Normal Kid Things Prince George And Prince Louis Will Never Be Allowed To Do

Royal life seems to come with a lot of perks. The three children of Prince William and Princess Catherine live an extremely lavish life. Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis all have access to the best things in the world. They live in palaces and have several country homes to escape to when life in London gets too noisy. At such young ages, they're already well-traveled, and they're front and center at every major royal event. 

At King Charles III's coronation, Prince George played a central role, highlighting his place in the line of succession as the eldest child of the heir apparent. Royal education is equally lavish, as the Wales children attend London's most elite schools, paving the way for successful adult lives. Plus, they already have massive sway over the economy of the United Kingdom. It's a lot for such young kids. 

With so many perks, it's only natural there are a few cons to such public-facing lives. There's already a long list of things Princess Charlotte is not allowed to do, like not have a best friend or pose for selfies. Similar restrictions apply to her two brothers, too. George and Louis will face some obvious and unique restrictions in their lives as young royals. 

Royal treatment doesn't apply to how picky Prince George and Prince Louis can be about the food that's set before them. The young boys are expected to eat everything that's on their plates without exception. The Wales family are members of the exclusive Hurlingham Club in London, where they play tennis and other sporting activities. Afterward, they often eat at the club, where an insider noted the children are well-behaved and expected to eat what is served to them. 

"The family often dine there al fresco and use the club's sporting and play facilities," an insider told Fabulous (via The Sun). "There is no tantrums or food throwing and the children eat what is set before them. They queue up with the rest of the kids and parents in the Harness Room restaurant and ask for no special favors."

Part of this good behavior is credited to their nanny, Maria Borrallo, who is firm and strict with the Wales children. Borrallo was trained at the prestigious Norland College in Bath, an institution famous for its exceptional pedagogy in child care. "Kate and William, along with Maria, are strict with the children but have this magic ability to appear not to be," an insider added, calling the family rearing "a military operation." In fact, there's a longstanding joke that children who were raised by Norland nannies don't grow up to be picky eaters. So there certainly isn't much leeway for George and Louis in negotiating their meals.

When it comes to day-to-day life for the little royal lads, Prince George and Prince Louis don't have much say in negotiating their schedules. Their rigorous routine is enforced by the family's nanny, Norland College alum Maria Borrallo. Their nanny, along with parents Prince William and Princess Catherine, make sure the Wales children have a consistent daily routine. 

Author Louise Heren, who's worked with Norland College, wrote a book called "Nanny in a Book" and explained what life would be like for the Wales children as they're reared by their parents and Borrallo. 

They would have a strict bedtime at 7:00 p.m. with little room for scheduling variation. When William and Catherine are at royal events, it's Borrallo who enforces this routine. "When you see William and Kate go off to a function and the children aren't with them, they will be having nap time," Heren told Fabulous (via The Sun). Though it's not all rigorous. Norland nannies are famous for promoting outdoor play time, and Borrallo would no doubt push the royal kids to have lots of fresh air. However, even when George and Louis are on royal tours and far from home, a consistent routine is still enforced by Borrallo and their parents.

There's great emphasis put on the behavior of the royal children at public events. For Prince George and Prince Louis, training for public events began when they were very small. The conversation around royal children's behavior in public was amplified around the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, since George and his sister, Princess Charlotte, were given such prominent roles. As Louis was only newly born, he wasn't at this particular event. Etiquette instructor Myka Meier told People that the royal children would have received prior training for these public-facing events.

"Etiquette training for the royals starts as soon as they're old enough to sit at a table," Meier explained. "They are raised having formal meals, going to formal events and practicing everything from voice levels to dressing appropriately to even, of course, how to curtsy and bow. The children in the wedding would have been very well prepared through rehearsals and even learned wedding-specific behavior and protocol." 

From a young age, George and Louis have been tutored and trained in proper behavior for big events, since they're so heavily documented. Of course, things don't always go according to plan. Louis famously stole the show at the Platinum Jubilee in June 2022. To be fair, he was only 4 years old at the time, but he made several quirky facial expressions and tried to cover his mother's mouth at one point. Kids will be kids, even royal ones.  

Part of growing up royal means that Prince George and Prince Louis are expected to master the deference and respect that's given to the sovereign. This means that at a very young age, they would master the proper way to greet the king or queen. 

When the late Queen Elizabeth II was alive, George would have been expected to bow to his great-grandmother by the age of 5. Now that the monarchs are King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, George and Louis would be expected to follow the same protocol. 

Royal historian Marlene Eilers Koenig told Hello! how royal children are expected to master this by a young age, with boys delivering a bow and girls giving a curtsy. "Certainly by age 5. The only person they will curtsy or bow to is the sovereign. A royal highness does not curtsy to another royal highness. Yes, there are articles that state this, but it is not true." It wouldn't be a constant thing. George and Louis would be expected to bow to monarchs when they first greet them, and again when they leave. For the rest of the activity, the boys would simply treat the monarchs as the relatives that they are. 

Gifts are a tricky subject for royal kids like Prince George and Prince Louis. The whole royal family can't accept large gifts, lest they become obligated to the gift-giver. However, royal children still receive a lot of gifts. 

When George was a baby and visited Australia and New Zealand in 2014 with his parents, Prince William and Princess Catherine, he was given over 700 presents. This massive stash included clothing, stuffed animals, and toys for the little royal. Kensington Palace published an inventory of George's gifts as part of its transparency process around gifts given to royals. When George and Louis receive gifts while on an official royal engagement, the gift technically belongs to the sovereign. So any gifts that George and Louis receive while on royal walkabouts or royal tours are received on behalf of Great Britain. 

However, gifts given by family members do not fall under this strict rule. When Louis was christened, his uncle Prince Harry allegedly shelled out £8,000 to get a first edition of A. A. Milne's "Winnie-the-Pooh." It was a nostalgic gift since the late Princess Diana loved collecting first editions, so Harry kept the tradition alive with his nephew. Since this was from a relative, Louis was no doubt able to keep the special book. 

There isn't much screen time for Prince George and Prince Louis. Allegedly, Prince William and Princess Catherine's parenting style centers around play time and creative activities rather than the use of electronics. This includes a ban on iPads. "They're very much seen as Mummy and Daddy's toys, not for children," an insider told Us Weekly. "As two people who grew up without gadgets for entertainment themselves, William and Kate are firm believers in toys, outdoor play, and encouraging an active imagination."

This lack of screen time is also enforced by their nanny, Maria Borrallo, who enforces outside play time over time spent indoors on electronics. Louise Heren, author of "Nanny in a Book," said that George and Louis spend a lot of time in nature. "There will be lots and lots of outdoor play. ... Lots of bike rides, playing with their dogs, potentially some gardening," the author told Fabulous (via The Sun). "Yes you are getting mucky with your hands in the soil but you are learning how to plant." 

Many parents would likely love to make this common practice for their children, but such idyllic upbringings are easier when there's the constant assistance of a full-time nanny. Nevertheless, for George and Louis, a lack of screen time might be annoying. However, William told BBC Newscast that Louis is especially fond of the outdoors. "Louis just enjoys playing outside the whole time. He lives outside," William said of his youngest son.

No matter how many events and ceremonies Prince William and Princess Catherine go to in the evenings, this is not the case for Prince George or Prince Louis. Even for the royals, school nights are school nights and they aren't allowed to go out. Fans discovered this when William and Catherine attended a production of "Marry Poppins" at the London Palladium Theatre in November 2019. The royal couple got to meet the cast, and it was during this meet and greet that Catherine told the cast that her kids wanted to come but the rule was "not on a school night," per the Mirror. Though we certainly see the royal kids at daytime events. 

However, even Catherine tries not to agree to too many engagements on school nights for her own role as a mother. Her three kids attend Lambrook School in Bracknell near their home, Adelaide Cottage in Windsor. Catherine tries to keep her royal duties relegated to school hours when her children are learning so that she doesn't have to miss their evening routines. There's certainly an emphasis on family routine and tradition when it comes to William and Catherine's parenting styles. But this does restrict George and Louis from seeing "Mary Poppins."

In some ways, Prince George and Prince Louis' parents want them to have a typical childhood. They expect the two little princes to adhere to their daily school routines, do chores, and play. Prince William himself told Eugene Levy on "The Reluctant Traveler" that he hoped his children would have a "relatively normal home life." As William explained, "I do try and stick to school timetables as best as possible. So, most days we're in and out of school doing pick-ups and drop-offs."

But as much as William has tried to establish a sense of normalcy for his kids, it's a well-established fact that he and Princess Catherine have embraced a unique parenting style — one full of strange rules. One of their most famous came from their nanny, Maria Borrallo. Educated at the prestigious nannying institution, Norland College, Borrallo has been instructed to never refer to the Wales children as "kids." As nannying expert and author, Louise Heren, told the Mirror, "The word 'kid' is banned. It's a mark of respect for the children as individuals."

Apparently, the vocabulary-related rules that Norlanders follow don't stop there. According to Norland College representative, Julia Gaskell, cutesy ways of speaking are also forbidden. "We also ask Norlanders to use the proper words for things — so instead of saying 'moo cow' say 'cow,'" Gaskell revealed in an interview with The Telegraph. Apparently, the two princes were raised without baby talk.

Just like any other kids their age, Prince George and Prince Louis have hobbies. While George enjoys organized sports, Louis loves playing with his sister, Princess Charlotte. Discussing this with Eugene Levy on an episode of "The Reluctant Traveler," Prince William revealed, "Louis loves the trampoline, he's obsessed with trampolining, and actually, Charlotte does a lot as well." As for the eldest of the three, apparently, "George loves his football and his hockey."

If George and Louis' interests are fairly typical, the world's interest in their hobbies are much less normal. This strange dynamic became apparent in 2025 after Princess Catherine revealed that Louis has become fascinated by brown seeds called conkers. "We keep finding conkers in cupboards, in his bed — conkers everywhere," the princess laughed, as per the Express. Sadly, what started out as a harmless hobby quickly became blown out of proportion when the World Conker Championships charity organization invited Louis to become their official patron. 

Seeing as Louis is still quite young, William and Catherine turned down the role on his behalf. In a statement published in The Telegraph, The Waleses joked, "We really appreciate the invite but currently Prince Louis is 'conker-trating' on his studies". However, this grand invitation serves as an important reminder that no part of George or Louis' life is really that normal. The boys can barely even develop a hobby without drawing a whole lot of attention.

Although Prince Louis has experienced a very abnormal childhood, he could go on to have more normal adult years. As reported by The Daily Beast, a source close to Prince William said that Louis and his older sister, Princess Charlotte, would be able to have their titles "parked" until they reach adulthood. At that point, they will likely be given the chance to decide whether they want to be titled working royals or title-free citizens, similar to their cousins Lady Louise Windsor, James, Earl of Wessex, Zara Tindall, and Peter Phillips who don't have the title of prince or princess.

Things, however, are expected to be a little bit different for George. As the next presumed Prince of Wales, George stands to one day become king. While Prince George could always decline the throne, this move would not be advisable as abdication has a history of generating constitutional crises in Great Britain. Thus far, it seems that George already understands that he will never get to do the things that normal kids do — like dream about what he will be when he grows up. As royal expert, Marlene Koenig, told Us Weekly, "The coronation provided the young prince with the knowledge that he, too, would one day be crowned in a coronation ceremony ... he is most certainly aware of his future."

The uniqueness of Prince George's position has already become apparent as the young boy has struggled to enjoy a normal school experience. As reported by The Daily Beast, his teachers have been asked not to mention his titles or treat him any differently from the other children. And while it may be possible for his instructors to create this sense of normalcy, the same cannot be said for the rest of the country.

When George started his final year at the Lambrook School, the public grew eager to learn more about his academic future. Rumors began to emerge about the possibility of George following in his father's footsteps at Eton College. What's more, tabloids became interested in learning more about George's academic interests. When Prince William told Eugene Levy on "The Reluctant Traveler" that George enjoyed history, royal commentators were quick to judge. 

"I think it's fascinating that Prince George appears to have such a keen interest in history, particularly given he will one day be heir and then king," royal expert, Danielle Stacey, told Hello! "Earlier this year, he joined the Prince and Princess of Wales for the veterans' tea party ... and we know that the young Prince asked the veterans about their wartime experiences." While these comments may have been complimentary, they also went to show that George has not been permitted to study in peace. This lack of privacy will likely only worsen in the years to come.