No phones for youngest royals is a 'tense issue'

ELLIE CRABBE [e-mail]

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> The Prince and Princess of Wales with their children, none of whom has a mobile phone yet Will Warr/Kensington Palace/PA

(Will Warr/Kensington Palace/PA)

THE Prince of Wales has said that not allowing his 12-yearold son Prince George to have a mobile phone has "become a little bit of a tense issue" as he spoke out about how he and Kate discuss challenges they face as a family with their children.

William spoke to broadcaster Luciano Huck in Brazil, where he travelled to stage his Earthshot Prize in Rio de Janeiro.

In a video Mr Huck shared to his 23 million Instagram followers yesterday, the Prince of Wales spoke candidly about he and his wife's decision not to let Prince George, Princess Charlotte or Prince Louis have mobile phones yet.

"It's really hard," he told Mr Huck. "Our children don't have phones. I think when George moves on to secondary school, then maybe he might have a phone that has no internet access.

"And to be honest, it's getting to the point where it's becoming a little bit of a, like, tense issue.