William and wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, are being backed for a key role in a major US celebration next year.
William and wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, are being backed for a key role in a major US celebration next year.
Princess Kate and Prince William could be handed a major and pivotal new role – thanks to Donald Trump’s “fondness” for them. Prince William and wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, are being backed for a key role in a major US celebration next year.
Prince William was recently revealed to be the most popular living royal among Americans And now he and wife Catherine look set to play a “perfect” role in a “very significant” commemoration in the US next year, according to a Royal Family commentator.
2026 will see the United States mark 250 years since declaring independence from Britain in 1776. Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams believed that will present an opportunity for the UK to demonstrate the “importance of the monarchy here as a vehicle for soft power”.
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illiam and Kate will be “pivotal” in the success of the visit from Trump, he said. The Waleses would be “perfect” to take Britain’s soft power to the US, as a key guest during next year’s celebrations, he added.
Mr Fitzwilliams explained that Trump’s “fondness” for the Royal Family, adding: “You could argue that King Charles and Queen Camilla might go, that would be momentous, of course.”
He continued: “But if you are looking at the monarchy projecting a more youthful image, which is very important, I would have thought that’s something for William and Kate.
“I think they would be Perfect,” Fitzwilliams added. It comes in the same week Trump said “it’s great to be in Scotland” as he landed for a four-day private visit.
After Air Force One touched down at Prestwick Airport, just before 20:30, the US president was met by Scottish Secretary Ian Murray and Warren Stephens, US Ambassador to the UK.
“It’s the sort of thing I would expect. I would have thought it would be almost automatic,” Fitzwilliams said.