Prince William
In the shadow of a strong woman – which he does better than Charles
Julia Todorinc
When they appear together, all eyes and cameras are on his wife. The heir to the throne becomes number two. This was already the case with William’s parents Charles and Diana.
Wherever she is, flashes of flashes and screams of joy are guaranteed. In recent years, Princess Kate (42) has fought her way to the top of the popularity scale of the British royal family, virtually unrivaled. Your short-term competitor Meghan (42)? Long since fled across the pond. Also because the constant comparisons with Kate bothered her and she felt disadvantaged. But even Kate’s husband, Prince William (41), sometimes seems a little lost when he stands next to his famous wife at official appointments.
Which outrageously expensive designers does she wear? What style did she choose for her hair? And isn’t that jewelry from Queen Elizabeth II (†96)? Britain’s current heir to the throne becomes a minor matter. But if you believe nobility experts like Roya Nikkhah (53) from the Sunday Times, William actually feels quite comfortable in his supporting role. “William is delighted that people are getting excited about Catherine. I’ve heard him talking about Catherine’s work and how excited he is about it and he loves that it’s getting traction,” the journalist said on the show. The Royal Beat” by True Royalty TV.
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Prince William has learned from King Charles’ mistakes
The reason for the 41-year-old’s modesty seems more than obvious: after all, he also benefits from his wife’s popularity.
But where does the Prince of Wales’ foresight and modesty come from? He probably just wants to do better than his father did back then. King Charles III (74) is said to have had a much harder time dealing with the fact that his wife was constantly stealing the show in public during his marriage to Princess Diana († 36). Roya Nikkhah knows: “Charles was always very upset when Diana overshadowed him, which was the case all the time.” How much Diana suffered from this jealousy is also known and her eldest son William may have noticed it at the time. This is probably why he wants to do better than his father once did and support Kate, who – like Diana – was not born into her royal role.
It was not without reason that William once promised his parents-in-law Carole (68) and Michael Middleton (74) that he would always support Kate as his wife. He knows exactly what a huge sacrifice Kate has made – namely putting her entire life in the service of the crown – and is proud of her transformation into the figurehead of the British monarchy.
As a stay-at-home daddy, he puts the family first
And the 41-year-old has learned one more thing from his famous mother: When it comes down to it, he puts everything else aside for the family. While his father Charles and his siblings were naturally sent away to nannies when the Queen had to go on foreign trips, Diana fought in the 1980s to be able to have her two sons with her as often as possible.
And now that his wife won’t be able to attend appointments for months due to an operation, he’s not trying to draw public attention to himself in order to collect sympathy points in her absence. On the contrary, William has also canceled all appointments in order to be there for their children Prince George (10), Princess Charlotte (8) and Prince Louis (5). Because joint trips to the park or driving services to children’s birthdays – all the parenting tasks that no British monarch or heir to the throne before him would have ever taken time for – are completely natural for William. A wonderfully normal and modern family man.
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