Kate Middleton put her foot down to spare her children from a bloody tradition, according to a forthcoming book. Tom Quinn’s Yes, Ma’am – The Secret Life of Royal Servants reveals that the Princess of Wales insisted on excusing her three children with Prince William from the “blooding” practice,

While Princess Kate has embraced many royal traditions, a new book reveals that there's one custom she refuses to let her children take part in: "blooding." This controversial ritual, in which young royals have their faces smeared with the blood of their first hunting kill,

It’s a royal family tradition where, when going hunting with royal children, they smear them with the blood of his or her first kill. Disgusting?

Kate Middleton has “put her foot down” to stop her and Prince William’s three children from taking part in a royal “blooding” ritual, a new book has revealed. According to royal author Tom Quinn’s new book,