William and Catherine use Netmums for tips

Britain’s Prince William and Duchess Catherine are fans of parenting website Netmums.

The royal couple, who has a seven-month-old son, Prince George, revealed they often pick up tips from the website, which has helped millions of new mums and dads to share their experiences.

William, 31, awarded the three businesswomen behind the site, Siobhan Freegard, Cathy Court and Sally Russell, with OBEs yesterday (04.03.14) who said they were ”bowled over” by the royal’s support for the online forum.

According to MailOnline, Sally, 46, said: ”He said he and Kate used it and so did their friends.

”He said how much it’s needed and how important it is. I talked to him about how isolated families feel these days and he gave me a knowing nod.

”I get the feeling that they’re just normal parents who sit there Googling things like breast feeding issues just like the rest of us.”

The founders, who met at a toddler group in Harrow, north west London, launched the website in 2000 and it has since become a huge success with 6.2 million unique users every month and 151 local sites serving areas across the UK.

Sally added: ”Netmums has created a ‘movement’, giving mums a voice at a time in their lives when women often feel disempowered. Because of our work post natal depression is no longer a shameful secret but something parents talk about openly.”