Kate Middleton and Prince William are homeschooling their kids amid the coronavirus lockdown.
The royal mom-of-three opened up about what it has been like teaching Prince George and Charlotte.
The 38-year-old Duchess made a virtual appearance on ITV’s This Morning on Thursday via video call to talk about her new project. She revealed sometimes it gets difficult to keep Prince George engaged in his own schoolwork as the 6-year-old finds his sister Charlotte’s work more interesting.
“We’re stuck into homeschooling again,” Kate told Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. “George gets very upset because he just wants to do all of Charlotte’s projects. Spider sandwiches are far cooler than literacy work!”
Kate also said her three kids now see their relatives more often than usual via video calls. “It’s really hard and actually we hadn’t done a huge amount of FaceTime and face calls and things like that, but obviously we’re doing that a lot more now and actually it’s been really great,” she continued.
“We try and check in daily with family members and speak to them about news and things like that,” she added. “In some ways I suppose we’ve got a lot more contact and a lot more face time than perhaps we would’ve done before.”
She admitted it is not easy to explain to five or six years old what is actually happening, after all, they are kids. The Duchess said, “But it is difficult, it’s hard to explain to a 5 and a 6, nearly 7-year-old, what’s going on. But the schools are being great at supporting them as well. Hard times, but we’ve got the support out there I think.”
Kate also talked about the launch of her new community photography project, “Hold Still,” which asks U.K. people to send their photos that reflects their stories and experiences amid coronavirus pandemic.
She spoke about a picture of a nurse who had marks on her face saying, “It’s a really harrowing image actually and one of the images that are so important to document at this time. We need to showcase what those on the front are witnessing.”
Kate spoke about Hold Still saying she has received some amazing images of people which shows their stories and struggles. She said, “We’ve all been struck by some of the incredible images we’ve seen which have given us an insight into the experiences and stories of people across the country.
“Some desperately sad images showing the human tragedy of this pandemic and other uplifting pictures showing people coming together to support those more vulnerable.
“Hold Still aims to capture a portrait of the nation, the spirit of the nation, what everyone is going through at this time. Photographs reflecting resilience, bravery, kindness – all those things that people are experiencing.”
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