After warning that change is on his agenda when he eventually becomes King, a palace insider has revealed exactly what Prince William intends to do when the time comes
Opening up in one of his most candid interviews to date, Prince William set out his agenda for ‘change’ when he becomes King.
And now a source close to the Prince of Wales has revealed the exact two ways in which William will shake up the monarchy when the time comes. Just last week, the heir to the throne set out his approach for when he takes the top job explaining: “Change is on my agenda – change for good”. It came as he appeared on the Apple TV show The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy as he gave a tour of Windsor Castle and the surrounding area to the Schitt’s Creek star.
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And although in the show, he didn’t specifically say what changes he was looking at, a source close to the palace has revealed what they might be.
Speaking to PEOPLE magazine, they said: “”Prince William’s been quite vocal about what he wants to do when the time comes. [To be] more accessible, more approachable.”
In the travel show, William also candidly described how his wife Kate’s cancer battle left him overwhelmed, revealed his children do not have mobile phones, and said he aims to create a “ world in which my son is proud of what we do”.
He referred to being Prince of Wales and king as a ‘job’ and said he takes his ‘roles’ and ‘responsibilities’ seriously but it was important “you don’t feel they own you – you have to own them”.
His comments are his most detailed reflections on being heir to the throne to date, and he explained: “I think it’s safe to say that change is on my agenda – change for good,” he told Levy as they discussed his future role as king and how his son Prince George will one day succeed him.
William added: “And I embrace that and I enjoy that change – I don’t fear it. That’s the bit that excites me, is the idea of being able to bring some change. Not overly radical change, but changes that I think that need to happen.”
The future king was filmed in early February chatting with Levy in Windsor Castle as he played tour guide for his guest, when they walked William’s black cocker spaniel Orla through the grounds and they spoke over a pint in The Two Brewers, a local pub.
And royal biographer Andrew Morton also told the publication: “He struck me as one of the lads. That’s different from previous generations. He seems very much one of us, even though he is the future King.”
Prince George, who celebrated his 12th birthday in July, will follow his grandfather Charles and father William to be king and the Prince of Wales said about the young royal: “I want to create a world in which my son is proud of what we do, a world and a job that actually does impact people’s lives for the better.”
He appeared to suggest he wanted to ensure his son did not face a repeat of ‘practices’ from the past he and brother Prince Harry had faced when younger, a possible reference to intrusive press scrutiny that also plagued their mother Diana, Princess of Wales.
