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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Pallace Intrigue. I
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am your host, Mark Francis. Prince William is reportedly preparing
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for a sweeping overhaul of royal titles once he ascends
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to the throne, with plans to strip prince and princess
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styles from non working members of the family, including his
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own relatives. Sources speaking to The Daily Beasts claim that
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William will issue new letters, patent and executive Royal Order
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early in his reign to remove the princely styles currently
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protected under existing law. Those affected will include Prince Harry
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and Harry's children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The move
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is said to go even further, according to insiders, Meghan
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and Harry will also lose their Duke and Duchess of
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Sussex titles, formally severing any remaining symbolic ties to the
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working royal family. For William's own children, sources say that
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the titles will be parked, allowing them the choice of
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whether they take on royal duties when they are older.
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A source close to the situation explained, William is clear
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that if you're not working for the Crown you're not
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carrying the titles. This is about drawing a firm line
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between public duty and private life. It is believed King
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William will also scrap five ridiculous and totally outdated royal traditions.
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A source close to the Prince of Wales told Radar Online,
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William's vision is a monarchy fit for the modern age,
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less pomp, fear, out dated titles, and a stronger emphasis
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on purpose. He knows the monarchy can only endure if
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it involves and stays meaningful to people's lives. Those elaborate
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velvet robes worn during ceremonies, like the Order of the Garter,
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William finds them ridiculous. The insider says the future king
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wants honors ceremonies to highlight the recipients, not the royals,
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remarking that the current attire feels more like costume drama
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than modern leadership roles like Keeper of the Swans or
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Yeomen of the Glass. Entry may soon be history, some
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of these ceremonial positions having had a real purpose in centuries,
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said the source. William is said to appreciate royal history,
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but not at the expense of practicality. William has reportedly
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never been comfortable with the bowing and the curtseying and
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expected in royal circles. He prefers a more natural greeting style,
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aiming to make the monarchy more approachable than human. Unlike
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Queen Elizabeth and King Charles, who regularly rotate among royal estates,
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William prefers to remain more rooted. According to the source,
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Windsor will likely serve as the main base, with Standringham
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and Bowmorl kept for occasional retreats. He wants stability for
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his family, not a life spent packing and unpacking. The
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inside and noted, and don't expect gold embossed letterheads in
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the next rain. William reportedly runs much of his day
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to day operations via WhatsApp and prefers streamlined communication over
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showy formality. He's practical. He wants systems that function smoothly,
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not trappings designed to impress. The William is Lazy narrative
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may stretch back all the way to his grandmother's reign.
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Queen Elizabeth was reportedly left frustrated and irritated with Prince
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William after he declined to attend what became her final
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engagement in England. According to royal author Robert Johnson's forthcoming biography,
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The Windsor Legacy, the Queen had asked William to represent
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her at the official opening of TAM's Hospice in Berkshire
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in July twenty twenty two, just eight weeks before her death.
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The ninety six year old monarch was said to be
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particularly frail at the time, but determined to fulfill the duty,
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a cause close to her heart. Jobson writes that William
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declined the request, citing childcare commitments. The Queen, he claims,
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was unimpressed, remarking, isn't that what nanny's a policeman of for?
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Despite her health struggles, Elizabeth went ahead with the engagement,
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accompanied by Princess Anne, who stepped in to assist. The
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Queen toured the hospice matt staff and patients, and unveiled
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a plaque to mark the occasion. Jobson suggests the incident
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reflected a deeper concern. The queen held that William's a
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modern approach to royal life risked making him a celebrity
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monarch while he saw his officer steadfast symbol of duty instability.
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The Thames Hospice visit would prove to be the Queen's
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final public engagement in England before her death at Balmoral
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on September eight, twenty twenty two. Julie Cleverdon, who spent
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over three decades working alongside King Charles, offered a pointed
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comparison between the monarch and his heir, saying the current
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Prince of Wales, unlike his father, is unlikely to work
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until two o'clock in the morning, signing letters which he
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has personally hand written. The King has never used a
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computer in his life, although he can manage a WhatsApp
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message to her grandson William is a man of his
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times and his age. He's very focused. I think much
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more like a European bicycling monarchy. Indeed, the differences in
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style and substance are striking. Where Andrew once traveled with
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a valet carrying an ironing board and Charles famously packed
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a personal loose seat and easel, William carries his own bag.
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He's been spotted doing school run, walking the dog, and
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navigating Windsor Castle's ground on an electric scooter. A Royal
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a noted when they go to bed in the evening,
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it's just them and the kids. The couple have no
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living staff, and while Catherine is said to do most
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of the cooking, favoring miso salmon, William is happy to
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prepare spaghetti bolin NAIs. He wants to build that life
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for his children and give them the start that he
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didn't have. The Aid added, He says he wants to
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create something that George is proud of and give the
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children a bit of normality before they run the family business.
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David Manning, the former ambassador to the US who helped
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the late queen establish a private office for William and Harry,
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recall the early foreign trips, William would be wearing jeans
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on the plane and carrying his own bag. I think
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that reflects a different sense of how he wants to
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be seen and how he's approaching monarchy. Manning said someone
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in the palace disapproved of William's approach, but insisted he's
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never wanted to be just some kind of princely celebrity.
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He's always seen his role as to try and make
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a difference on the issues he cares about. Much issue
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is homelessness. William has continued a relationship with the Passage,
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a shelter he first visited with Princess Diana when he
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was eleven. Mcclark, who runs the project, said, he'll be
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scheduled to stay for an hour and it'll be three
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because he won't leave until he's talked with everybody. There
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are no heirs and graces more palace in just a moment.
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A royal commentator says it is increasingly unlikely that Prince
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Louis will ever be styled Duke of York, despite the
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long tradition of that title being given to the monarch's
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second son since fourteen seventy four, when King Edward fourth
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first granted it. Under that convention, the Dukedom of York
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has typically gone to the sovereign's second male child. Prince
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Andrew received the title in nineteen eighty six and has
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held it ever since. But Andrew's public standing, and in
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particular the fallout from his association with Jeffrey Epstein, has
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left the name Duke of York politically and reputationally difficult.
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Richard Fitzwilliams told GiB News certain titles are identified with
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their holders, maybe unfairly. We are in an age where
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instant information is available, and the Duke of York rings
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alarm bells worldwide. There probably will never be another Duke
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of York, arguing that the title is now so bound
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up with Andrew that it may effectively be retired. He
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said the present public will still be using that newsnight
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interview in fifty years. Fitz Williams separately told The Mirror
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that the title has now owing to the atrocious behavior
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of the current incumbent, though he denies the charges against him,
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become notorious worldwide. The crisis over Andrew is far from over,
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but don't expect Louis to take it on. If it
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has a curse, it's Andrew who has made it toxic.
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He compared the situation to another title that's effectively vanished
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from use. There won't be another Duke of Windsor, he said,
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noting how the title became permanently linked to Edward the Eighth,
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who abdicated in nineteen thirty six to marry Wallace Simpson.
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F Louis does not become Duke of York when he
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is old, there are other options. One possibility is the
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Dukedom of Edinburgh. In twenty twenty three, King Charles granted
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his youngest brother, Prince Edward, the title Duke of Edinburgh.
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That in turn made Edward's wife Sophie the Duchess of
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Edinburgh and meant their son James, previously Viscount Severn, became
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the new Earl of Wessex. However, the Edinburgh title was
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given to Edward on what is known as a life basis,
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meaning that it will not automatically pass to James. Instead,
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when Edward dies, the dukedom will return to the Crown.
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That creates room for the title to be granted again
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in the next generation. In practice that can meet, one
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of Prince and Princess of Wales's children is offered it
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in the future. With Prince Louis sen as the likeliest candidate.
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Of the three Wales children, Prince George is destined to
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become king, and Princess Charlotte is widely expected one day
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to take the style Princess Royal. Louis Is, the youngest,
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is considered the most likely to receive a working dukedom
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when the time comes, whether that is Edinburgh or another
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title chosen by the reigning monarch. This growing speculation that
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Prince George may one day break a long standing royal tradition,
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the expectation that future monarchs serve in the military. For centuries,
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heirs to the throne have taken on military duties before
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eventually becoming Commander in chief of the British Armed Forces.
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King Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry all served, with
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Harry completing a decade in the army, including two tours
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in Afghanistan. But according to former royal butler Grant Harold,
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who worked for King Charles at Highgrove from two thousand
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and four to eleven, it's possible the next generation may
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take a different path. It's possible to take on the
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position of being head of the armed forces and have
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little or no experience within their armed forces and learn
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about it on the job. Harold Todd Marie Claire. But
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it would be very strange if he stopped the tradition
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in the military. Historically, Royals were all about fighting battles,
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and if suddenly that stops, that would be quite significant
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because that's a big part of what the royal family
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is about. As for George's siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince LOUI,
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predicts their generation could mark an even greater shift in
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what it means to be royal. There will be a
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high demand on the children because their workload will be increased,
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but the royal family may not be carrying out quite
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the same responsibilities by the time they are all enough
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