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Privacy NoticePrince George may take part in a “gruesome” royal tradition that the likes of Prince Harry have gone through in the past. Duncan Larcombe, who wrote ‘Prince Harry: The Inside Story’, suggested Prince William and Kate Middleton’s oldest son may join the future king for a controversial pastime long practised by the Royal Family. George, 11, may take part in a stag hunt with his father, but the royal commentator hinted that the young prince may also face a centuries-old “ritual” that’s linked to the tradition. Mr Larcombe told Woman magazine: “The Palace has refused to comment on claims that Prince George will be initiated into one of the slightly more gruesome royal traditions this summer. “It was reported that he will join his father on a stag-hunting shoot while they visit the Balmoral estate this month. Traditionally, the blood of a hunter’s first kill is spread on their face, a ritual that goes back centuries.”
The royal commentator suggested that the young prince could face a centuries-old “ritual”
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He continued: “Years ago, Kate joined the royals on a shoot, but it’s unclear whether George will be expected to follow suit.” It’s not the first time the practise has been linked to the Royal Family. In his memoir ‘Spare’, Prince Harry wrote about a time when his head was pushed inside a deer carcass. It occurred after he had shot the deer on the Balmoral estate, but he also explained that he killed a rabbit. He then claimed his nanny, Tiggy Legge-Bourke, “smeared” a “dollop” of its blood “tenderly across his forehand, down his cheeks and nose”. The Royal Family has a long history of hunting, with the late Queen Elizabeth, who enjoyed deer stalking, joining Prince Philip on tiger hunts in India during the 1960s.
William and Kate have reportedly taken George shooting since 2018
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And a photo emerged from 2004 of Harry posing with a gun next to a dead water buffalo. It was also reported that William and Harry hunted wild boars and stags in Spain in 2014. The Mail on Sunday reported in 2002 that King Charles had tried to convince Tony Blair not to ban fox hunting, saying it is “natural – in that it relies entirely on man’s ancient and, indeed, romantic relationship with dogs and horses”. The family also participates in a pheasant shoot at Sandringham over the Christmas period and a grouse shooting at Corgarff, with reports that William and Kate have taken George shooting since 2018. Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnPrince George
