Prince William and Kate Middleton are the future of the monarchy but it seems they have been causing problems with royal aides behind closed doors.
Kate and William have reportedly been ‘frustrating’ royal staff(Image: Oli Scarff – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Prince William and Kate Middleton may be the future King and Queen but it’s been hinted that palace staff are growing increasingly tired of their insistence to do things their own way. The Prince and Princess of Wales are the two most popular royals amongst the public but behind closed doors, it seems things do not run as smoothly.
William and Kate’s apparent reluctance towards official royal duties has previously been reported on in the media. While it was understandable for the Prince of Wales to step back temporarily from royal duties in 2024 when Kate was undergoing her cancer treatment, there were already whispers of her being dubbed as a part-time royal long by staff long before her health emergency.
It was also noted that William still regularly managed to find time for his personal interests, like travelling to Germany for the Euros and South Africa for his Earthshot Prize. Mum-of-three Kate is now gradually returning to her duties but remains committed to being a devoted hands-on mother to their three kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Meanwhile, William had to be told on his father, King Charles’ orders to attend Pope Francis’ funeral earlier this year, the Scottish Daily Express reports.
Prince William and Kate are hands-on parents(Image: Jonathan Brady – Pool/Getty Images))
According to Camilla Tominey, associate editor of The Telegraph, the Waleses’ are “under growing pressure to up their workload”.
There are concerns amongst royal staff that the couple “may be spending too much time with their immediate family instead of supporting the ‘Firm’.”
Camilla hints that this makes a reconciliation between William and his younger brother Prince Harry unlikely.
The Duke of Sussex relocated to California in 2020 with his wife Meghan Markle and deeply upset his brother with a series of bombshell claims and royal secrets about the monarchy in his tell all memoir Spare.
Harry took aim at his older brother in his 2023 memoir, accusing him of confronting him in a dispute over former Suits actress Meghan.
William is thought to be a significant obstacle in the way of the Duke of Sussex reconciling with the rest of the Firm including his father King Charles, but Tominey suggests the heir has become less heated on the subject.
However, she adds that his change in attitude is unlikely to facilitate any sort of meeting.
She reiterates that making amends with Harry is “low down their list of priorities” and that while William is “no longer as angry as he was,” friends maintain there is “no way back” for Harry and the “prevailing attitude is – let sleeping dogs lie”.
Meanwhile, William recently urged world leaders to “think big” to protect the ocean, as he delivered a moving speech in Monaco after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday.
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William was speaking at the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF) about ocean conservation at the Grimaldi Forum in the principality on Sunday.
He told the audience: “Rising sea temperatures, plastic pollution and overfishing are putting pressure on these fragile ecosystems and on the people and communities who depend most upon them.
“What once seemed an abundant resource is diminishing before our eyes. We all stand to be impacted. And we are all responsible for change – both negative and positive. But there remains time to turn this tide.”