Princess Charlotte comes from a very sporty line of royal ladies: her mother, the Princess of Wales, played hockey at university and adores tennis, while her late great grandmother Queen Elizabeth was a keen horsewoman.
Seven-year-old Charlotte also takes after her grandmother, the late Princess Diana, who had a passion for swimming, diving and dancing, in particular ballet.
Diana was tutored at home until she was nine years old and was then sent to boarding school – first Riddlesworth Hall in Norfolk and later West Heath Public School in Kent. While she did not excel academically, failing her O-Levels, she excelled at sport. Charlotte is also a sporty child, with an interest in several different disciplines.
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© PA ImagesDuring her parents' tour of Ireland, Princess Kate revealed that Charlotte has a passion for gymnastics. Kate said: "Charlotte is really into gymnastics, she's doing cartwheels, handstands, everything. It's so good for their basic skills of balance and coordination."
And Kate has previously told of her daughter's fondness for dance, just like Diana's. On a visit to the Princess Diana garden at Kensington Palace, Prince William's wife revealed that Charlotte was taking dancing lessons.
While chatting to English National Ballet director Tamara Rojo about Diana's passion for dancing, Kate said of her then two-year-old daughter: "She absolutely loves it."
© Getty ImagesCharlotte attends Lambrook School in Berkshire with her siblings Prince George and Prince Louis Prince George and Prince Louis.
The prestigious school offers lessons in performing arts, with the website stating: "Music and drama lessons are also part of the academic timetable for all of our pupils and take place in Lambrook’s Performing Arts Centre (Diamond Jubilee Centre) which is a vibrant and creative space awash with musical, acting and dancing talent."
The school has a 25m indoor pool and the students have swimming lessons as part of their timetable – another sporting interest Charlotte shares with her grandmother Diana.
Lambrook students also have access to a full-size AstroTurf pitch, nine-hole golf course, outdoor adventure play area and several competitive sporting fixtures throughout the year.
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