Nov. 28, 2025

King William’s Royal Reset: No More Spare Princes, No More Dukes of York, No More Silly Robes

King William’s Royal Reset: No More Spare Princes,  No More Dukes of York, No More Silly Robes

A new wave of reporting paints William as the heir poised to remake the monarchy in his own image: fewer titles, fewer palaces, more WhatsApp and school runs. We’ll explore claims he wants non-working royals stripped of their princely styles, why Prince George may be the first modern king without real military service, and how the Queen was once “irritated” when William skipped what became her final England engagement. With insiders comparing him to a European “bicycling monarchy,” talk of retiring the cursed Duke of York title, and speculation that Louis could one day become Duke of Edinburgh instead, this episode looks at how William’s push for normal family life might collide with centuries of royal tradition.

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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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