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Prince William has been taking on more and on more royal responsibilities as he gets ready to become King sometime in the possibly-nearish future, and apparently he's as "prepared as he will be." "William did extremely well at [the reopening of] Notre Dame, leading the British contingent," royal expert and friend of the family Hugo Vickers tells . "And in Rome he joined Trump and Macron and Zelensky, so he’s right up there with the big boys, as it were.
It’s natural we would see this happen. Is he ready? Is anyone ever ready? He’s got a lot on his plate. His wife is not perfectly well, as we know, and I feel very anxious for him—he has small children and all the things he has to do as the Prince of Wales.
" Vickers adds that not knowing exactly he'll become king adds a layer of stress for William, which, understandable! “It’s always the problem – their heir never knows when they are going to become King," he says. "But obviously as William’s father is unwell it focuses on that. But [William is] as prepared as he will be.
It looks as though he can cope—which is good because he’ll need to when the time comes.” To be clear, King Charles has zero intention of abdicating the throne early amid his cancer battle—despite speculation. As royal expert Hilary Fordwich put it to , "Prince William has been assuming more responsibilities and there have been preparations for more transitions of responsibility.
Both Prince William and Princess Catherine have been readying to assume leadership roles with an accelerated schedule of preparation for their future positions as king and queen. But most certainly, they are not in any way actively seeking an immediate ascension." Mmmkay! Royal Tea Time.
