{"id":550440,"date":"2025-11-05T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/550440\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:00:29","slug":"prince-william-was-told-to-think-again-after-deeply-bold-request-to-king-charles-causes-underlying-tension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/550440\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William was told to &#8220;think again&#8221; after deeply bold request to King Charles causes &#8220;underlying tension&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">King Charles and Prince William have &#8220;tension&#8221; over at Buckingham Palace.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">William reportedly requested fewer royal engagements and Charles shut him down. <\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">His Majesty is allegedly making senior aides deal with William because it&#8217;s so awkward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">There&#8217;s some drama brewing at Buckingham Palace, and for once it has nothing to do with Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Turns out King Charles and Prince William are experiencing some &#8220;tension&#8221; in their working relationship. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/royals\/article-15254273\/Charles-reacted-William-asked-fewer-engagements-ROBERT-JOBSON.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/royals\/article-15254273\/Charles-reacted-William-asked-fewer-engagements-ROBERT-JOBSON.html\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Daily Mail\" data-node-id=\"6.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>, Prince William asked his dad if he could cut down his official royal engagements last year, and His Majesty straight up said &#8220;think again.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The outlet also reports &#8220;underlying tension&#8221; due to their &#8220;fiery tempers tempers,&#8221; and notes that working for King Charles is like &#8220;treading on eggshells,&#8221; while Prince William has mood swings that can be &#8220;difficult to handle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Everyone&#8217;s clicking on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Some specific examples? Apparently the King is still upset about William flying his entire family in a helicopter in 2024, due to a rule that dictates heirs shouldn&#8217;t fly together. He even tried to get a senior aide to &#8220;obtain William\u2019s written acknowledgement of the risks,&#8221; which William refused to do. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Meanwhile, Charles was &#8220;annoyed&#8221; that William turned up late to the coronation due to filming social media content, and he&#8217;s upset that his son refuses to wear a kilt in Scotland. As a source put it, &#8220;The King has repeatedly urged him, yet William won\u2019t budge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Sounds awkward. In fact, things are are apparently so awkward that nowadays the &#8220;monarch will often leave senior aides to raise tough work issues with William.&#8221; Yikes!<\/p>\n<p>Related StoryRelated Story<img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/281ca4da-3e06-4994-8c0d-6abe79956de7_1539814210.file\" alt=\"Headshot of Mehera  Bonner\" title=\"Headshot of Mehera  Bonner\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mehera Bonner is a celebrity and entertainment news writer who enjoys Bravo and Antiques Roadshow with equal enthusiasm, She was previously entertainment editor at Marie Claire and has covered pop culture for over a decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"King Charles and Prince William have &#8220;tension&#8221; over at Buckingham Palace. 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