A week from today, Prince George will turn the double-digit number of 10 years old, stamping his fate as the future king year after year. Prince George's parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are dedicated to giving Prince George and his younger siblings, Princess Charlotte and Princess Louis, as normal a childhood as possible (or at least, as normal as possible when they are living in the royal kamado), People" reports that Prince George is aware that he will one day be king. (Depending on the time of year, George was 6 or 7 years old.) The conversation was "a controlled moment of choice between the two," Lacey wrote, and "William was frustrated by the haphazard way in which the whole business of royal destiny had been hovering around his head from the beginning."

According to the Mirror, "William has not revealed to the world when or how he broke the big news to his son," Lacey wrote. 'Maybe George will tell us himself someday. But it is believed that in the summer of 2020, around the boy's seventh birthday, his parents explained in more detail what this little prince's future life of "service and duty" would be like in particular."

Nevertheless, Amaia Arrieta, a children's clothing designer whose clothes have been worn by all three Welsh children for years, told People, "I think George knew almost from the beginning. He was often the only one at events with his late great-grandmother and great-grandfather, and his siblings were not there. They must have had those conversations from fairly early on."

In 2016, William revealed to the BBC when he and Kate would talk to George about his future: "There will be a time and a place."

"Right now, it's about keeping a safe and stable environment around George and showing him as much love as we can.

A Palace source speaking to People said, "[William and Kate] are confident that they are making George aware in the best way possible. And they are trying not to be too burdensome."

George is being raised in a different way than previous heirs to the throne, including William himself, and People reports that much of the change is due to Kate: "Those boys are very happy. "A lot of it is the stability and normality that Kate brings. William loves it very much."

William and Kate "consciously tried to achieve a sense of normalcy," a source close to the family told People. This is a world away from the parenting of Prince Charles, who was left with his grandmother and nanny for months while his mother, Queen Elizabeth, went on an extended tour. As for William and Kate, a source close to the royal family says, "I don't think the couple would do that."

Quite the opposite: at nine months old, George accompanied his parents to New Zealand and Australia, following the precedent set by Princess Diana, who accompanied William herself. Having William accompany them made for a very different atmosphere," says Jane Connors, author of "Royal Visits to Australia. 'Princess Diana was a breath of fresh air, a modern presence. It was enormous."

While William's childhood was a step closer to the "normal" that now envelops George, Charlotte, and Louis, William's upbringing was "greatly marred by his parents' unhappy marriage and unwanted glances from photographers, and the privacy that all three children had in their daily lives . to seek privacy in their daily lives," "People" reported.

"When he went to school, it was like a circus," royal expert Ingrid Sward said of William. 'The poor boy had to [have his picture taken]. Thankfully, it's much more private now."

George, who celebrates this milestone birthday next week, may seem shy compared to Charlotte and Louis, "People" reports. Of the future King, Arrieta said, "I think George already knows the drill. He's really growing up and seems more relaxed than he used to be."