Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis 'will not be exempt from national service', a royal expert has said.
Speaking on the Mail+'s weekly royal show Palace Confidential, the Editor at Large for the Mail on Sunday, Charlotte Griffiths, said she believed the royal family would view the service as 'a rite of passage'.
The proposed plans unveiled by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak means 18-year-olds would be forced to carry out a form of national service if the Tories win the upcoming General Election.
If Mr Sunak has his way, 18-year-olds will be forced to either taketake part in a full-time placement in the armed forces for 12 months or spend one weekend a month for a year volunteering in their community.
And according to Griffiths, the Prince and Princess of Wales's children, who are 10, nine and six years old, will be no exception to the rule.
Pictured: Charlotte Griffiths,Editor at Large for the Mail on Sunday, said the royal children will 'not be exempt' from national service
Prince George (second left), Prince Louis (centre) and Princess Charlotte (right), leaving after the Royal Carols - Together At Christmas service at Westminster Abbey in London
George, 10, would be the first young royal to be involved when he turns 18 in July 2031, followed a year later by Charlotte, nine, and three years later by Louis, six.
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie also have young children who would be eligible to take part once they reach the age of 18, as well as Prince Edward's son James, 16.
Griffiths said that she thought 'it would be a really nice way to introduce royals to working royal life'.
'This whole thing is a bit of a hypothetical date but I don't think would because the royal family have a longstanding policy of being down to earth and doing as the general population do.'
'I think the young royals would like to do it actually.
'I would love to see them, I'd love to see Princess Charlotte one day when she's 18 doing some military service or volunteering for the NHS ward. It would be great.'
Under Mr Sunak's new scheme, 18-year-old would be expected to choose between military service or voluntary work which could also include other forms of service including charity and community work such as helping local fire, police and ambulance services.
The most recent form of compulsory national service in the UK was abolished in 1960, and required all physically fit male British citizens aged between 18 and 26 to serve in the armed forces.
Pictured one from the left: Richard Kay, Editor at Large and the Daily Mail agreed and said: 'we can confidentially expect that George and Louis, at some stage, will do some form of military service'
Griffiths, pictured, said that she thought ‘it would be a really nice way to introduce young royals to working royal life'
Richard Kay, Editor at Large and the Daily Mail agreed and said: 'we can confidentially expect that George and Louis, at some stage, will do some form of military service.
'Prince William did, Prince Harry did and of course the King did. I think it is a tradition that will continue.'
Prince George (left), Prince Louis (centre) and Princess Charlotte (right) pictured during the Trooping the Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade, as King Charles III celebrates his first official birthday since becoming sovereign
The royal expert added that he thought they 'would have to do it if it was a national scheme' and further that it would 'be good for them.'
The royals do have a longstanding history with the military with the King having servedin both the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976. Charles is presently the head of the armed forces.
In a poll of MailOnline readers, 85 per cent said they believe royal family members should have to carry out national service.
It comes after Foreign Office minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan suggested that George, Charlotte and Louis would be expected to do National Service alongside regular teenagers when they turn 18.
The Conservative MP said 'the vast majority of our young people' would be expected to turn out for the mandatory programme under Mr Sunak's election proposal.
However, it's clear that some will be exempt from the potential plan asa cabinet minister revealedEngland football players will be exempt from national service duties.
When Work and Pensions Secretary, Mel Stride, waspressed on whether professional English footballers could fall into the exempt category, he said: 'Yes absolutely.'
He added: 'We would have to recognise there are some circ*mstances where there would need to be some form of exemptions.'
