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princess diana was a royal rebel. There were several long-standing protocols (such as the heirs of the throne should not fly on the same plane) and traditions (such as carrying gloves on workabouts) than thePrincess of Altered Wales by the power of his personality. There was, however, a royal tradition that even she could not change, as much as she hated her for her sons,Prince William andPrince Harry.

"Even if Diana knew the customs of the Royal Life, she saw things differently when she became a mother," said an insider palaceBetter life. "His sons were destined to follow the tradition, even if she was not entirely happy about it."

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Diana was 16 years old when shemeetPrince Charlesfor the first time In 1977, on a pheasant push on the ground of the ancestral house of Spencer, Althorp. Despite their first meeting and the fact that she later accompanied the Prince of Wales on shoots when they were married for the first time, Diana was not a fan of sport and did not want Prince William and the prince Harry kiss him or caught I do it. Royal BiographerIngrid Sewardsay itDaily mailIn 2019, theThe princess did not approve From William and Harry are photographed with a firearm in their hands. "She said [she told her sons]:" You remember, there's always someone in a high apartment that does not want to see you shoot a bambi. "

The two brothers started hunting and shoot at a young age. According to Seward, Diana surrounded his sons "Killer Wales" because of their enthusiasm for sport. William and Harry took part in the boxing day of the royal familyQueen Elizabeth Sandringham Succession on most Boxing Days (the next day Christmas) For more than 20 years (although Harry has missed several people who served in the armed forces and who have not recently gone because of the pandemic and hisRift with the family)

"Diana was reconciled by his sons would hunt. One of the main reasons she did not hate so much because, after the divorce, it was another thing that would stop" locking him "and taking time they could pass with her during the summer, "a told inner sourceBetter life. "She sometimes told friends she hamble to be outside of them in August when they" tanned to kill things ".

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During his university years and before the Cambridges fired Anmer Hall their countryside, William held outWinter shot parts At the wood farm, the modest residence (by Royal Standards) on the Sandringham estate wherePrince Philip lived after retiring in 2017.

After William's commitment to thenKate Middleton, his parents,Carole and Michael Middleton, would have been invited on traditional shoots with the royal family, including Her Majesty. After growing up in the small village of Bucklebury in the English countryside, the Duchess de Cambridge has always loved country life and, like the future Queen Consort, hunting. The duchess was photographed with a firearm in his hands with the Grouse and Pheasant's shoots for several years. According toDaily mail Online, she would have beenhas its own shotgun of 20 gauges.

When William and Kate moved to Anmer Hall in 2014, theDaily mailreports that they started organizing nights shooting on the estate. They also attend annual shoots around Sandringham and Balmoral, the beloved retreat of the Queen in Scottish Highlands.

Daily mail Royal CorrespondentRebecca Français reported that in 2018, the newly engaged Harry and thenMeghan murder attendedAnnual Annual Family Christmas Exitin Balmoral. Harry, William and Kate came out with the festival on the ground of Sandringham while Meghan remained behind the wooden farm. She joined the family after a lunch, however. An initiate saysBetter life At the time, "While Meghan does not care about shooting, she knows that Harry loves him and understands that it is a tradition within the royal family that is not likely to change."

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Last summer, people.com reported thatPrince Georgejoined his parents (as well as his young brothers and sisters,Princess charlotteandPrince LouisFor their annual visit to see the Queen in Balmoral wheretraditional turning was planned. TheDaily mailOnline Says if Charlotte and Louis stayed behind,George was brought along and watched touch lines that adults, including his parents,Princess Anne, her husbandTimothy Laurence, And his sonPeter Philips, Appreciated by tetras hunting. Sport is a rite of passage for young people and the royal familyGeorge would have attended his first meeting In 2018 when he barely five years old.

Peta Animal Rights Groupcriticized the decision of the Cambridge To bring George to shift on Twitter, saying that sports testimony such could desensitiate to the suffering of animals. PETA DirectorMimi Bekhechi In a statement (viaExpress.co.uk): "Very few people these days to see shooting" sport "like something other than aviolent perversion that hurts and kills Beautiful birds that occupying their own business. For a child to be forced to testify as a dead casual and a parent, he looks up, no less is potentially as harmful to his psyche as he is in the very life of the bird ".

But an initiate saysBetter lifeThe game is not likely to do Cambridge Change Cape. "George will undoubtedly grow to be a sporty fervent like his father, grandfather, and the generations in front of him, and the grouse hunting is well anchored in the very fabric of being royal," said the source.

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In 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess de Sussex had accepted the invitation to join the Queen's family for a meeting in Balmoral, but they are not able to attend because of the CVVID-19 pandemic . Yet the hunt continued. The royal family loves both the controversial tradition that everything has been modified some of the usual summer plans because of the coronavirus, this very criticized activity took place as usual.

"Although it is not very popular with the public, the enthusiasm of the royal family for sport has never weakened and the tradition will continue," a royal source saysBetter life.

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Diane Clehane is a reporter based in New York and author ofImagine Diana andDiana: the secrets of his style.