Kate is, in the tradition of mothers everywhere, damned if she does and damned if she doesn’t. For every person preferring more casual, informal, “real” pictures, there are two who would be criticizing the children and their mother if they appear anything less than perfect. Look at the criticism when the children have behaved like, you know, children in public (Louis at the Jubilee events, at the Coronation, etc). Charlotte was photographed sticking her tongue out at reporters and while many laughed and thought it was cute and “real,” many others said horrible things about what a brat she was and how poorly her mother is raising her (the criticism is almost always reserved for the mother in general, not just in Kate’s case). She can’t win, as is true for mothers the world over. I decided a long time ago that I was going to be criticized and questioned for nearly every parenting decision I would make (in a way my husband isn’t, even though we parent together), so all I could do is make the choices I think are right for me and my family and ignore the rest as best I can. Kate has released many beautiful photos of her children, many she took herself in casual, private family settings. If she didn’t release photos on a regular basis she would be criticized for that, and the trade off is if she releases photos regularly the media leaves the children alone when they are not making public appearances (one of the reasons Harry and Meghan left royal life was they didn’t want to feel pressured to regularly release photos of their children). There have been lots of reports over the years of Kate’s kids being sighted playing in parks, wearing jeans, getting dirty. Those are photos I would share in the family group chat, but not release publicly to the world.
It has nothing to do with being the King of England!
