's sad to see the children used in this way. So much for giving them a normal childhood.

It's a family business, the kids are good for PR. I don't think anyone should be surprised that the RF will happily exploit them for the strategic aims of the business. Kate & Will obviously fine with it. No one is forcing them.
There are thousands of kids in this country far worthier of you concern than them.

Don't be daft!!!!

If I were magically a Royal, one of my kids wouldn’t be arsed to go to any of it, the other would be at everything possible and be fascinated by every opportunity.
Let them parent their kids, who they know very well and we do not.

William and Harry rarely appeared at events as children.

Just because you don’t remember it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen you know. William and Harry had plenty of public events as children - they often did holiday photoshoots/meeting Father Christmas/attending sports events/trooping the colour/family weddings/shirts day of school etc etc. Plus all the paparazzi shots of them with their parents that the Wales’ children no longer have to deal with.

Two events now that their school has broken up. Hardly over exposed. Both events are entirely suitable for kids, mine went to air shows and would love wimbledon (mine managed the Olympics at a younger age).

I assume they'll be on holiday soon and will be able to have a mostly private summer.

To say 'The children gain nothing from it' is silly. Plenty of children from wealthy families attend events such as these from similar ages.
DH always took our sons to events when he could (often as part of his company's corporate entertainment) - cricket, olympics, tennis, motorsport etc. It's normal for families who move in those sorts of circles.

I also think they're getting it about right in terms of appearances vs normal life.
It's not like they will have missed school or anything as most private schools finished early July.

They will have mostly a private summer as Kate rarely does events over the summer.

Even William and Harry don't send their children to events they do not attend.

And William was not expected to work as a child like Charlotte has presenting a ceremonial coin. She is eight! Unless you think it is only work when adults do it, but not the children?

I'd imagine yesterday afternoon was harder for Djokovic's children.

It’s a bit off diagnosing a child with anxiety from some pictures and video footage. Children change a lot on their way to adulthood. Let’s wait and see how they all turn out before rushing to judgement on K and W’s parenting.

Well, DD decided to gather rose petals and strew them across the path when friends visited recently - scattering them as they walked....

I couldn't say what William and Harry did "officially" in terms of "jobs" at that age, but they were certainly out and about and dressed in ridiculous outfits while shaking hands with lots of people so I can't get too worked up about Charlotte handing over a coin.

Other Royal children have not been seen so much in public.

What’s your point of comparison here, though? If you look at the various European Royal families (Swedish/Danish/Norwegian/Spanish/Dutch) the children in the same position as the Wales’ children are very often seen in public.

This. Save your concern OP for children who may actually need it. It is not these children!

I agree

What would you do keep them hidden then suddenly expose them at 18? Going to be one hell of an adjustment then.

George and Charlotte look to me as if they've been well nurtured, well raised, and are being carefully and sensitively prepared for their future adult lives.

An admirable example to all MN parents.

William and harry were exposed to the media from the moment they left the hospital as newborns, they were followed around even when on private holidays .

This generation of royal children don't have to put up with all of that .

That’s exactly what’s pissing the anti-royals off

Is that you Meghan?

Charlotte wasn’t presenting a ceremonial coin though.

The 8-year old boy who’d been chosen to toss it was holding it - showed it to Charlotte by handing it to her and she showed George before handing it back to the little boy before the match.

You seem to be twisting an innocent exchange between two eight year olds into something that it isn’t.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/princess-charlotte-prince-george-wimbledon-final-b2376201.html

Best you get straight on to the palace and let Kate and William know that they're not parenting their children properly.

It’s obviously part of a campaign to increase the popularity of W&K but as long as the children aren’t struggling with it, then really, who cares. And as parents, they will know what their children are ok with.

Don't be daft. Lots of people are raising their children well, without an army to fall back on.

Yes, it's like an institutional version of influencers monetising their offspring on Instagram. Actually, those mildly sinister photos of the Cambridges frolicking in nice knitwear are pretty Insta-grade in themselves.

But with the backing of a mystifyingly sizeable proportion of their 'subjects', who appear to either feel that British democracy couldn't cope with electing a ceremonial HoS periodically (if I had a pound for every time someone remarks, with an air of great sagacity on these threads 'Better the RF than President Johnson or Trump!') or actually enjoy forelocking tugging, waving little flags on the Mall for royal occasions, and the more primitive pleasures of 'Did William shag a Norfolk neighbour?' 'What's with the endless coatdresses?' and the Harry and Meghan circus.

If you're a monarchist, this is what you're supporting. Along with the idea of a bloodline fitting someone to rule, regardless of whether they're a dutiful nonentity, a Nazi sympathiser or someone who hung out with underage girl traffickers. Because it's only an accident of birth that Andrew rather than Charles is on the throne.

"As for the armchair child development experts - honestly!"

I'm not claiming to be any sort of expert. I am just commenting on what I see.

Loving the OP’s faux concern for royal children, OP doesn’t give a shit about their welfare at all it’s just a handy excuse to start a thread criticising William and Kate, so transparent! if you are that concerned about the terrible parenting that the royal children receive then give social services a call, I’m sure they could do with a laugh.