Wonderful William feeds the media - and they discuss what kind of King he will be

0:03 Calorougu Shark Media. Hed Allo on molcoan two palace intrigue game your host. Mark Francis, a friend of William and Kate, told the Daily Mails Rebecca English William flies off the handle at any sign of Catherine being patronized and stamps that out very quickly. It's one of his triggers. Over the years, many people have come up with great ideas for her, but if they are put across in that dismissive way, they've got pretty short shrift from him. English rites. He particularly appreciates the way she has created a happiness and stability for their family that he didn't always experience growing up.

0:46 The Waleses did a good job of feeding the media this week with several photo ops, including a comedic interruption this week when they crossed paths with none other than Ruby Wax, who was in the middle of a silent retreat. William and Kate, in the middle of a visit to Scotland, marking both their fourteenth wedding anniversary and a slate of engagements, had taken the public Cowmack ferry from Mull to the remote island of i Owner. There on the pier, they encountered Wax, who had been waiting to board the ferry in the opposite direction. The comedian joked about the royal surprise. It's funny because I want to retreat there, and I thought, why are they interrupting my silent retreat. I mean, you could break the silent retreat for this of Williams. She added, with characteristic candor. I didn't realize he was so good looking.

1:30 He looks like his mother. The royal couple were warmly welcomed earlier in the day at Faynport, where while wishes land the pier. As they prepared to board the faerry, ever attuned to their surroundings, Catherine observed, we've chosen the good day to come today. We know the weather is not always like this. Prince William agreed, admiring the local scenery. The water is so clear out there, it's beautiful. Once on board, the couple joined crew members on the Faerri's bridge, exchanging pleasantries and learning about the challenges of operating services in the often un predictable Hebridian weather. It's been fantastic, thanks, William said of their time on mull. Obviously the good weather helps. Earlier in the day, the Princess had spent time in the Ardura Community Forest on the Isle of Mull, meeting children and speaking about the importance of time out doors.

2:18 The forest, recently secured for local ownership, has become a valued resource for nearby families. It's the small things that are important, Catherine remarked, before encouraging young people to get outdoors as much as they can. The Times took a look at what might change under King William. They discussed his accessibility writing. In recent weeks, he has recorded a ninetieth birthday video for Mary Barry, a National Treasure for the BBC's One Show, and a star turned for Clarkson's Farm the Scene Jeremy Clarkson, who once admitted sharing a crafty fag with his stepmother, Queen Camilla. William will also follow in his father's footsteps when he appears in an episode of Country File, but he is just as likely to pop up on social media. In a recent collab, he took part in that science experiment with the TikTok influencer big Manny to extract DNA from strawberries, but it was a three minute video released by his wife that went global as she announced the end of her cancer treatment and her intention to do what she could to stay cancer free. Jason Knov explains, how do you communicate to the generation that you serve, and it has to be different. It's not change for change's sake, but a question of how you're going to cut through in a world where people are consuming things much more in terms of images than anything else. We learn from The Times William is known to fire off dozens of weekend what's apps to staff and was described to me by a senior figure on one of his projects as a stringent boss.

3:45 He won't be pushed into anything he doesn't want to do. In his laser focused about what he wants to achieve, which sounds great. But if you subbed in the word Megan for William, suddenly the perception might change. The Times also looks at Kate, telling us Kate has always seen her role as a supporting one. She has understood who has been inspired by the late Duke of Edinburgh, who made an individual contribution while being very clear that his role was to support the monarch. For Kate, that means acting as a gatekeeper to ensure that William can do his work while also finding time to be a hands on father, and that everyone understands that this is the deal. It's the long game. She has said to be allergic to any pr gimmicks, and there have been several that had been suggested to her over the years. She's hugely influential behind the scenes in hiring and decision making, and they approach it as a team, like the late Queen and Prince Philip and the King and the Queen. They're a good double act. A source tells The Times, he'll be asking if the children are still young when I take on the big job, how do I maintain that privacy.

4:45 I'm pretty sure that they won't move into Buckingham Palace. You can't imagine him saying, great, let's move back to central London. In the New York Post, royal biographer Hugo Vicker noted, William did extremely well at Notre Dame, leading the British con tingent, and in Rome he joined Trump and mccron and Zelenski. So he's right up there with the big boys, as it were. It's always the problem the air never knows when they are going to become king. But obviously, as William's father is unwell, it focuses on that, but William is as prepared as he will be when the time comes. He will almost become a different person, as Charles has acquired a kind of new gravitars as king more balance. It just a moment. Friends of William told The Daily Beast that they suspect Meghan may be testing the waters, referencing a recent Instagram post that featured a letter addressed to her using the HRH styling by Ukraine's vice president. She had deniability because the note came from someone else, said one source. But printing up compliments' slips using her HRH is an entirely different scale of provocation.

5:54 One friend of Prince William offered a blunt assessment, Charles has completely lost control. It's a parent that Harry and Meghan every intention of making his final years of misery, just as he feared they would. Megan. Using her HRH exposes how weak and enfeebled he is. She knows he won't do anything. There is no way King William will stand for this. The titles will be simply removed. When he is king, away will be found. Former government minister Norman Baker, a noted critic of royal privilege, argued the monarch could act unilaterally if he chose. The law is not clear, but I have little doubt that as the bestowing of an HRH is in the gift of the monarch, the monarch could remove the HRH title. It would basically be the equivalent to an executive order in the US.

6:39 It was a mistake to not simply take it away. At the time. People didn't want to up the ante and cause problems, so it was smudged over, as so many things in the UK are. But as we can see now, it would have been useful to have had that clarity. An expert told The Daily Beast that while the use of the title in a social media post may seem minor, it reopens a more significant issue. There were plenty of people at the time who said it was a mistake to make not using the title a mere gentleman's agreement, rather than just removing it. The sources said this post may not matter in and of itself, but it raises a bigger question. What are they going to do if she simply starts using her HRCH again. She probably can't be stopped. As things stand right now.

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