{"id":420648,"date":"2025-09-13T08:39:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/420648\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T08:39:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:39:19","slug":"forget-the-prince-harry-drama-prince-william-is-the-one-reportedly-frustrating-king-charles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/420648\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget the Prince Harry Drama \u2014 Prince William Is the One Reportedly Frustrating King Charles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince Harry\u2019s reunion with King Charles III went so smoothly<\/a> that royal experts are now turning their focus to Prince William \u2014 and it\u2019s not looking good for him.<\/p>\n

Tina Brown\u2019s Sept. 10 Fresh Hell<\/a> Substack column hinted that the media and the monarch are tired of the Prince of Wales\u2019 light schedule. Even though he and Kate Middleton stepped up their engagements \u2014 curiously timed<\/a> to Harry\u2019s U.K. visit \u2014 William doesn\u2019t seem to have the leeway to have a part-time royal schedule anymore.<\/p>\n

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Brown noted that Charles is \u201ccurrently less irritated with the prodigal Harry than he is with his elder son and heir.\u201d It appears that the palace would like William to assume a more active role<\/a> in his royal duties. \u201cAfter five confirmed family vacations in the past seven months, William\u2019s first-week-back diary pulsated with two outings: a father-daughter excursion to a Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup pool match and a stroll through the Natural History Museum\u2019s new gardens,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

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King Charles & Prince Harry<\/p>\n

In comparison, Charles \u201chas carried out official engagements on 175 days during the past 12 months,\u201d all while battling cancer. Yep, William\u2019s work ethic is becoming a problem again. At least once a year, the issue is raised, and his \u201cWork-Shy Willie\u201d nickname from years ago has morphed into the \u201c10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u201d prince, per a March 2024 Daily Mail <\/a>article.<\/p>\n

Last year was a difficult one for William and Kate, and certainly no one faulted him for prioritizing Kate\u2019s needs amid her cancer battle \u2014 but things are different a year later. Still, William\u2019s \u201cstubborn nature\u201d is reportedly \u201ccontributing to the current sense of aimlessness\u201d in his leadership role.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s gotten to the point that even his aunt, Princess Anne, is \u201cannoyed\u201d<\/a> that her nephew can\u2019t seem to find the time to do \u201cmore of the \u2018bread-and-butter\u2019 royal engagements\u201d for the palace, according to The Times.<\/a> \u201cShe\u2019s still doing most of the investitures [at Windsor] even though William lives there. It annoys her,\u201d one of Anne\u2019s pals revealed to the U.K. media outlet in July.<\/p>\n

With less focus on Harry\u2019s royal exit, the press has more time to take a closer look at what William is (or isn\u2019t) doing for the royal family. With his younger brother donating $1 million to the Children in Need project out of his own pocket, Brown said the quiet part out loud.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Harry\u2019s donation] cannily unleashed for William the uneasy question of what exactly the 43-year-old Prince of Wales is doing with the \u00a323 million a year he gets from the Duchy of Cornwall,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

The scrutiny is off Harry for now, so William might have to answer some deeper questions about his role not only to his father, but to the British taxpayers.<\/p>\n

Before you go, click here<\/a> to see the best photos of Princess Diana playing with William and Harry.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Princess Diana, William Harry Prince Philip<\/p>\n

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