Queen Elizabeth II would have approved of a senior royal’s change in tactics, an expert said
would have approved of Prince William’s shift in royal tactics, a royal expert has said this week.
Over the last year, William, 42, has begun to speak more about his plans for the future,
In an explanation of this, the Prince of Wales said how he really wanted to make a difference where he could and really focus on helping people.
He said in an interview last year: “It helps impacts people’s lives and I think we could do with some more empathetic leadership around the world. So that’s what I’m trying to bring, that’s what Catherine is trying to bring as well.”
While the prince wants to take a more personal approach to the job when he becomes King, this is something one royal expert thinks the late Queen Elizabeth II would be proud of.
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!: “It’s important for the Royal Family to be in touch as much as possible with the way ordinary people feel and, as the late queen once remarked, deference can obscure the truth. In her golden wedding speech she compared the way governments and the monarchy have to judge public opinion.
“She said: ‘That consent, (of the people) or the lack of it, is expressed for you, Prime Minister, through the ballot box. It is a tough, even brutal, system but at least the message is a clear one for all to read.
“For us, a Royal Family, however, the message is often harder to read, obscured as it can be by deference, rhetoric or the conflicting currents of public opinion. But read it we must.’
“I think by deliberately cutting down on the need for deference, William is finding a clearer path to understanding public opinion. And I think his late grandmother would very much approve.”
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It read: “To the most incredible wife and mother. The strength you’ve shown over the last year has been remarkable.
“George, Charlotte, Louis and I are so proud of you. Happy Birthday, Catherine. We love you. W.”