The royal drama has a new chapter, and the last chapter isn’t even done yet. New reports indicate the Prince and Princess of Wales aren’t seeing eye to eye on something new, right as Prince William has retained new legal representation. This all comes as Kate Middleton is newly recovered from cancer and King Charles is still battling cancer, with Prince William stepping up in his duties to help his father, who, despite his illness, some reports indicate, doesn’t want to hand over the throne to his son. See, drama.
One thing does seem to be true. Prince William recently switched lawyers, from Harbottle & Lewis and its partner, Gerrard Tyrrell—the same lawyers his father used—to Mishcon de Reya, which represented Princess Diana in her divorce from Charles. Even if there’s nothing to be read into the new lawyers, it is at the very least a pointed statement that he’s not using his father’s lawyers anymore.
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”William wanted to strike out on his own,” a source told the Daily Mail about the change. “He did not want to continue using his father’s lawyers. It’s as simple as that. He wants to be his own man.”
He reportedly wants the same for his son, George, which is why there’s been a battle brewing with his wife, Kate Middleton, over where he will attend school next. “There has been much speculation surrounding Prince George’s next school,” British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News Digital. “The discussions have been circulating for years, with the Prince and Princess of Wales reportedly arguing and debating the decision for years.”
This is, in many ways, on part for the course. “Most parents find choosing a good secondary school for their children daunting, even more so for the Prince and Princess of Wales, who want the best for Prince George,” she added. The family reportedly has toured Kate’s old school, Marlborough College, in Wiltshire and Eton College, the former school of Prince William and Prince Harry.
“There has been a long line of unhappy schooling within the family,” Chard explained to the outlet. “King Charles was very unhappy at Gordonstoun. Eton wasn’t suitable for Prince Harry. Even Princess Catherine was bullied at a secondary school. Therefore, she is committed to securing the perfect fit for Prince George. And let’s face it, the world is their oyster — they have the pick of all schools.”
Ultimately, however, chances are George will end up at Eton, like his dad. Tradition is tradition, and if the royal family loves something, it’s that. No matter how much Kate Middleton wants to fight against it. “Princess Catherine has allegedly made it clear that she would rather Prince George attend an unstuffy co-ed school,” Chard claimed. But even though Royal expert Ian Pelham Turner told Fox News Digital Kate Middleton wants to keep her son from being bullied, security and William’s history at Eton might end up winning out.
“School days for Kate at times were not the happiest as she experienced bullying, so she leaned more towards a less conventional education for George than William,” Turner claims. “William, on the other hand, wanted to keep his traditional education by sending George to Eton College, which he enjoyed, and let him keep in close contact with Harry. Kate favors a more relaxed education for George rather than the structured life at Eton, which, although it has many opportunities, is steeped in tradition.”
“Who will win? I suspect George will go to Eton,” said Turner.
Another expert, Hilary Fordwich, told the outlet that, “It’s a balancing challenge between royal traditions and their desire to modernize the monarchy, which Prince William and Princess Catherine are most carefully navigating. Their differing views are… rather healthy as it demonstrates how much thought is going into the process.”
Whether that changes anything or not remains to be seen.
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