Since they became parents three years ago, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have turned Anmer Hall in Norfolk into their perfect family home, offering a "normal" childhood for Prince George and Princess Charlotte away from prying¹ eyes.

 

自三年前为人父母后，威廉和凯特就把家安顿在诺福克的安墨堡，让乔治王子和夏洛特公主远离人们的窥视，拥有一段“正常”的童年。

 

In 2017, however, they are expected to leave it behind after deciding Prince George should be schooled in London and that Kensington Palace should be their full-time² base.

 

The Duke and Duchess are also ready to step up their royal duties, with the Duke contemplating³ giving up his career as a helicopter pilot to take up a full-time public role.

 

Sources close to the couple have said they are committed to expanding their own Royal Foundation charity by giving more time to pet causes including mental health.

 

They have told friends they expect 2017 to be a milestone⁴ year, in which they settle into roles that will last until they become king and queen.

 

A source said: "The Duke, in particular, has a lot of thinking to do over the Christmas and New Year period.

 

"He has his job as an Air Ambulance pilot, which he enjoys very much, but he also wants to take on more royal duties, as does the Duchess."

 

"Decisions about schooling⁵ and nurseries are all part of that." The Duke and Duchess are understood to have put Prince George's name down for £6,500-a-term Wetherby School in London, the pre-prep school attended by the young Princes William and Harry⁶.

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