Royal baby's Peter Rabbit nursery fit for a king at William and Kate's refurbished Kensington Palace apartment
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The new arrival to Kate and William's growing brood has been welcomed at the family's Kensington Palace apartment, complete with a Peter Rabbit nursery according to reports.
And the beaming couple want to make sure the new prince settles in nicely with Princess Charlotte and Prince George, who has just returned to his school in Battersea for the summer term.
The pair reportedly want their children to be as involved as possible with their new sibling.
But they also want life to continue as normal, hence the rush back to the palace yesterday evening after visiting the little prince at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington.
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Shortly before Charlotte's birth in May 2015, apartment 1A underwent a £4.5million refurbishment, including a night nursery where the princess and brother George sleep, reports the Daily Mail.
And now it is fit for the family of five, with plenty of space.
It also has a day nursery for playtime, master bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and his and her dressing rooms on the first floor, plus five reception rooms.
The new baby prince, born at 11.01am on St George's Day weighing 8lbs, 7oz, reportedly has a Peter Rabbit themed room at the family apartment.
The rebellious Beatrix Potter character features in a new film, released in the UK in March.
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What will life at the palace be like for the new prince?
According to the Mail, his life will be relatively informal and he'll come into contact with far fewer staff - the level has been reduced from when William was a child.
He, along with George and Charlotte, will be called by their first names not surnames, again unlike William's upbringing.
One familiar face will surely be Norland nanny Maria, who has her own private quarters and has been with Will and Kate since George arrived in July 2013.
Often seen sporting the beige uniform of a dress and brown bowler hat, the Spanish nanny, 47, sometimes takes the children to Hyde Park or the Buckleberry Farm Park to spot deer.
She also escorts the family when they visit Kate's parents Mike and Carol Middleton at their Berkshire home.
Though having a nanny is probably more on the formal end of the scale of the new prince's life, Kate will be continuing a more 'normal' tradition - blasting pop radio station Capital prior to the school run.
Prince William usually takes George to Thomas's Battersea and Charlotte to Willcocks Nursery School, near the Royal Albert Hall.
Just like hundreds of thousands of families in Britain, the royals love their dogs - the three siblings will no doubt spend hours playing with beloved pooch Lupo, a cocker spaniel.
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A friend is quoted as saying the couple are "modern" and the home is filled with photographs of the children, their artwork and toys.
Evenings are apparently spent in front of the television, sometimes with a takeaway curry from nearby Malabar in Notting Hill.
The couple are said to have made their home as welcoming as possible for their new arrival, and many baby presents have been delivered to the palace.
All eyes were on the new prince yesterday as his proud parents showed him off on the steps of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington at around 6pm - seven hours after his birth at 11.01am.
Kate looked radiant as she smiled down at her bundle of joy, and she and William waved to the crowds.
The baby is still unnamed, and odds are stacked on Arthur.
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