Prince William is branded one of the most reluctant future Kings.
The Prince of Wales, who has largely kept his silence over uncle Andrew’s name in Esptein files, is called out for lack of vocalisation of his opposition against it.
Royal expert Amanda Platell tells Daily Mail: “We learn that behind the scenes, William is Andrew’s fiercest critic in the royal family. That he rightly feels both the late Queen and his father indulged his awful uncle for far too long…. So the steel is there. As is the fury. Which he could not contain when Andrew sidled up to him at the Duchess of Kent’s funeral on the steps of Westminster Cathedral.”
She added: “His face seemed contorted with anger. So why are we not hearing more from him now? Is it because he is the most reluctant King-in-waiting we’ve ever had?”
“Instead of addressing the issue in public, he chose to do a BBC interview on men’s mental health, alongside Professor Green, a rapper and singer-songwriter.
The expert continued: “All very worthy and an important subject. But it sounded self-indulgent. The headline was ‘William Gets Candid’ and he talked about his own mental health struggles as a first responder when he was a pilot for the air ambulance service dating back to 2015.”
“William is its future and he should be out and about, front and centre, reminding us of the undoubted benefits of the royals, trying to ensure the Firm’s survival. Not whingeing on about how he was ‘carrying everyone else’s emotional baggage’ and it was ‘really weighing me down’, and he needed time out to recover,” he noted.