King Charles was the most consequential and well-traveled Prince of Wales in history. From his twenties to his early 70s, Charles was always willing and eager to travel on state business and form relationships with heads of state, diplomats and royal houses. His heir, Prince William, does not feel like traveling nor does William want to learn how to be diplomatic. We’ve known that for years – William can’t or won’t read his briefing papers, William can’t or won’t travel for longer than a day or two, William can’t or won’t form lasting relationships internationally. William’s version of “being a future king” is having his staff tell everyone that he’s a big-boy global statesman who took a meeting across the street from the UN building! Well, it looks like Charles finally noticed that his heir is an idiot, and Charles wants William to basically take diplomacy lessons. All of this comes from bottom-barrel tabloids, but I do believe that Charles has noticed that William is extremely lacking across the board.
King Charles III reportedly wants to take a more hands-on approach in preparing Prince William for the throne, as concerns grow within royal circles about his readiness for the diplomatic demands of kingship.
According to insiders, King Charles has urged Prince William to refine his approach to leadership and focus on strengthening his diplomatic instincts. The King reportedly believes his heir must evolve into a “true diplomat,” especially as tensions within the royal family continue to shape public perception.
Sources told “Radar Online” that William has been encouraged to seek guidance and structured support to better prepare for the complexities of the role he will eventually inherit. The emphasis, insiders claim, lies in helping him navigate high-pressure situations, manage responses, and engage with global leaders more strategically.
A royal insider shared, “The message coming from the top is that he needs to become a true diplomat, someone who can rise above personal grievances and think strategically about the monarchy’s future.”
The situation reportedly ties closely to William’s ongoing estrangement from his brother Prince Harry, which insiders say remains a point of concern for King Charles. The King allegedly sees unity within the family as essential to maintaining stability within the monarchy.
Another source added that King Charles no longer believes the situation will resolve itself naturally. Instead, he has made it clear that William must prioritize the institution over personal feelings and adopt a broader, more measured perspective.
Palace aides suggest that the focus now centers on long-term preparation, ensuring William can represent the monarchy with composure and strategic clarity on the global stage. While he shares his father’s passion for issues like climate change, King Charles reportedly wants him to express those views in ways that foster cooperation rather than conflict. Ultimately, insiders say the King’s stance reflects a desire to equip his successor with the discipline and adaptability required to lead in an increasingly complex world.
As I said, while the sourcing on this is questionable, the actual story is completely believable. As in, I 100% believe that Charles is extremely concerned about William’s lack of preparedness, William’s toxic immaturity, and William’s inability to go anywhere without tripping over his d–k. These kinds of lessons should have been a huge part of William’s heir training for the past two decades. But Charles probably did think “it will sort itself out.” Instead, the soon-to-be 44-year-old heir to the throne is obsessed with screaming, crying and throwing up about his brother, to the point where William can’t even function as an empty suit who just shows up to the events he needs to attend. I’m still stuck on the fact that William and Kate didn’t even bother to show up for the 80th anniversary of V-J Day last year.
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- WINDSOR, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 03: King Charles III (second right) and Queen Camilla (R) with the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender with Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince Of Wales (far left) as they watch a military procession during the ceremonial welcome for the state visit to the UK at Windsor Castle on December 03, 2025 in Windsor, England. The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, accompanied by Ms. Elke Büdenbender, are paying a State Visit to the United Kingdom as the guests of Their Majesties The King and Queen. The visit is the first from Germany in 27 years and will be marked with ceremonial visits, an address to the UK parliament and a banquet.,Image: 1056240126, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Carl Court/Avalon
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- Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales and Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales arrive to attend a State Banquet at Windsor Castle in Windsor, on December 3, 2025, the first day of a three day state visit by the German President. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier received a ceremonial welcome to Britain Wednesday as his state visit got into full swing — the first by Germany’s official head of state in 27 years.,Image: 1056322236, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: CARLOS JASSO/Avalon
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- 09/02/2026. Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The Prince of Wales during a private tour of UNESCO World Heritage Site, At-Turaif. The Prince received a private tour of the historical site, led by Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His Royal Highness last met the Crown Prince on his inward visit to London in 2018.,Image: 1073489311, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: © Kensington Palace. This image is free for use but may only be used for news or editorial reporting purposes. This image must NOT be used for any commercial or other use, save for news or editorial reporting and cannot be altered or amended in any manner or form whatsoever. All rights reserved., Model Release: no, Credit line: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace/Avalon
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- The Prince and Princess of Wales during the ceremonial welcome for President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, on day one of his state visit to the UK. Picture date: Wednesday March 18, 2026.,Image: 1084068186, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Aaron Chown/Avalon
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- 18/03/2026. Windsor, UK. The Prince and Princess of Wales greet The President and First Lady, on behalf of The King, at the Fairmont Hotel Windsor. Their Royal Highnesses travelled with The President and First Lady to Datchet Road, Windsor, where The President and First Lady received a Ceremonial Welcome.,Image: 1084135391, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: © Kensington Palace. This image is free for use but may only be used for news or editorial reporting purposes. This image must NOT be used for any commercial or other use, save for news or editorial reporting and cannot be altered or amended in any manner or form whatsoever. All rights reserved., Model Release: no, Credit line: Pete Maclaine/Avalon
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- The Prince of Wales viewing military hardware with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, Mariusz Blaszczak, during a visit to the 3rd Brigade Territorial Defence Force base, in Rzeszow, Poland, that has been heavily involved in providing support to Ukraine. Featuring: Prince William Where: Rzeszow, Poland When: 22 Mar 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Prince of Wales arrives to meet Estonian troops at Tapa Camp and thank them for their support they have provided to the British army in Estonia on the second day of his visit to Estonia Featuring: William, Prince of Wales Where: Tapa, Estonia When: 21 Mar 2025 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, Mercian Regiment attends a handover ceremony between the Royal Dragoon Guards and the Mercian Regiment to highlight a transfer of authority at Tapa Camp. on the second day of his visit to Estonia Featuring: William, Prince of Wales Where: Tapa, Estonia When: 21 Mar 2025 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, the Army Air Corps (AAC), during a visit to Wattisham Flying Station, Suffolk Featuring: William, Prince of Wales Where: Wattisham, United Kingdom When: 04 Jun 2025 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Prince of Wales (left) poses for a photograph with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on a tour of the Unesco World Heritage Site At-Turaif Diriyah in Diriyah, during his visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Featuring: Prince William, His Royal Highness, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, MBS Where: Diriyah, Saudi Arabia When: 09 Feb 2026 Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- The Prince of Wales speaks with students during a visit to an environmentally sustainable urban regeneration programme at Sports Boulevard in Riyadh, on day two of his visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Featuring: Prince William, Prince of Wales Where: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia When: 10 Feb 2026 Credit: Isabel Infantes/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, (right) meets with soldiers of the 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment and family members following their six-month deployment to Estonia, during a visit to Bulford Camp, Wiltshire. Featuring: William, Prince of Wales – Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment Where: Salisbury, United Kingdom When: 26 Mar 2026 Credit: Justin Tallis/PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
That photo with mbs is just weird. Both look like they would rather be anywhere else. Yikes
Idk man, if Charles is just now noticing this….that doesn’t speak well of Charles. Yeah he thought it would sort itself out…but that was a massive assumption to make. And it’s pretty late in the fucking game to be doing something about it now but hey best of luck in that.
My thoughts exactly.. but is is about time that Willy’s is held accountable in the press even if it’s these types of publications because it’s all obvious to outsiders.
Fully agree.
Why isn’t William being held accountable in the press? And, remember, we’re talking about the £23m per annum man. Let’s see some real work, some dedication.
Charles is a petty and vain man. He didn’t want to be outshined by his heir so he put him on the back bench and now that has come back to haunt him. Charles is as much at fault as William.
I think they have been trying. There’s a reason for the revolving door of experts at KP. Do we really think it was William’s idea to hire a diplomacy expert to turn him into a global diplomat? And how long did that guy last? One failed speech about peace in the Middle East? Elizabeth took William literally in hand to show him how things are done after that Tartan tour debacle. And how many teachers, tutors and instructors has he had over the years?
When people say that William won’t/can’t read his briefings, that means briefings have been specially written for him to read, understand and use. They’re trying, but he won’t.
I mean even with questionable sourcing, this is all obviously true but also too late. The time to take this seriously and to buckle down with William and Kate was 10 to 12 years ago. Instead of letting them ” settle in”, they should have been forcing him to go on all the trips that Sophie and Edward do and they made Harry do as the spare, when they still had financial control over him ( I know that sounds terrible but it is what it is).
I know that the issue back then, was that William would threaten to quit, and hindsight is 20/20, but so what? It had to be clear and apparent to the people that had either worked with him, worked for him, or were related to him at that point that if he had to earn his own living he would have sunk immediately. Same thing with his never having had a job wife. They should have called their bluff. It’s too late now though, he’s the heir, his father has cancer which may or may not be terminal, and he’s getting millions of dollars per year, and squirreling away millions more with shady dealings.
William was never going to quit. He’s been lusting after the duchy money since he first found out how the system works.
Nor would he ever quit and give the money, power, and position to Harry. He wanted the power and money to control his younger brother forever.
He doesn’t want the work that goes with the job, but he loves the power, control, and money. He’d never give that up.
William is toxic, selfish, lazy, and clueless. The BRF has known it since he was a toddler but they’re all ostriches.
The fact that Philip was diagnosed with something serious in 2013 and still didn’t retire until 4 years later because William backed out on taking on full time duties was the biggest mistake.
KP was given to them for the express purpose of working full time. William had finished his time with the RAF and the plan was to have a London base with room for future kids for the engagements. Instead he finds the part time chopper job and kate is pregnant with George and they hide out until Philip forces their hand in 2017 and just announces he’s retiring at 95.
The Queen and Charles placated William way too much. How many Easter services and commonwealth services were skipped by William because of nonsense reasons. William only stepped up a tiny bit when Harry and Meghan got very popular during the Oceania tour. And even the. Most of what he has done is brief against them. With help from Kate.
I looked up dates.
Early 2014 was the estate management training at Cambridge that he never completed.
Also in 2014, a year of helo training for EAAA co-pilot gig. He’s never had complete training or qualified for full pilot.
2015-2017 pretending to work for EAAA. Getting called out for claiming he couldn’t work more either for EAAA or for Royals.
7+ million spent on apartment 1A. They demanded an occupied space that wasnt offered and refused smaller spaces that were offered. Millions spent on anmer hall, excuse being EAAA gig. Except he was closer to the base at KP than anmer.
And of course the ongoing affair with rose, during most of the time at anmer.
Thanks, @irisrose. Those are eye-opening.
The other important date is 2017 – when Phillip retired like Nic pointed out – but I can’t remember specifically when he announced that. Anyway, 2017 was billed as William and Kate finally being full time royals. That was their year. They moved into KP full time (albeit briefly and with long weekends and breaks at Anmer) and George was enrolled at St Thomas’s Battersea.
Then Kate announced she was pregnant with Louis and that was that. I think my reaction at the time(maybe on here, maybe somewhere else) was something like “my god she is really never going to work is she?”
and now its 2026 and nope, she’s never going to work.
but the time to handle all this was back when they got married. We had the “malta lie” where they insisted they were allowed to not work because something something Malta. And even when they worked it was limited and short engagements. Their foreign trips were always more about vacations than anything else.
I dont know if there was a way to fix their laziness. But it certainly isnt going to change now.
The Philip situation stood out to me too back in the day. Even not knowing about cancer he was in his 90s and had had other health issues. He obviously liked being busy and active but it was equally apparent that William and Kate were content to keep lazying around and being outworked by an elderly ailing man. The fact that even that couldn’t get them off their asses said everything that needed to be said.
It seems like all these years Charles and the institution allowed William not to finish his military trainings, not to go on tours, skip out on church events, not read briefings, not learn languages of countries he would be head of, and all the times William messed up but the royals covered up for him by offering Harry to the press “like a pudding” to protect Willy — well, it turns out that Charles WAS teaching William.
He was teaching him, not what he ought to learn to prepare him for his future role, but how to get away with failure. William learned all the wrong things: like no matter what he did, or what duty he failed to do, someone would cover up for him. If he was too busy having fun to observe how to be diplomatic, he didn’t have to fear because the British media would come swooping in and call him a “global statesman” with no evidence to show for it. When things with Kate get too sticky, just get another home; not to worry, the press will label it as “a new forever home.” Charles was right after all, things have “sorted themselves out” with William.
The heir is unprepared and unwilling. Sounds like a great reason to abolish the monarchy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Frankly I don’t think Charles is a good diplomat either, so none of this is surprising. I don’t think anyone in the commonwealth feels loyalty to Chuck or Wills in the way they felt loyalty to the Queen. If it wasn’t going to require such a massive rebuilding of the UK’s constitution (which I believe is mostly unwritten?) I think having a royal head of state could be abolished under either one’s reign.
As a poster wrote on another thread, they could start immediately with the funding. Remove all funding for security for their lavish holidays.
Remove the duchies from Windsor control. Rip open the funding, get everything back from offshore, and put them on a strict budget like the other European monarchies.
Most of what the windsors claim belongs to them is stolen taxpayer wealth. Do thorough historical investigation and prove it.
Ex. sandringham and balmoral were purchased with taxpayer funds. Sell them. Or have govt take them over and run them for the benefit of taxpayers.
The Windsors can fulfill their role from one apartment per ‘working royal’ in Buck House. If they refuse the deal? They can go earn enough to pay for their own home purchases and ALL of their own security.
This is the way and what I think is likely to happen. I don’t see the monarchy ending anytime soon. But I see its funding greatly reduced, the monarch being given a strict salary, one or two houses (Buckingham and Windsor maybe, or buckingham and Sandringham with Windsor open even more fully to tourists.) And that would be that. Maybe the direct heir is given an allowance but that’s it.
and as part of that the monarch will be expected to work. Right now too much is left up to what a royal wants to do.
Sandringham and Balmoral were not purchased with stolen taxpayer funds. The government used to vote on an annuity for the royals apart from the monarch and heir. That’s an official legislative payment. You may as well say government employees stole taxpayer funds. Albert used his funds to buy Balmoral since the 1760 Civil List Act meant that any property bought by the Monarch would become part of the Crown Estate. It was necessary to then pass the Balmoral Estates Act in 1852 to confirm the legality of the purchase and to allow Victoria, rather than the Prince of Wales as male heir, to inherit Balmoral following Albert’s death. People don’t have to like it and are free to change it for the future but that’s it.
Meredith: I think to clear what belongs to whom will be the problem. The screamers that the royals give so much to the country via the crown estate is they want the public to believe it belongs to the king.
As German I can say last year in 2025 the state and the Hohenzollern found an agreement about paintings etc.
The wrong brother and the wrong woman are in line for the throne and everyone knows it. It isn’t subtle. The contrast between WanK and Meghan and Harry is INSANE. Living in the US, if I could vote for Harry and Meghan for president I would. I can’t imagine being in the UK and having this breath of fresh air, charity, warmth, and intelligence *so close* to the throne but getting a deranged man-child and empty vessel instead. (oh wait….I *can* relate….it happend here in 2024 when we didn’t elect the most qualified person to ever run for president and instead got what we got…..excuse me while I run off to sob and throw up)
Ha ha – nice save there at the end.
At least our deranged man-child and empty vessel wife combo will be gone in 1025 days!
The UK will be yoked with theirs for much longer.
Charles should have been dealing with preparing scooter 20 years ago
QEII met with Bill weekly for decades. She’s not blameless here.
Yes, those “teas” he had with her. he paid no attention to what she said, and she did not “test” him on the lessons.
You’re way way too late Chuckles to try to teach your dimwit incompetent heir anything!! The heir thinks he is smarter than everyone else!!
Anyone who pays attention knows this William fellow is a dimwit, has zero charisma, zero empathy and is a rage aholic. Just another entitled prick.
I noticed a lot of throne heirs get ready for their crowns as soon as they come out of diapers. The twin prince and princess of Monaco was at the official papal visit with Pope Leo XIV this past weekend in Monaco. They received the popenat the princely palace. The twins did the required bow and courtesy and received did the required bow and they are 11. William had 25 years and counting to prepare to sit in the coronation throne and he squandered it. And it looks like George is not being prepared either.
If any of this is true (the parts about William absolutely are, that’s been clear as a sunny day for years, but the Charles caring part) it is, at most, lip service. The ‘hey I tried’ when William causes everything to crash and burn because, let’s face it, Charles won’t be around to deal with any of the aftermath. There is no way Charles is abdicating so the only way William gets the job is when his father shuffles off this mortal coil.
Yeah, this is too little, too late.
The cake is baked for William and it’s rancid. He’s a fully formed adult. Have fun with your next king, England!
Or vote to change the laws and end the monarchy with Charles. Before william can inherit anything including the stolen wealth.
Obviously RO is not a reliable source but I do think there probably is a lot of concern amongst the men in grey suits and others who benefit from the continuation of the monarchy. William is going to do the absolute bare minimum and no one will be able to change that. George is going to inherit the duchy money at a very young age and I don’t see how anyone will be able to make him do anything he doesn’t want to. I think William’s recent financial moves are to ensure that Charlotte and Louis have their own independent wealth. Anne won’t be around forever. Even with Sophie and Edward there is no guaranteed decades of good health. The future is pretty grim.
This is to @Downfall Watcher, you made me laugh out loud!!!! Quite an accomplishment, these days. Oy vey.
I am very glad to do so! 🙂 We need all the laughter we can get!
If they would face facts they would acknowledge that their future king is a rancid mess and incapable of ruling for the British people. If they faced facts they would realize they need to find a legal way to bypass him as heir. If they don’t face facts they will get the disaster they tried to ignore.
These concerns should’ve been growing for decades now. He’s an incompetent, dull, arrogant goof.
{ Another source added that King Charles no longer believes the situation will resolve itself naturally.}
Yeah, we know they were banking on it ‘resolving’ by Harry and Meghan splitting up and him coming home alone. That’s what the institution had been so sure of. That’s why they gave that one year window and used the press to ratchet up pressure. But it’s been 6 years and it hasn’t worked and Charles is on borrowed time to sort it out.
Wilbur really is the ultimate make over project isn’t he? Middle-aged, crumpled, slovenly and unprepared, maybe even unwashed and somewhat whiffy? Everything needs working on really, I mean how long have we realistically got because dude needs a total reboot? Has he even got the basics: willing to wash, shave show up sober and be polite to other people!? Is there any kind facility for unwilling princes who need transformation from dim clod to adept diplomat?
I mean I think the courtiers are still holding out hope that Harry comes to his senses and leaves his family for a return to royal life. That’s why nothing has been done to better prepare William. Harry was supposed to be there to support William as King aka do the royal tours and the royal engagements while William works on his red boxes. They always knew that William was incompetent and a lightweight. Harry was supposed to cover up those failings.
Knowing that, the BRF and the press obviously should have treated Harry and his wife with respect and kindness no? The BRF did this to themselves and no one in their right mind should expect the Sussexes to return to save that rotten and racist institution run by a rotten and racist family members and their Royal Rota. Cry more!
It’s quite something that in that photo of William with MBS, Mr. Bonesaw looks relatively authoritative and William looks like… he’s the concierge and someone has left him to sort out a very important guest.
The comments about William’s relationship to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Church of England should rightly have scared the pants off Charles and the palace, if not the entire British government. If William is comfortable letting it out that he will outright reject any person or institution that has anything to do with Harry, he will detonate the British monarchy. Charles’s legacy will be that he preceded le deluge. No one will remember him for anything good.
The BRF have a problem of their own making. Charles encouraged the laziness for years because it prevented W&K from overshadowing him and getting all the positive press (which he was upset with Diana about), and he didn’t parent the boy or the man so the bad habits and attitude have been allowed to grow unchecked from single digits into his 40s…
Yeah it was never going to resolve itself. And the reason it’s such a problem now is because it’s even more glaringly obvious when the other son is such a natural and the press gets their clickbait by always flagging up a comparison with H&M. Let the comeuppance continue!!!
How bad are things behind the scenes? Wilbur has been announced for Easter service attendance so no hiding behind the sofa this year. Has someone seen the light that Wilbur can’t treat his people like Chappelle Roan’s body guard ill treated that 11 year old girl? I suspect they’re been panicking that Wilbur ‘s chronic ineptitude is going to rock the gravy boat for everyone at the Firm.
Didnt he throw a tantrum about being sent to the pope’s funeral because he had to miss an Aston Villa game?
Andwhen he did turnup he wore blue not black?!
I’m still stuck on William not even taking a sip of the coffee Kate made during a public outing to be polite.
What the hell will he do when a foreign leader offers him food, drink, of clothing he does not care for? Reject it?
He’d be following keens lead. Kate refused unicef peanut paste on an early trip to Denmark. Deliberately setting off false pregnancy rumors.
Kate not knowing he doesn’t drink coffee anymore. Telling.
Seriously, has anyone ever investigated whether William is dyslexic or has some other learning disability that makes reading difficult? From everything I’ve heard about him I wouldn’t be surprised if he never addressed it (if his teachers even noticed or cared) because it would mean admitting vulnerability.
I’ve always wondered if Willy has ADHD. It’s perfectly possible to have a rewarding career with ADHD; you just need a strong work ethic and to develop organizational skills. (I know someone who, with as-yet-undiagnosed severe ADHD, got into one of the top 3 US universities.) And hyperfocus is a thing.
But Willy also suffers from terminal arrogance and terminal laziness.
There’s rumors of a TBI he got at 8-10 (don’t remember the age) from getting hit on the head with a golf club. I think that explains a lot of the lack of emotional control or maturity. Charles and the men in gray thinking he would outgrow it is par for the course.
That was my theory too, but there’s video of him being intensely competitive with Harry years previously. He’s just an entitled little shit and always has been. Let’s look at the root word for “entitled.” Huh.
Although, I’m sure the golf club injury didn’t help.
It was a big deal at the time, for sure. But I think he was born that way. He really did get the worst part of both of his parents. Including his mum being bumped off by the firm.
If he did abdicate (he won’t) then young George would be king and someone would have to be the regent. Harry isn’t going to do it. Why would he?
It can’t be Andrew! He’s both horrible and unqualified.
Who would they get? Edward? Anne?
Anne is probably the best qualified but she’s getting up in years.
It’s quite the conundrum.
For Harry to be king there would have to be a disastrous heli crash. Which is unlikely.
The leftovers are just going to have to sort it out somehow! I’ll be sitting over here with my popcorn and rosé.
@kaiser not thread jacking. Will you do another post about the new rumors of william being forced into therapy?
William doesn’t have to change, he will be king no matter what. That’s how monarchies work, and that why they’re a stupid institution.
“I am told that the heir to the throne, Prince William, is preoccupied with the built-in risk of primogeniture’s cruelty. He is determined that his second- and third-born children, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, are well-prepared and well-financed for independent lives and will not fall into the same cycle of thwarted freedom. ”
This explains the above copy and pasted comment……
Wilbur gets the King title and a lot more duchy income when he inherits. Does he get to keep them if he refuses to work full time and do red boxes? My question is can he continue to “shape” the job as he sees fit or continue to shirk any duties he doesn’t fancy? The Times and Fail are already asking questions about his commitment. No amount of PR can gloss over a total refusal to cover the basics once he’s King. This is 2026 and we have social media: King Wilbur who is king in name only, is kidding himself that he can continue coasting as king. He’s paid far too much not to have to justify himself by being front and centre once he’s King because there is no one else to hide behind.
There are no conditions as to access to the duchy’s income, if present precedence remains in place it will be based on his title(s), not work ethic or lack of ….
He doesn’t want to change. The man needs therapy and anger management. He was told from birth he’s never wrong so there’s that mess going on and he’s in competition with his brother who he knows has a better life and everyone loves. He expected that adoration from the populace and family and it’s driving him insane.
How can you be a diplomat when you never pick a side??? Charles is shallow and thinks he’s deep and William is the same way. They have the title and say the right words (Charles anyway) but they’re about as deep as a puddle of saliva. Honestly, I think William got away from not be forced to do anything because they’re all terrified of his tantrums.
The thing is, none of it really matters. He gets the job anyway, regardless of how stupid, lazy, unpopular, angry, aggressive and charmless he is. (Not to mention whatever it is the press are sitting on about him, which we occasionally get hints of).
The consequences are just that we end up with a really bad king. And the way things are going, that could hasten the end of the monarchy. Or at least hasten us to a position where they are severely curtailed and their enormous wealth returned to the nation – which is probably the best we could hope for.