WhenQueen Elizabeth II diedon September 8, 2022, it reconfigured the entire royal family.
(Netflix’s fictionalized portrayal of the royal family through “The Crown” hasn’t hurt either!)
In September 2022, they started attending Lambrook School, a private school near Windsor.
Talk about a hectic week!
Inheriting this dukedom meant that William inherited the Duchy of Cornwall, which is famously a major cash cow.
It’s expected that William will do the same.
The duchy’s wealth trickled over to support other members of the royal family.
The duchy also covered the needs of Charles' wife, Camilla, before she became the Queen Consort.
Charles became the heir apparent at four, when Queen Elizabeth II, ascended the throne.
As such, his childhood was marked by such an intense royal duty.
This was much the same for William.
However, the shift to becoming the heir apparent is a tough one, no matter what age.
“Because it sadly means my family has moved on, and I don’t want that.”
Not an easy situation for anyone.
William will act in Charles' stead as needed, representing the crown in areas like the armed services.
In becoming the Prince of Wales, the individual actually swears an oath to the crown.
So it’s not just a position of family support it also involves an official oath.
In July 2021, George went with his parents to Wembley Stadium to watch England play in the Euro.
Royal writer Roya Nikkah told “Royal Beat” (viaE!
News): “This is an official duty for Prince George at the age of 7.
It’s lovely and happy and there’s a lot of emotion.
It’s certainly a fun way to begin!
The same went for their trips to Canada, Germany, and Poland, among other places.
He lost his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, first and foremost.
“I, however, have lost a grandmother.
And while I will grieve her loss, I also feel incredibly grateful.
With all of this change, the family attended all of the funeral events surrounding the queen’s passing.
It was a tough time for the family.
They also had to navigate their children through the grief process.
Diana aptly predicted this in her 1995 bombshellinterviewwith Martin Basher.
He asked her, “Do you think you’ll ever be Queen?”
Diana replied, “No, I don’t.”
For William and Catherine, things are different.
They present a united front, and this brings an appeal to their future as king and queen.
But always, of course, also attuned to and mindful of tradition.”
The whole appeal of Queen Elizabeth II was that she represented the traditional predictability of the crown.
With William and Catherine, people are expecting a delicate balance of tradition and adaptability.
They present as a close family with a down-to-earth appeal.
Queen Elizabeth didn’t do interviews.
I remember those were two ‘interviews’ that really weren’t.”
The late queen just had a different way of navigating the monarchy.
He farmed ecologically and used solar panels at Clarence House.
Prince William has already started championing his father’s causes.
This certainly aligns with his dad’s causes.
But William has also carried other causes to the spotlight.
He and Catherine, Princess of Wales, have made mental health a huge campaign of theirs.
That sounds like a very worthy campaign.
