GracieGiraffe
Heir Presumptive
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The Queen was brought up in a totally royal environment - including being educated at home. Queen Mary spent a lot of time with her explaining the royal background, the royal collection etc., and she also spent time with royal historians giving the deeper meaning and background to the role.
No one was trying to tell her that she should or could lead a "normal" life. It was laid out clearly that her life was to be one of duty and committment.
Prince Charles had a similar upbringing but, being a man, had to serve in the military. But he was told by the Queen to give up this life he enjoyed at the age of 27 to support his mother
That is not, IMO, what has happened to William. I think that fooling William and Harry into thinking they could be normal was a mistake.
The sooner William realises that there is nothing normal about his future life the better. And Catherine needs to realise it too.
I agree with this. But the Queen was raised in the 1930's when they were all told what their duties and commitments were without any "backtalk," Charles was raised in the 50's and 60's when it was a little less so, and Harry and Will in the 80's and 90's when no child was told that they had to do anything. To a certain extent they were all products of their times.