Prince William ‘frustrated’ staff with ‘transitional year’

Prince William reportedly left his aides frustrated with lack of direction in his life.

The Prince of Wales took a transitional year in 2013 and cut back all Royal engagements, giving public a hint that he takes his position in the Royal Family for granted.

In his book, William and Catherine: The Monarchy's New Era: The Inside Story, royal expert Russell Myers touches upon the time William left his RAF search and rescue pilot role.

"Courtiers dressed the announcement up as William entering a 'transitional year,' while carefully explaining that the prince would not necessarily take on any more royal duties," Myers explained.

"But, behind the scenes, William's attitude had begun to frustrate his staff, with senior aides challenging him over the risk that he might be seen as lazy, given The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were still carrying out royal duties into their tenth decade."

"William seemed to have the attitude that his grandmother had given him a free pass to take his time in deciding what he wanted to do, which was not the reading of the situation from anyone else involved in trying to map out his affairs."

The insider continued, "We would gently ask him to consider taking on more duties or specific engagements, but he would immediately push back."

"There was an intense worry in the camp that he had no strategy for his long-term future and was continually putting off decisions over what direction he should take," the former royal aide noted.

"When the annual list of engagements completed by members of the family would be published at the end of the year, it was pretty embarrassing, but it didn't seem to affect him one bit,” they noted.