The dos and don'ts of meeting new school mums for the first time
What’s the etiquette when you meet a fellow mum from your child’s school for the first time? When that happened to Kate Middleton, whose son George starts pre-prep in September, she stuck to a cheery, ‘I may see you at the school gates!’ Predicable, perhaps - but sometimes it’s wise to play safe because these people will be in your life for a very long time.
Here’s how to score top marks from those early encounters…