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Prince George 'could face gruesome royal initiation' at Balmoral, expert claims

Prince George, Prince William and the rest of the Cambridges will enjoy their annual summer break on the Balmoral estate this month, where a "gruesome" tradition could take place.

Duncan Larcombe, who wrote 'Prince Harry: The Inside Story', suggested Prince William and Kate Middleton's oldest son may join the future king for a controversial pastime long practised by the Royal Family. Mr Larcombe told Woman magazine: "The Palace has refused to comment on claims that Prince George will be initiated into one of the slightly more gruesome royal traditions this summer. The Mail on Sunday reported in 2002 that King Charles had tried to convince Tony Blair not to ban fox hunting, saying it is "natural - in that it relies entirely on man’s ancient and, indeed, romantic relationship with dogs and horses".

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