Starting school is such a massive moment in the lives of our children. We have a lot of hopes and fears, and want our kids to have excellent academic and social experience. We also know that the royal family is not like every other family. They have a lot more people watching their every move, and their kids have the same experience. The Prince and Princess of Wales have three kids, and their older two, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, are making strides in school. The siblings attended the same school in London and were said to be treated just like everyone else, despite being high up in line for the throne.
For a while, Kate Middleton and Prince William sent Prince George and Princess Charlotte to Thomas's Battersea school, which is based in London.
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The royal kids attend a private school, but according to reports, they aren't treated any differently than the other students.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte were said to be enjoying their time at school and followed all the rules, including the school’s policy about not having a “best friend.”
That might sound like a harsh rule, but the school has a very inclusive and kind reason for putting this in place.
Journalist Jane Moore explained why Charlotte and George weren’t allowed to have a “best friend” at school, the Mirror reported. "It's a really great little school actually for the reasons I think that it really focuses on kindness, it's a really big thing in that school, and the pastoral care is amazing,” Moore said.
She added, “There's a policy that if your child is having a party unless every child in the class is invited, you don’t give out the invites in class, which I think is quite a good thing as you don’t feel excluded.”
'There are signs everywhere saying be kind, that’s the ethos of the school. They don’t encourage you to have best friends,' Moore continues.
There are many viral stories about children being left out of birthday invites and the heartache that causes kids. Many of us have personal experience with being left out as a child or having our kids excluded from fun events when most of their class was invited. This school’s policy to help everyone feel included and essential is fantastic. And even the royals can’t be placed above this rule.
Now, if only more schools could do something similar, how amazing would that be?
