Prince George lives under public scrutiny and great expectation from a very early age. Away from protocol, however, George finds comfort and guidance in a most surprising duo: his godmother, Zara Tindall, and her husband, former England rugby player Mike Tindall. The pair, according to royal biographer Robert Jobson, offer George an escape from anything resembling ceremony.
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“Watching Zara with George, there’s no deference,” Mr. Jobson, an acclaimed reporter who covered the wedding of Catherine, princess of Wales, explained to The Mail on Sunday. “He is at ease with her as children are with grown-ups who expect nothing of them.” Princess Anne and Zara did not hold their titles but as his second cousin once removed Zara, in her godmother role, offers a natural familiarity to the family and as close to “a normal life” as possible to the little Prince.
It’s not just the relaxed familiarity offered by Zara as godmother, but her husband, Mike Tindall also plays an important role in George’s life by discussing those difficult topics no other family members seem to be comfortable broaching.
Key dynamic – Zara Tindall: playmate role, title-free life, no subservience; Mike Tindall: advice on setbacks, losing, professional sports; In a league of their own: Only Mike can explain this to the future King With professional England team, Mike Tindall has the right perspective in explaining to George why even losses are lessons. “ Mike talks to him about losing -the one topic none of anyoneelse brings up,” Jobson said. “Because everyone is invested in him winning.
He’s lost in front of 80,000 people, so Mike can be funny about it the next day.” Providing him a genuine role model that can explain loss with humor, sport experience and practicality, Mike and Zara will surely lead George into a more grounded future as it continues. Next phase… a school that does.
Young George’s next steps The preparations of George going away from the family to his new secondary school this September has long become a topic.
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Although security measures would naturally accompany the heir, Eton has ensured George as part of its school tradition that he will feel at home with fellow students because boarding students there get individual bedrooms as all other 260 new Etonians do. Under the protective umbrella of an all-too human set of role models like the Tindalls, George seems prepared to straddle personal adjustment and his future responsibilities as royalty.