Prince William and Kate Middleton are shielding Prince George and his siblings as much as possible. The three royal children, including George, the future king, have not been seen much in public. Perhaps too little, according to a royal expert, who now criticises William and Kate for preventing him from being “loved” by members of the public.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are raising their children much differently from the way royal parents have in the past. The Prince and Princess of Wales have tried their best to give their children a normal childhood, or at least as normal as possible.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis haven’t been with their parents for many royal outings so far. Still, George is to be king in the future, but how much the 12-year-old truly understands about his future and his second-in-line status to the throne is unknown.

However, according to expert and former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond, William and Kate are waiting as long as possible to tell their children the finer details of their respective future roles.William and Kate have learned a great deal from Prince Harry’s royal exit, where the Duke referred to himself as a “spare.” The last thing William wants for his children is to be put in different boxes based on the roles their birth order assigns them.

“William is focused on creating a stable and private family life—the kind he never had when he was growing up,” Jennie Bond told GB News.