Meghan VS Kate: how Markle and Middleton’s parenting methods differ

Relinquishing royal duties allows Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to raise their children in their own way, without following the age-old traditions followed by the likes of Kate Middleton and Prince William.

Kate Middleton raises her children according to gender: George and Louis play with cars, wear all shades of blue in their clothes and prepare to become kings, and Princess Charlotte wears beautiful dresses, plays with dolls and listens to fairy tales about handsome men. princes in the night

However, Meghan Markle finds such methods outdated and, according to insiders, decorates children’s rooms in neutral shades, rejects clothes suitable only for boys or girls, and also motivates the heir to be interested in different toys.

Children of royal blood are taught how to behave in public from childhood. Even the youngest princes and princesses have to participate in protocol events, and they start preparing for it early: 3-year-olds spend many hours with etiquette experts. The trio of Kate Middleton and Prince William is a model in this sense. George, Charlotte and Louis behave like real queens, showing only good manners and the children have practically no tantrums.

Here, too, Megan turned out to be vehemently opposed to this approach. No, of course we don’t mean good manners: Prince Harry’s wife made it clear in her first pregnancy that she wanted to protect her children from increased attention. So the couple practically does not share photos of baby Archie with the public, and we have to make do with the pictures published on the web, even though Megan and Harry lived in the palace. It is suspected that we will not see the baby Lilibet Diana at all.

Megan has been off meat and other animal products for several years. The girl managed to impose her principles of nutrition on Prince Harry and then on baby Archie. According to insiders, Markle tried to do everything possible for her son to grow up as a vegetarian. The Queen was said to be beside herself with rage, as it went against royal tradition.

Kate did not anger grandmother Lisa: her children follow traditional types of food and eat everything, including meat, fish, dairy products and eggs.

The children of the British royal family are known to have a strict dress code. In particular, boys under 8 must wear shorts. Pants or jeans are not allowed as this is mid-range clothing. William and Kate strictly follow this rule: Princes George and Louis wear shorts.

Megan never liked this rule. This proves at least one thing that their son Archie is freely flaunting in long pants with Harry today.

One of the few principles that both Kate and Megan adhere to. Both mothers adopted this policy from their mother-in-law, the late Princess Diana, even though it goes against royal traditions. So Lady Di did not let the children out of her arms, in public she always held their hands or hugged them, which was not typical for royal families. Turns out the ‘Queen of Hearts’ was a fan of ‘The Little Book of Hugs’ which talks about the benefits of touch.

Megan and Kate are happy to continue this tradition: hugging and kissing their babies in public, engaging in conversation and games and laughing happily, which creates a strong bond between mothers and their babies for life.