Prince William and Princess Kate do not want to repeat Princess Diana’s “biggest regret” when it came to raising her children, a royal expert has claimed.
Both the Prince and Princess of Wales are influenced by the late Princess Diana as well as Michael and Carole Middleton when it comes to parenting.
However, the late Princess of Wales had one “big regret”, which was being away for long periods of time due to work, according to royal expert Duncan Larcombe.
Larcombe said: “Diana was very hands-on with the boys but there were large chunks of time she had to be away due to work.
“William was also often paraded on royal tours and outings and his childhood was by no means perfect. That was one of Diana’s big regrets.”
Princess Kate and Prince William are ‘hands-on’ parents (Image: Getty)
The expert went on to add that William has always “wanted to raise his children with Diana’s lessons and regrets in mind.”
He told OK!: “His children’s needs come before royal duty.”
Larcombe also compared Kate to her late mother-in-law as she, too, is a “hands-on mother”.
He continued: “Kate is a hands-on mother by nature. She follows Diana’s lead but also the influence of the Middletons.
“With Kate, she takes royal duty seriously but she will drop everything for her children and that has been an agreed term between her and William throughout.”
The Princess of Wales chose to remain in the UK rather than head to Singapore with William for the Earthshot Prize Awards, as she wanted to remain at home and help son George with his upcoming exams.
