Related Articles
When Prince William visits New York in the autumn to promote his Earthshot environmental awards, it looks as though he will be doing so on alone, with Kate remaining at home.
Nothing is set in stone and this could change, of course.
But the Prince is judged by royal watchers to be growing into his new more senior role following his father’s accession to the throne.
And he seems increasingly happy to take the strain himself and conduct royal engagements solo.
Prince William, 41, is embracing his new role and seems increasingly happy to take on solo engagements as the Prince of Wales
William made a whirlwind tour of British cities in June to promote the housing initiative, Homewards
The Prince of Wales receives a warm welcome from school children at the Royal Norfolk Show this year
Although William enjoys the teamwork that comes with public engagements alongside his wife, he will be glad to give her break – the more so as she has her work cut out with a young family.
Solo appearances, particularly when they relate to his personal projects – in this case Earthshot – are also a chance for the new Prince of Wales to establish himself as his role as future king looms larger with every passing day.
So far, the the Prince of Wales is scheduled to attend the second Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit on his own.
Taking place on September 19, it is where this year’s 15 ‘trailblazing’ finalists will be unveiled.
William is also due to undertake a number of engagements the day before.
The Princess of Wales is expected to join her husband for the finals in Singapore in November.
Just last month, William conducted a solo mini-tour of the United Kingdom as part of a new campaign to end homelessness.
William and Geri Halliwell meet children during a visit to Maindee Primary School in London
Working on his own once again, the Prince of Wales poses for photos after speaking with young Ukrainian refugees in Poland
Over the course of 48 hours, William undertook a whirlwind of engagements, visiting six cities to promote the Homewards initiative, which he hopes will make ‘rough sleeping, sofa surfing and other forms of temporary accommodation a thing of the past’.
Kate Mansey, royal writer and assistant editor of The Mail on Sunday said:
‘William seems happier in his own skin – he’s really grown into the new role, as Prince of Wales, very quickly. He does seem more confident. It helps that he has the backing of his father.
‘He’ll like the fact that he can now focus on his own projects, things he really wants to do. And he’s perhaps more settled since the family moved to Windsor.’
She suggested that some royal engagements have become less stressful than in the past because video clips of an event can be so easily distributed to the media afterwards – reducing the size of the entourage involved, and the pressure.
One aspect of his increasingly relaxed approach is the humorous side that William is willing to show, particularly when meeting members of the public.
A clip of the 41-year-old recently went viral on TikTok showing the adorable moment a young royal fan didn’t recognise William and confused him for ‘the government’.
After King Charles’ coronation on May 6, the Prince and Princess of Wales, both 41, took part in a walkabout in Windsor the following day.
As he made his way through the crowds of royal fans, the father-of-three was introduced to a young boy who was buzzing with excitement to meet the future King.
A good-humoured Prince of Wales visits The Orangery restaurant in Lostwithiel, an initiative with the Duchy of Cornwall
This is the moment a man (pictured centre right) remarked to Prince WilliamL ‘you’re a tall bugger aren’t you’ during visit to a cancer centre today. The royal jokingly replied: ‘I’m wearing heels’
Taking it in his stride, Prince William decided to tease the little boy and winked at his parents to get them to go along with the joke.
And just last month, a man told Prince William ‘you’re a tall bugger aren’t you’ during a visit to a cancer centre at the Royal Marsden’s Sutton hospital, to which the royal joked ‘I’m wearing heels’.
It can only help that the Prince of Wales is developing a certain female constituency – regarded as dashing and, of course, in notably good shape.
Some royal fans were said to have been left swooning after William as he showed off his polo skills in a charity match earlier this month.
Some suggested they’d been left feeling hot under the collar when snaps from the event emerged.
One wrote: ‘The future of the monarchy looks hot, I mean bright!’
A second added: ‘Prince William (Aka his Royal Hotness) looking fit AF during his charity polo match today.’
While another commented: ‘He is super hot, wow! Those arms, legs, abdomen…
‘And we wonder why Catherine always has that huge smile. King energy.’
Royal fans have been left swooning after Prince William showed off his polo skills in a charity match in Windsor
Many royal fans were left going wild over the photographs of the Prince playing polo yesterday in the match
Prince William receives flowers from the crowd at Canada Place in Vancouver in March 1998
Teenage girls who are fans of Prince William scream as they greet him like a pop star upon his arrival in Vancouver
He is yet, though, to regain quite the fervent following of his early days in the public eye.
During a royal tour of Vancouver, Canada, in March 1998, thousands turned out after waiting hours for a glimpse of Prince William in what was described as a frenzy of ‘Willsmania’.
At the time William was said to be unsettled by the pop-star welcome, however, the prince appears to be a natural in the spotlight nowadays.
Source link
