Prince William has decided that if he has it, he will flaunt it — his statesmanship card, that is.
The competition between Prince Harry and his older brother, Prince William, will be on full display next month.
In the middle of their ongoing rift, Prince William has decided to step on Prince Harry’s territory and his toes while at it with this trip to New York in September.
It has been eight years since Prince William has been in the United States, and he has decided to return with a bang.
The heir to the throne will be doing what Prince Harry does but on a bigger stage while enjoying a brighter spotlight.
Prince William is set to meet with a series of high-profile politicians and philanthropists to promote his upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony.
Prince William is also expected to wow his audience with a speech that is focused on climate change and those who are working hard to combat it.
It will be a repeat of Prince Harry’s roaring speech at the UN in honor of Nelson Mandela with more fanfare and weight because Prince William will be representing Queen Elizabeth II in an official capacity.
Many royal experts and watchers say that Prince William made the move as a way to impose himself as the true royal, the future King who is doing the real work of attempting to save the planet, highlighting important charity works, and finding solutions to world problems.
Prince William’s trips to New York and Boston are also creating more tension with his brother, who is set to publish a tell-all book, a month after Meghan Markle‘s podcast where she has been speaking her mind and dropping truth bombs.
Royal author Daniela Elsa had this to say on the matter via News.au: “That William is now undertaking a New York climate event of his very own, and with all the opportunities to flaunt his statesman credentials, may well only inflame family tensions further. Whether entirely coincidental or not, this all feels like William not so much treading on his younger brother’s toes but enthusiastically clog dancing over Harry’s bare feet.”
The royal commentator concluded by saying that Prince William’s American tour, Prince Harry’s memoir, and his upcoming visit to London and Germany with Meghan Markle are all the ingredients for an explosive year-end for the royals.
She said: “Between the Sussexes descending on London, William launching himself on the US market, and the mystery of Harry’s book all nearly simultaneously bubbling away, are things about to reach the boiling point?”
Some royal experts believe that Prince William is using the visits to the US to clean up the disastrous and humiliating Caribbean tour with Kate Middleton, where they were forced to look at racism and slavery in the eye.
