Kate and William share the responsibility of taking their kids to school, as royal biographer Tom Quinn told The Daily Express.
“I have heard that Kate has been very good at both accepting the way the system works, but also slightly subversively modifying it,” he said.
“[Kate] insisted that William was involved in bedtime, reading to the kids and bathing them, and they split the school run.”
The Prince of Wales confirmed this to be true during an appearance on Eugene Levy’s The Reluctant Traveller, explaining: “I do try and stick to school timetables as best as possible. So, most days we’re in and out of school doing pickups and drop-offs,” he said.
HCPC-registered Senior Education and Child Psychologist Dr Sasha Hall previously told HELLO! that school runs helped to build a deeper bond between parent and child.
“Moments like the school run are small but important opportunities for connection, where a parent can be fully present and focused on their child without distraction. That kind of undivided attention helps children feel seen, valued and emotionally secure.”
“It also allows those interactions to remain genuine rather than something performed for the public,” she continued.
“For children whose lives are already far from ordinary, protecting these simple family routines can create a sense of normality and stability, helping them grow up in as balanced and grounded a way as possible.”
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