Insiders claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, won’t have royal roles when William reaches the throne.
The 43-year-old Prince of Wales began preparing for his royal ascension after his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in September 2022. William reportedly is drafting his own model for the future generation of working royals. Sources claim that once William is King, six-year-old Archie and four-year-old Lilibet will be excluded from the royal business.
“What has struck me the most recently is that he just doesn’t mention it at all,” an insider revealed to the Times concerning William’s attitude toward estranged brother, Harry, 40.
“It used to be that the family stuff was taking up a lot of space in his head, it was a very close relationship and he was very upset,” the insider continued.
“But he’s not letting it get to him at all anymore. It is a change. It’s sad, but it’s a much healthier space for him to be at,” the source further explained.
Even though William felt “anger” toward the Duke of Sussex after the latter’s 2023 memoir Spare was released, he is “indifferent” to their feud at this point.
Reportedly, Harry would like his children to keep their HRH titles, which gives them the freedom to choose their future: Either take on royal duties or continue establishing their lives in America.
However, Prince William seems to be siding with fellow Brits who last month told The Post that “enough is enough,” demanding that the Sussexes’ royal titles be removed.
According to a report, controversial Prince Andrew is also in the same boat, given that the king-to-be is seen as a “risk” and “threat” to the Firm, per The New York Post.
William and Harry’s father, King Charles, is okay with limiting Andrew’s public appearances, along with other royals.
Andrew gave up being a working royal not too long after his friendship with convicted child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein became known.
William has subtly addressed how he’d plan to lead as the next monarch.
“I’m trying to do it differently and I’m trying to do it for my generation … I’m doing it with maybe a smaller ‘r’ in the royal, if you like,” he announced while on a four-day trip to Cape Town for the Earthshot Prize awards.
“So it’s more about impact, philanthropy, collaboration, convening and helping people. I’m also going to throw empathy in there as well because I really care about what I do,” he continued.
