During this national period of mourning, the Prince and Princess of Wales have given an insight into how they supporting their children behind closed doors. While speaking to well-wishers, Prince William and Princess Kate updated the crowd on how they were supporting their children.
Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, started at Lambrook School on 8 September, the same day the Queen died. While Prince William rushed to Balmoral, Kate stayed behind to pick up the children and inform them of the sad news of their 96-year-old great-grandmother's death.
Now, as the new Prince and Princess of Wales, the couple have shed light on how they are helping their children adjust to live without their beloved 'gan-gan', who they all doted on.
Keeping up with routine
The students have remained in school. Prince William told one royal fan in Windsor that they decided to "keep some sense of continuity" for their children at school in order to keep things "as normal as possible."
Elaine Gee, a teacher from Wokingham spoke to the royal couple during the walkabout, and discussed this upheaval.
Elaine told People Magazine she told Prince William that she works at a school, and it's been "a strange year celebrating the Jubilee and now its all changed and we are talking about this."
She added: "William spoke about George, Charlotte and Louis, saying that they were trying to keep some sense of continuity for them at school and keep things as normal as possible."
Cuddles with dogs
The Queen famously loved her corgis, and the apple hasn't fallen too far from the tree.
The Wales' children have a cocker spaniel, named Orla, that they were gifted by Kate's brother, James Middleton
The young black cocker spaniel is extremely precious to the family, as it was hoped that a young pup would give their nine-year-old senior dog Lupo some company and a zest for life, but sadly he passed away shortly after
James Middleton, who has bred dogs since 2011, gave the family the eight-month-old puppy as a present more than two years ago.
In a clip from the walkabout at Windsor, shared on TikTok, William can be seen fussing over a young Italian Greyhound, being held in the arms of a woman. "Awww, look! Who's this?" the Prince asks as he petted the puppy, whose name is Luna.
After asking how old Luna is, William remarked: "Dogs at this time are so important. I give my dog a lot of cuddles at the moment."
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Comforting each other
The new Princess of Wales revealed Prince Louis' words when she told him about the Queen's death.
Kate along with Prince William, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a surprise appearance on the Long Walk in Windsor to look at tributes laid at Windsor Castle and to meet well-wishers.
Among one of those in the crowd was Banita Ranow, 28, who said she heard Kate tell children next to her about what her youngest son Louis had said about the Queen’s death after she passed away on Thursday at the age of 96.
She said Kate told the children: “Louis said at least Grannie is with great grandpa now.”
On Thursday, Kate Middleton told well-wishers that her younger children 'don't understand' the loss of their great-grandmother quiet yet.
During a walkabout at Sandringham yesterday Kate provided royal fans with an update on her children as she said her children are “doing well” following the sad loss.
But she admitted that Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, are struggling to understand the momentous death. Speaking to the BBC, a royal fan revealed revealed that Kate told her that Prince George “understands the loss” of the Queen. However, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis understand “less so”.
She said: "My daughter asked her how the children were doing, and Kate thanked her and said yes, they were doing well and they were being looked after at school, so that was a nice exchange."
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