After the Christmas break, Prince William and Kate Middleton are back in the swing of their royal responsibilities.
They have plenty to do, including attending meetings, shaking hands, and visiting various locations.
Prince Harry’s new tell-all memoir, Spare, has somewhat overshadowed the start of the 2023, despite the fact that the Prince and Princess of Wales are aware of their responsibilities.
In Harry’s book, several members of the Royal Family, including William and Kate, came under fire. The disgruntled prince wrote extensively about how things appear to be conducted within the royal realm, and not much of what he said is complimentary of the Firm.
According to polls, Harry’s popularity declined after the publication of the book in the UK, which may have led some to believe that William and Kate, who are on the other side of the fence, would perhaps experience a rise in popularity.
According to reports, though, that might not be the case.
A royal expert claims that William and Kate’s popularity is at its “lowest levels ever. ”.
Harry and William have been at odds for many years. Things deteriorated even more after Harry and Meghan Markle left the Royal Family. Given all the interviews, documentaries, and the recent publication of Spare, it may come as no surprise that William is now more angry than ever with his brother.
Harry provided extensive information about William and Kate Middleton in his book, as well as about his father, King Charles, and stepmother, Camilla, the Queen Consort.
In his book, Harry describes William and Kate’s wedding day.
Harry asserted that William had knocked him to the ground, and he revealed details of a text that Kate had sent to Meghan just before her wedding in 2018 after she had become enraged.
The day his brother William married Kate Middleton was described by Harry in one of the chapters of Spare. Everywhere in Britain celebrated the wedding, which took place at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011. Naturally, Harry was pleased for his big brother.
Harry was generally believed to be William’s best man for his wedding. Though the Palace tried to make it appear as if he was, Harry revealed in Spare that he wasn’t.
“I was supposed to be the best man, but that was a blatant lie that the public had been told. The Palace was forced to declare that I was best man because the general public assumed that I would be. Willy really didn’t want me to give a best-man speech. He didn’t feel that giving me a live mic and allowing me to deviate from the script was safe. I might say something totally insensitive. Harry said, “He wasn’t wrong.
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The lie also provided James and Thomas, two innocent civilians, with cover, he continued. The hysterical press would have pursued them, tracked them, hacked them, investigated them, and destroyed their families’ lives if they had been revealed to be Willy’s best men. Both men were reserved and timid. They weren’t equipped to handle such a barrage and shouldn’t have been. I was unfazed as Willy patiently explained everything to me. I got it. We even laughed about the inappropriate things I might have said during my speech. ”.
Harry also mentioned that his brother didn’t want to wear the uniform that he did for the day.
“I can remember thinking goodbye.”.
The incoming monarch preferred to put on his Household Cavalry Uniform. However, the Queen forbade it and ordered him to don the Irish Guards’ signature red uniform instead.
“I told [William] he looked bloody smart in the Harp of Ireland, with the Crown Imperial and the forage cap bearing the regimental motto: ‘Quis Separabit? Who shall separate us?’ But it didn’t seem to matter. The Blues and Royals uniform that I was required by protocol to wear, however, did not make me feel or look smart. I hadn’t worn it before, and I hoped I wouldn’t in the near future, Harry recalled.
As they waited for the bride, Kate, to arrive, he continued, William’s face was “gaunt, his eyes red,” and his brother “reeked” inside Westminister Abbey.
“I remember Kate walking down the aisle, looking amazing, and I remember Willy walking her back up the aisle. As they disappeared through the door, into the carriage that would take them to Buckingham Palace, into the everlasting union they had promised, I remember thinking: Goodbye,” said Harry.
In his book, Harry talked extensively about William and Kate and even brought up his youngest nephew, Prince George. He described the first time he became an uncle, when George was born, in Spare.
“I was a nephew. George, Willy and Kate’s first child, was a stunning young man. Harry recalled, “I couldn’t wait to teach him about rugby and Rorke’s Drift, flying and corridor cricket – and maybe give him a few pointers about how to survive life in the fishbowl.
Harry jokingly mentioned the “expensive” babysitting fees for George.
Harry was questioned about his new nephew and how it felt to be an uncle when he made an appearance at a function in 2013.
Prince George was crying when I first saw him, as all babies do, but I think it’s wonderful that the family has a new addition. Harry said, “I’m hoping my brother is aware of how much my child-minding fees will be.
When a reporter inquired about his main responsibilities as an uncle, Harry responded, “To make sure he has a good upbringing, to keep him out of harm’s way, and to make sure he has fun. The parents will handle the rest, I say. ”.
Princess Charlotte was welcomed by William and Kate two years later. Harry had to become an uncle for the second time as a result, even though he was probably farther away from home at the time.
The news that Willy and Kate had welcomed their second child reached me while I was in Australia for a series of military drills. Charlotte. In Spare, he wrote, “I was an uncle again and was very happy about it.
William and Kate required more room after the birth of George. Moving into Kensington Palace was necessary. While this was happening, Harry relocated to Nottingham Cottage, which was right next door to his brother’s new house.
Harry claimed that William and Kate had not invited him to their house.
It didn’t take him long to get the feeling that something was off. The move to Nottingham Cottage, which is close to Kensington Palace, made the Duke happy, the Duke wrote in his book. Or, as he put it, “half a football pitch away” from his home, where he could also hear William and Kate’s nanny pass by with the stroller at all hours.
He expressed that it was “nice to get out of the old place, but even better to live in front of Willy and Kate,” and he expressed the hope that he would visit them frequently. ”.
In his dreams, Harry would visit William and Kate, hang out with George, and “throw himself on the floor” to wrestle with his nephew.
Harry asserted that the reality was entirely different.
“I assumed that at any moment, I would receive an invitation to their home. But the days passed and nothing happened,” he says. “I get it,” I thought. They’re constructing a family, or perhaps three is a crowd, and they’re busy. Maybe things will change if I get married. ”.
The prince tells his entire life story in the book, beginning with his upbringing as a royal and continuing with the events surrounding Princess Diana’s passing, his military service, and his conflict with his brother, William.
The young Prince George, however, may ultimately be the one to bear the brunt of Harry’s accusations against the monarchy. Harry may have “overlooked the damage he could do” to George, claims royal expert Angela Epstein of the Daily Express.
‘Spare’ is a topic on which William and Kate will not comment.
The British royals have so far refrained from commenting on anything related to Spare. King Charles has begun 2023 with the resumption of his royal responsibilities, alongside Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Oddly, no one has mentioned Harry or his book when asked.
A reporter questioned Prince William about whether he had read Harry’s book as they left the Open Door Charity in Merseyside. Do you ever intend to comment on Harry’s book, sir? a reporter yelled as they approached the Royal Liverpool University Hospital later.
Neither received a response.
The response to a third question, “Have you had the chance to read your brother’s book at all?” was silence.
It is safe to assume that the royals are not overly enthusiastic about Harry’s book and all the accusations and claims it makes. They may even be furious.
Of course, Harry has every reason to be happy because Spare was a huge success even on its first day of sales.
Even though Spare was eagerly anticipated, it seems that it might have harmed his standing with the British populace.
The popularity of William and Kate has “dropped to its lowest levels ever.”.
Only 24% of UK citizens continue to view him favorably, according to a YouGov poll that was published in The Times. With 68 percent of those polled being critical of him, that percentage is down from 80 percent a decade ago.
The popularity ratings of Harry and Meghan among people over 65 were even lower than those of Prince Andrew, per the survey.
It’s interesting to note that William and Kate haven’t fared much better since the release of Spare, at least in terms of the public’s perception of them.
The Prince and Princess of Wales received the “lowest figures on record,” according to royal commentator Daniela Elser, in a recent YouGov poll, she wrote in a column for the New Zealand Herald.
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They each received 70% and 68%. They’re not bad numbers, but they do show a decline.
But YouGov has been hard at work, polling Britons to find out how they feel about the House of Windsor at the moment. For anyone with a personal cipher, especially William and Kate, the numbers paint a bleak picture,” Elser said.
“Their net favorability is 49 percent for the Prince and 50 percent for the Princess,” she continued. lowest results for the pair since polling began in 2011. ”.
The royal expert also pointed out that while Kate’s popularity is “68 percent positive and 18 percent negative,” William’s is “70 percent positive and 21 percent negative.”. ”.
Let’s just say that Harry’s book did not help William and Kate’s reputation. The Earthshot Prize and the Early Years Foundations have “struggled to achieve significant cut-through with their legacy projects,” according to Elser.
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