Prince William released an “unprecedented” statement following his and Kate Middleton’s royal Caribbean tour. Royal experts believe that this may have “irritated” Prince Charles.
Cheat Sheet said that the assertions emerged from an engagement among royal commentators and experts on Mail Plus’ “Palace Confidential” show. As noted, the future King had to “put up with the spotlight,” adding that “it has been a frustrating few years for him.”
Richard Eden, also, stated that the Duke of Cambridge, as well as his aides, “were sort of forgetting that he is not the next King.” Richard Kay, then, responded that the statement “must have been ‘incredibly irritating’ for [Prince] Charles.’”
Prince William and Kate Middleton recently had their week-long royal tour in the Caribbean. In concluding the trip, the royal-born Prince released an official statement, which has since been deemed as “unprecedented.”
He said that the tour had brought into sharper focus “questions about the past and the future.” He consequently pointed out that he and the Duchess of Cambridge are “committed to service,” adding that it is about “not telling people what to do” as it is about “serving and supporting them in whatever way they think best.”
The Duke of Cambridge, later on, concluded that “who the Commonwealth chooses to lead its family in the future” is not what is on his mind. He explained that “what matters” to them is the “potential the Commonwealth family has to create a better future for the people who form it.”
Meanwhile, royal biographer Angela Levin had a different view about the eldest Wales prince’s statement. Instead of claiming that Prince William might have irritated Prince Charles, she believes he took a “dig” at his brother, Prince Harry.
Levin specifically highlighted the part of the statement, wherein the Duke of Cambridge emphasized: “not telling people what to do.” She asserted that it appears to be a “dig” at the Duke of Sussex, who has campaigned for various causes since leaving his position as a working royal.
In other related reports, sources, also, alleged that Prince Charles felt “annoyed” at Prince William after their schedules “clashed” amid the royal tours. As it happened, the Prince of Wales and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, were in Ireland for a visit while the Cambridges were in the Caribbean, according to Geo News.
The outlet explained that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ended up “overshadowing” the next King and Queen Consort. The same insiders, then, added that Ireland is one of the “most important relationships,” thus, “there was a little consternation over the timing to say the least.”