Kate Middleton ‘put her foot down’ and stopped her kids from taking part in this royal tradition: book
taking part in a royal “blooding” ritual, a new book has revealed.According to royal author Tom Quinn’s new book, titled “Yes Ma’am — The Secret Life of Royal Servants,” the longtime tradition sees members of the Firm smear blood on their faces after their first kill during fox or stag hunting.However, the Princess of Wales, 43, was adamant that Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, do not take part in the ancient ritual, Quinn writes.“Charles’s daughter-in-law, Catherine, Princess of Wales, has put her foot down and insisted there will be no blooding for her children,” Quinn wrote in an extract obtained by the Daily Mail.The Post has reached out to Kensington Palace for comment.Quinn added that the king had taken part in the tradition, as has William and his estranged brother, Prince Harry.It’s not the first time Quinn has highlighted the royal family’s desire to move away from the ritual.In his 2023 book, titled “Gilded Youth,” the author described how William is keen for the family to get with the times when it comes to hunting.“William loves shooting — a love he shares with his father — but he is also conscious that the tide is now moving against what many people now refer to as blood sports (the royals prefer to refer to them as field sports),” Quinn wrote.