Zara Tindall children: 'Against instincts' Why the royal may break HUGE family tradition
While the British Royal Family don’t have a royal protocol as such, fans will be aware that the royals have developed some traditions over the years. For example, many members of the family have attended boarding school while growing up. While this form of education isn’t a path all of the royals have followed, Prince Philip and Prince Charles are a number of the family who have lived away from home at Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland during their schooldays. Zara Tindall, the daughter of Princess Anne, also studied at this independent boarding school in the north of the country.
However, it seems that the 37-year-old and her husband Mike Tindall, 40, may have different plans for their little ones.
The couple, who married in 2011, are parents to Mia, five, and Lena, seven months.
And, while it may be many years away, it seems that the father-of-two has already thought about where his youngsters will be educated.
Speaking to the Mail on Sunday back in 2016, Mike explained he was hesitant to let Mia board at a school far away from their family home - therefore seeming to rule out the place Zara was educated.
When quizzed on his children’s schooling, the former rugby union player said: “I’m certainly not keen on sending Mia away to a boarding school at the other end of the country.
“I know many people who say boarding was the making of them because they forged great independence from their parents, but I don’t really want her to be distanced from us.”
Growing up, the former England rugby captain was a day student at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Wakefield.
Reflecting on his experience, Mike said: “My school was a public one and plenty of my mates lived in, but I was just a day student and it definitely didn’t do me any harm.
“If anything, I enjoyed the best of both worlds.”
Revealing his personal preferences, Mike went on to explain that he hoped Mia would study at a school near to their home.
“Personally, I’d rather she attend a school that’s nearby, where we’ll always be on hand if she needs us," he shared.
“Anything else goes against my instincts.”
So, while the parents-of-two still have some years to decide, it could be that they decide to break away from the Royal Family’s traditional choice of enrolling their children as boarders.
Elsewhere in the Royal Family, Kate Middleton, 37, recently opened up about becoming a parent, and the challenges mothers and fathers can face.
Speaking during a visit to the offices of charity Family Action in London, she said: “Everybody experiences the same struggle. It’s so hard.
"You get a lot of support with the baby as a mother particularly in the early days but after the age of one it falls away.”
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