How Kate and William are ‘protecting’ their children with 1 rule | Royal | News

Prince William and Princess Catherine are known to be very protective parents to their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. The royal couple have reportedly implemented a strict “no phones” rule in their home to “protect” the young royal.

William, 43, revealed to Emmy winner Eugene Levy while filming an episode of Apple TV’s “The Reluctant Traveler” in February 2025 that none of his children “have phones,” adding that he and Catherine are “very strict” about it. William also talked about his children and technology in an interview with Brazilian television presenter Luciano Huck from the show Domingão earlier this year.

He added: “When George gets to secondary school maybe he’ll have a school with limited access. We’ll talk to him and explain why we don’t think that’s right.”

In an article titled “The Power of Human Connection in a Distracted World,” written by Catherine with Professor Robert Waldinger, the 44-year-old wrote about the “complex and often disturbing” role technology plays in the “epidemic of disconnection.”

Catherine wrote: “Our smartphones, tablets and computers have become sources of constant distraction, splitting our focus and preventing us from giving others the undivided attention that relationships require.

“We sit in the same room with our minds scattered across dozens of apps, notifications, and feeds. We are physically present but mentally absent, unable to fully engage with the people in front of us.”

Catherine and William are careful not to spoil 12-year-old George, 10-year-old Charlotte and seven-year-old Louis, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told the Mirror just before Christmas Day.

She said: “Catherine and William tried not to over-spoil their children, which can’t be easy when you love them so much and can give them everything they want!”

“Beware, as George enters his teenage years, it will become increasingly difficult to maintain this streak.”