Prince William is having his own version of ya
a terrible year which was awarded to her grandmother Elizabeth II before a crowd. When it seemed that the eldest son of Charles III was beginning his new and long-awaited stage as heir to the throne in the best of ways, a host of important problems – concern for the health of his father and his wife Kate in the first place – seem to be complicating his existence.
It was the late Elizabeth II when, in 1992 and on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of her coronation, she sang that famous annus horribilis that surprised by its
sincerity and gravity. He did it in his speech at the headquarters of the London council, before dozens of attendees, in an act it is not known whether it was strength or weakness. But confirming that his life as monarch and his mother was becoming more complicated than necessary.
In the case of Isabel II, her main problems were the
divorces of their childrenthe infidelities of the then heir Charles with Camilla Parker-Bowles, the publication of Diana, her true story (authorized biography written by Andrew Morton) and, also, the horrible fire that devastated an important part of her beloved Windsor Castle.
Prince William and his life as heir: a complicated job
As far as the Prince of Wales is concerned, the problems that are complicating his
exercise of his functions as heir They have more to do with very sensitive topics such as the worrying state of health of his father, diagnosed with cancer, and his wife Kate, still recovering from a mysterious “abdominal surgery.” Furthermore, the recent visit that his brother Harry made to their father, King Charles, after it was announced that he was suffering from cancer, has made even clearer something that does not benefit the heir.
Prince Harry, who along with his wife Meghan Markle ceased to be an active member of the Royal Family in 2020 – they also lost the titles of royal highness – has no problem in going to London and not meeting for even a minute with his own brother.
A public rudenessalthough Harry’s visit was private, which confirms the position of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex: they do not want to know anything about either William or the convalescent Kate Middleton.
As much as there was speculation about the possibility that the Duke of Sussex, who traveled alone to England leaving Meghan and little Archie and Lilibet in Los Angeles, would reunite with his older brother and, even better, visit his convalescent sister-in-law, The reality is that either he couldn’t or, directly, he didn’t want to.
That meeting did not occur and the gap between them, and their respective families, is getting deeper and deeper.
William and Harry: two different ways to reappear in public
The null relationship between the royal brothers has been even more evident in the
first public appearances of both this week. On the one hand, Prince William put on his tuxedo again – acting bravely, we suppose – to attend the gala dinner organized by the London Air Ambulance in London. Actor Tom Cruise was also there, with whom Guillermo has always maintained a good friendship. And there are already those who have taken the presence of the famous American actor as a sign: William’s life as heir, a “Mission Impossible”?
Prince William visibly thinner and worried./ / GTRES
The Prince of Wales tried at all times to appear smiling, but his face gave him away. This
visibly thinner, and the worry and fatigue of the last few weeks take their toll on his expression. Something in her eyes says that
Tranquility remains an impossible mission, and that problems are everything now. It seemed that his brother could have taken advantage of his trip to London to smooth things over with him, but the reality has been very different.
As for Harry, and despite the jet lag caused by his express trip from Los Angeles to London, his public reappearance in Las Vegas, and at the NFL Honors sporting event has left everyone speechless. If the reappearance of the Duke of Sussex had been of a solidarity nature it would have been better understood, but his presence at an event that awards American football players has had more to do with that
triumphant attitude of a Hollywood star – a performance that both he and his wife Meghan master perfectly – than with that of a royal affected by his family’s serious health problems.