Both Prince William and Princess Kate are known to be hands-on parents, and it's said that there's nothing they will put above the needs of their children.
Over the years, the couple has offered snippets of their family life behind closed doors. Much to the delight of royal fans, the future King and Queen have provided sweet insight into their parenting methods - from their kids' hobbies and interests to the values they try to instill in their children.
One parenting method Kate is said to have adopted comes straight from her late mother-in-law's playbook - so much so that it's even been called Princess Diana's 'golden rule' when it came to raising her two sons, William and Harry.
The Princess of Wales aims to keep her children's feet on the ground, despite their royal privileges, The Sun reports. Diana often took William and Harry with her to charitable engagements, so they saw the reality of less fortunate people's lives. She also insisted that the brothers wrote thank-you notes to ensure good manners in them from childhood.
Kate has also implemented this rule with her three kids, who are reportedly expected to write a thank-you note whenever they receive a gift. "[William and Kate] have developed this brilliant knack of letting as much as they can seem spontaneous and that's how the children see it.
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"Table manners, thank you letters, little courtesies are being drilled into the children so they become automatic," a source was reported as saying.
Much like Diana took William and Harry with her to charity events, Kate has also brought her kids along to help out with some of her philanthropic efforts. Most recently, George, Charlotte, and Louis accompanied her to a baby bank in Maidenhead - near their Windsor home - where they helped package up festive gift bags filled with toys and other treats for underprivileged children to receive at Christmas.
Royal author Andrew Morton, who collaborated with Diana on a biography of her life, explained that the late princess was keen to teach her sons about the realities of the world. "She took the young royals with her on her private charity visits from a young age. One of the reasons was she didn't want the boys to grow up thinking the whole world was 4x4 Range Rovers, shotguns, and nannies."
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