Prince William is the heir to the throne and will one day inherit the keys to the kingdom.
Prince William assumed that he would be an understudy of King Charles III for many years to come; however, there is a possibility that life has other plans.
King Charles, who has been battling cancer, might be forced to abdicate in the near future. At the beginning of the year, life threw Prince William a mighty curveball in the shape of Kate Middleton‘s health crisis.
The prince has the world watching as he takes on the media that has been constantly pushing him to say and reveal more about Kate Middleton’s planned abdominal surgery and recovery process.
In the face of the ever-prying media, Prince William has made it evidently clear that he wants to keep matters private.
Sources close to Prince William have sat down with The Daily Beast to explain that he is giving the world a taste of his reign — he does what he believes is right for himself and his family, and he is unbothered by what the press and the British people want.
The family friend stated: “The newspapers are always telling the family how to run their press operations. This time—surprise surprise—they seem to think it would be a good idea for the royal family to give them more information about Kate. William isn’t a big one for doing stuff because the Daily Mail says he should.”
He is determined to ignore the noise and demands from reporters and social media users. The pal further explained: “If William has read any of this stuff, it will only make him more determined to stick to his guns and keep his wife out of the limelight while she recovers. The stuff people are writing is toxic.”
A former royal staffer, who still has friends and contacts inside the Palace, told the media outlet that Prince William has decided to teach the media a lesson — he will not be bullied into discussing a private family matter, not as heir, not as King.
The source stated: “Anyone who expects the palace to suddenly start giving lengthy updates on Kate will be disappointed. The principal aim of her being sequestered is to guard her privacy. I’m sure the press hates it because it is working. There is a really, really small bubble of people who know exactly what is going on.”
The Daily Beast asked, “if it was not reasonable for the citizens of a constitutional monarchy to worry about the health of their convalescing future queen when their future king had canceled a high-profile public appearance with 46 minutes notice”.
The friend said: “That’s total bollocks put about by the media to justify their outrage at being denied private information that would sell papers. It’s very simple. William is putting his family first. That’s what a ‘personal matter’ means.”
Prince William made it clear — case closed on the matter. The friend concluded by: “The whole world knows what’s ‘going on’ because they have actually been remarkably open: she had abdominal surgery, it went as planned, it wasn’t cancer, she is keeping to herself until after Easter, and she is doing well. ‘Case closed’ in my humble opinion.”
The Prince of Wales will be a very different kind of King.
