Kate Middleton admitted to the Queen her parenting struggles
A royal expert has claimed Duchess Kate opened up about her parenting struggles to the Queen, following the birth of Prince George.
Katie Nicholl who is a royal correspondent has claimed that both Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge struggled greatly following the birth of their first son, and found it difficult to manage parenting along with their royal duties.
In the documentary True Royalty: Kate Middleton: Heir We Go Again, Nicholl said, "Kate was having a conversation with the Queen in which she confided that she had found being with George on her own, and not having a full-time nanny or a maternity nurse, very hard."
Nicholl said the parents wanted to be "hands-on" and give Prince George a normal upbringing, however things did not go according to plan.
"They did it until September and then they recruited a nanny," said Nicholl.
The couple recruited Maria Borallo, who now cares for Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 6, and Prince Louis, 3.
William and Kate have Maria in the house for support, but Nicholl says Kate's mum, Carole, is also a stronghold for the royal couple and a great support.
"One of the things that allows William and Kate to be so ordinary is the presence of the Middletons in their lives.
"Carole is a regular through those golden gates at Kensington Palace, she whizzes through in her Land Rover. There is no security because everybody knows her," she said.
Since having children, Kate has spent a lot of her time supporting children and their families including those struggling with addiction, poverty, or homelessness.
The Duchess announced the launch of The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood back in June, which aims to "transform" the lives of parents and children for "generations to come".
"My own journey into understanding the importance of early childhood actually started with adults, and not with children," she said.
"It was about prevention. I wanted to understand what more we could do to help prevent some of today's toughest social challenges, and what more we could do to help with the rising rates of poor mental health."
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