Kate Middleton has firmly opposed her children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, participating in the traditional royal "blooding" ritual, which involves smearing blood on their faces after their first kill. This stance is highlighted in Tom Quinn's recent book, revealing a broader desire within the royal family to distance itself from outdated hunting traditions. While Prince William is known to enjoy shooting, he also acknowledges changing public sentiment against such practices. Additionally, Prince Harry has recounted his unsettling experience with the ritual, further emphasizing the controversy surrounding it.
"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.
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).
Prince Harry... recalled his hunting guide, Sandy, pressing his face into the belly wound of a stag he shot during a blooding ritual on the grounds of Balmoral Castle.
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