Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet will have NO royal duties under Prince William’s regime. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly expressed a desire to keep HRH titles for their son Archie, aged five, and daughter Lilibet, aged three..
But Prince William will deliver a major snub to Prince Harry by refusing to include them in his monarchy. The Times reports an insider as saying: “What has struck me the most recently is that he just doesn’t mention it at all.
“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. But he’s not letting it get to him at all any more. It is a change. It’s sad, but it’s a much healthier space for him to be at.”
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Insiders claimed William views his uncle Prince Andrew as too much of a “risk” and “threat” to the Firm. It means Andrew, too, looks likely to be left out in the cold alongside Lilibet and Archie.
It comes after Wills described 2024 as “probably the worst year of my life” as he dealt with the cancer struggles of his wife as well as father King Charles.
The heir to the throne, who also set up a Homewards programme to end homelessness, said: “I can only describe what I’m trying to do, and that’s I’m trying to do it differently and I’m trying to do it for my generation.
“And to give you more of an understanding around it, I’m doing it with maybe a smaller ‘r’ in the royal, if you like. That’s maybe a better way of saying it.
“So it’s more about impact philanthropy, collaboration, convening and helping people. And I’m also going to throw empathy in there as well, because I really care about what I do. It helps impact people’s lives. And I think we could do with some more empathetic leadership around the world.
“So that’s what I’m trying to bring. That’s what Catherine is trying to bring as well.
“And I sit here right now doing Earthshot and doing all the projects I’m doing, like Homewards as well. And who knows what’s going to come next, but it all centres around those values of trying to help deliver change and make those lives better.”