{"id":2223911,"date":"2026-01-06T07:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2223911"},"modified":"2026-01-06T07:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:08:19","slug":"why-prince-william-and-princess-kate-are-playing-a-slow-game-with-prince-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-prince-william-and-princess-kate-are-playing-a-slow-game-with-prince-george\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Prince William and Princess Kate Are Playing a \u2018Slow Game\u2019 With Prince George"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<ul id=\"b728497a-b2ad-48b6-8efc-1bc61e228b7d\">\n<li>Royal experts are praising Prince William and Princess Kate&#8217;s decision to introduce Prince George to his royal responsibilities over time.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Prince William and Kate Middleton have very gradually immersed him further in the duties that will inevitably come his way in the decades to come,&#8221; reported royal expert Simon Perry, praising the couple for playing a &#8220;slow game&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Prince George is second in line to the throne behind his father, Prince William.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"2699fc67-e072-4aaa-b20f-97354c20a7c2\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/royal-news\/king-charles-honours-kate-middleton\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/royal-news\/king-charles-honours-kate-middleton\">The Wales family <\/a>is set to be front and centre in 2026. And from the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/princess-kate-recent-pressure\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/princess-kate-recent-pressure\">future King and Queen<\/a>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/royal-experts-on-prince-william-princess-kate-partnership\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/royal-experts-on-prince-william-princess-kate-partnership\">royal partnership<\/a> to their renovation plans for<a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/royal-experts-concern-over-wales-family-house-move\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/royal-experts-concern-over-wales-family-house-move\"> Forest Lodge<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-william-kate-middleton-different-dynamic-private-affection-off-camera\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-william-kate-middleton-different-dynamic-private-affection-off-camera\">Prince and Princess of Wales<\/a> have been making non-stop headlines.<\/p>\n<p id=\"a77fae2e-3a49-4cc9-a1d9-7801479d08f3\">It is their eldest son <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/royal-news\/prince-george-art\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/royal-news\/prince-george-art\">Prince George<\/a> who is expected to get the world talking the most this year, with the 12-year-old royal <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/royal-news\/line-of-succession\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/royal-news\/line-of-succession\">being second in line to the throne<\/a>. And with the future King taking on more responsibilities in recent years, he is expected to<a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-george-festival-of-remembrance-debut\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-george-festival-of-remembrance-debut\"> start playing a more public role<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"a77fae2e-3a49-4cc9-a1d9-7801479d08f3-1\">This is something that <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/prince-william\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/prince-william\">Prince William<\/a> and Princess Kate are reportedly keen to bring about gradually, playing a &#8220;slow game&#8221; as they scale up their son&#8217;s appearances over time.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex custom-thumbnail-list-styles\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"7a409e57-b9dc-4f63-835d-6ff354649806\">&#8220;Prince William and Kate Middleton have very gradually immersed him further in the duties that will inevitably come his way in the decades to come,&#8221; royal expert Simon Perry reported for <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/how-kate-middleton-prince-william-preparing-prince-george-future-role-king-11872958\" data-url=\"https:\/\/people.com\/how-kate-middleton-prince-william-preparing-prince-george-future-role-king-11872958\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>PEOPLE<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Prince George volunteered with homeless charity, The Passage, in December alongside his father. 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