Will also has the knowledge of how long his dad waited, and he is not wanting to live a similar situation. He wants to have control. And what Willy wants, Willy gets so far.
Also it’s the dumbest thing that the media lauds Will for putting his wife and kids ahead of “the crown” while vilifying Harry for doing the same thing. Hmm can’t qwite figure out why the double standard.
Watching the hope for Williams rule is kinda like watching a car crash in slow motion. All the signs are there that regardless of how good of a King William is, it can never and will never be what so many people expect. I see a dangerously insecure man grudgingky dragging his feet while being lead to a jury he cannot sway.
Maybe there is someone out there who could save the monarchy, tho parts of me doubt it. What I know for sure tho is that William won't be the one. And for all the clamoring that he's Dianas son... he's not. Not anymore. Hasn't been since she died. He is the son of the crown, he is his fathers son. Harry got all the best of his mother.
Great written piece Meredith. While I don't hold a grudge against William, I am very surprised at his juvenile responses all around. His attempt to usurp his father by trying to project his own plans. His tone deafness at the immediate need for intervention into poverty in the UK. His supposed dirty dealings with the British tabloids to make his brother the bad guy again, juvenile. His inability to at least do one patronage even week while his wife is sick and kids are out of school, again, juvenile. AND so on and so forth.
Yes, Charles and William both have put their monarchy on a very rocky road. Where did the smart genes go in this Windsor generation?
There I was reading when I caught myself analyzing “Princess Diana was tragically killed in a car crash,” and wondered what it meant versus “Princess Diana tragically died in a car crash.”
Diana’s premature death put her on a pedestal, which in turn elevated her sons. William never had to do anything to be “loved” in the media. When compared to his unlikeable father and troublesome brother—not my opinion, I’m just summarizing what I perceive from the media—, Will always looked positively. He never had to put much work in.
If William can get away being work shy now, it’s only because he’s the son of Diana, whose memory people like more than they do the current king. When his father dies and he access the throne, William will be judged for how much works he put in as a monarch. Having no other senior royals to compete with, he’ll be compared with the work of the ghosts of past monarchs and probably finally criticized for what he actually brings to the table: not much.
Will also has the knowledge of how long his dad waited, and he is not wanting to live a similar situation. He wants to have control. And what Willy wants, Willy gets so far.
Also it’s the dumbest thing that the media lauds Will for putting his wife and kids ahead of “the crown” while vilifying Harry for doing the same thing. Hmm can’t qwite figure out why the double standard.
Watching the hope for Williams rule is kinda like watching a car crash in slow motion. All the signs are there that regardless of how good of a King William is, it can never and will never be what so many people expect. I see a dangerously insecure man grudgingky dragging his feet while being lead to a jury he cannot sway.
Maybe there is someone out there who could save the monarchy, tho parts of me doubt it. What I know for sure tho is that William won't be the one. And for all the clamoring that he's Dianas son... he's not. Not anymore. Hasn't been since she died. He is the son of the crown, he is his fathers son. Harry got all the best of his mother.
Great written piece Meredith. While I don't hold a grudge against William, I am very surprised at his juvenile responses all around. His attempt to usurp his father by trying to project his own plans. His tone deafness at the immediate need for intervention into poverty in the UK. His supposed dirty dealings with the British tabloids to make his brother the bad guy again, juvenile. His inability to at least do one patronage even week while his wife is sick and kids are out of school, again, juvenile. AND so on and so forth.
Yes, Charles and William both have put their monarchy on a very rocky road. Where did the smart genes go in this Windsor generation?
There I was reading when I caught myself analyzing “Princess Diana was tragically killed in a car crash,” and wondered what it meant versus “Princess Diana tragically died in a car crash.”
Diana’s premature death put her on a pedestal, which in turn elevated her sons. William never had to do anything to be “loved” in the media. When compared to his unlikeable father and troublesome brother—not my opinion, I’m just summarizing what I perceive from the media—, Will always looked positively. He never had to put much work in.
If William can get away being work shy now, it’s only because he’s the son of Diana, whose memory people like more than they do the current king. When his father dies and he access the throne, William will be judged for how much works he put in as a monarch. Having no other senior royals to compete with, he’ll be compared with the work of the ghosts of past monarchs and probably finally criticized for what he actually brings to the table: not much.