Prince William and Kate Middleton are getting flak from their staff for taking a lot of time off this summer, a royal expert claims.
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The pair have been spending time with their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, in Mustique and Balmoral Castle in Scotland with their children, which has caused some concern, Richard Palmer said.
"I do think that is an issue for them as well. They're very popular, they're a huge asset to the U.K., but there have been eyebrows raised in other parts of the royal household about the amount of time they're not doing official engagements. It may well be that they come under a little bit of pressure to increase their number of engagements," he said.
"There aren't many families where both the father and mother are able to have 12 or 13 weeks with their children on all of their school breaks. I think there's an awful lot of goodwill towards them, but they do need to keep an eye on that," Palmer said in the Daily Express' "Royal Round Up" podcast.
"The Princess of Wales has made it clear that her children will remain her priority for the foreseeable future and when you hear William and Harry talking about his childhood and how their father was always at his desk or away somewhere, you can perhaps understand why that is a priority," he said last month.