Prince William and Kate's strict tea time rules means Royal children eat alone
27.08.2023 - 12:39
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
The Prince and Princess of Wales impose a strict tea time rule on their three Royal children, which means that they sometimes leave them to eat alone. The Royal Family are fans of some strange and strict protocol, like dress codes, reports the Mirror.
However, these rules can also extend to normal family things as well, like guidelines around dinner. William and Kate have a rule that they don't eat with their children during the holidays and official dinners, a former Royal chef has revealed.
Darren McGrady told Harper’s Bazaar that children George, 10, Charlotte, eight, and Louis, five, eat apart from their parents during special events or official dinners. This is because the three kids "aren’t allowed to sit with the adults until they have learned the art of polite conversation", the chef claims.
While discussing what it was like working for the Royal Family, Darren said that this rule was in place for larger holidays like Christmas time, or official dinners. He added: "The children always ate in the nursery until they were old enough to conduct themselves properly at the dining table."
The chef has worked for the late Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana and Prince Harry for approximately 15 years. Darren said that Harry and William, who were aged seven and ten at the time he worked for them, would often visit the chef in the kitchen of Kensington Palace.
Kate and William are reportedly working hard to balance family life alongside their new schedule, as they took on new roles following the death of the Queen. Royal expert Robert Jobson previously told Daily Express US: "I think that Kate and William are having to take on an awful lot.
Jobson, who authored Our King Charles III: The Man and the Monarch Revealed, said that