{"id":561719,"date":"2025-11-10T16:21:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/561719\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:21:18","slug":"prince-william-gives-mobile-phone-update-for-prince-george-as-secondary-school-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/561719\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William gives mobile phone update for Prince George as secondary school looms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince William has disclosed that his eldest son might be permitted a mobile device with restrictions once he begins his secondary education. <\/p>\n

Speaking during his visit to Brazil for the Cop30 climate summit, the Prince of Wales revealed that none of his three children currently possesses a phone.<\/p>\n

“It is really hard. Our children don’t have phones,” William explained. “When George moves onto secondary school, maybe he’ll have one with limited access.”<\/p>\n

The future king emphasised the importance of explaining their reasoning to George, noting concerns about children encountering inappropriate content online.<\/p>\n

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Prince William gives mobile phone update for Prince George as secondary school looms<\/p>\n

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He suggested that whilst unrestricted internet access poses risks, controlled usage could prove beneficial for communication purposes.<\/p>\n

William offered insights into the couple’s transparent communication with their children regarding the Princess of Wales’s cancer battle.<\/p>\n

The royal couple chose to address the situation openly and honestly with George, Charlotte and Louis, acknowledging the challenges parents face when navigating difficult conversations. <\/p>\n

Prince William admitted that numerous queries arose that lacked straightforward responses.<\/p>\n

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“Many questions might come up without answers — I think all parents go through that. There’s no rulebook for being a parent, and we chose to talk about everything,” the Prince explained.<\/p>\n

The approach reflects the couple’s commitment to honest dialogue with their children during challenging times.<\/p>\n

The Prince detailed his active involvement in daily parenting responsibilities alongside Princess Kate. He participates in school transport duties, though he acknowledged his wife handles the majority of these trips.<\/p>\n

“School run most days. I mean, Catherine and I share it, but she probably does the bulk of it,” William said.<\/p>\n

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Beyond educational commitments, the royal couple maintain a presence at their children’s activities. William described his role encompassing various duties from chauffeur services to attending athletic events and school occasions.<\/p>\n

“Play dates, taxi driver, sports days, matches, playing in the garden when I can,” he listed, illustrating the couple’s commitment to maintaining normalcy in their children’s lives despite royal obligations.<\/p>\n

The Prince’s stance on technology aligns with previous concerns expressed by the Princess of Wales regarding digital media’s effects on young people. <\/p>\n

Kate has highlighted the risks associated with excessive screen exposure and social networking platforms’ influence on family wellbeing.<\/p>\n

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Prince William being interviewed about Earthshot in Brazil<\/p>\n

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“With full access, children end up seeing things on the internet that they shouldn’t. But with restricted access, I think it’s good for messaging,” William explained.<\/p>\n

During his Brazilian interview, William was shown a photograph of Princess Diana from her 1991 S\u00e3o Paulo visit, where she embraced a child with HIV. <\/p>\n

The presenter noted Diana’s role in combating stigma surrounding the illness.<\/p>\n

“I carry her social and humanitarian legacy with me every day,” William responded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William has disclosed that his eldest son might be permitted a mobile device with restrictions once he…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,77,1761,532,5105,512,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-561719","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-prince-george","11":"tag-prince-william","12":"tag-royal","13":"tag-sgg","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115526322487664199","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}