Poor Prince George

This morning I heard that George has tennis coaching from Roger Federer.
Utterly ridiculous

I felt sorry for him too. It was a long time for a child to sit even without the heat we had yesterday.

FannyCornforth

This morning I heard that George has tennis coaching from Roger Federer.
Utterly ridiculous

I agree. What on earth for?

I must admit I felt a bit sorry for him - why could they not have dressed him in a cool open neck shirt?

No need for a child to be in collar & tie in such weather, even if it's the royal box.

It's difficult to see the sense in all these public outings of the young chap apart from him getting to spend more time with his parents.
I hope they change this strategy it screams wrong on many points.

His parents are very old fashioned. They are in their 40s now, so not exactly young and trendy

If he’s good at it and mean why shouldn’t Prince George have tennis coaching from Roger Federer? Lots of kids have sports coaching at an early age, some as young as 4.

Yes he could have been out playing or wearing casual clothes but he is a future king and as such has to be groomed from an early age. If not we become a Republic with no monarch. Food for thought indeed.

Keen not mean

I agree halfpint - it's far to early to be preparing him for Kinghood, which might never come about anyway.

He is only the heir to the heir's heir!

How do you all know that wearing a suit and tie wasn’t his own choice?

He should have been allowed to take off his jacket and tie once the formalities were over.

He looked really uncomfortable in some of the photos.

Roger Federer is a family friend so perhaps just gives George a lesson now and again. More than likely exaggerated by the press.

I didn’t comment about what he wearing, I just said I think it’s a long time for such a young child to sit, especially in such heat.

It’s the same as children, many younger than him, who are suited up for a wedding. Again, hours of tedium in an outfit they’ll grow out off.

25Avalon
And I suppose that George could have science lessons from Professor Brian Cox; art lessons from David Hockney; music from Simon Rattle, and so on.

You because you can, doesn’t mean that you should

Good point Merlot

He must have been sweltering. An open neck shirt and lighter jacket might have been preferable.
My DGS was suited and booted for a posh wedding, but fell in the pond and came out like a slimy green monster! ?

I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that this thread may go the way of most other Royal threads, so I’ll bid my farewell

maddyone

I didn’t comment about what he wearing, I just said I think it’s a long time for such a young child to sit, especially in such heat.

I agree maddyone. - but what’s happening here is that everybody is projecting their own thoughts onto him, when he may well have asked to go, have asked to dress up like his dad, and wanted to keep his jacket on so he didn’t ask to take it off. I don’t honestly think that his mother would have refused, she is well known for letting her children be children.

Maybe Prince George has heard about his namesake and great grandfather, George VI, who played in the men's doubles at Wimbledon in 1926 - he and his partner were eliminated in the 1st round.

Maybe Harry and Meghan could be praised for taking Archie to a 4 July celebration when all three were wearing appropriate casual clothing? Ok I’ll say it looked fun

I’m reluctant to criticise George’s parents because they seem lovingly child centred . Plus - I don’t want to encourage the usual flood of W and K good, H and M bad

No one knows if he chose what he wore, and maybe he loves watching tennis. We can't possibly know, can we.

Poor wee boy. Who would have objected if he'd been dressed in more age appropriate clothes? A neat polo shirt and shorts would surely have been ok and fitted the dress code under the circumstances.

But you're the only one to even mention H & M and ecourzge comparison Iam64! I bet the thought hardly crossed anyone else's mind!