The confidences of a future king. In an interview on a new episode of "The Reluctant Traveller," Prince William, heir to the British throne, reveals more about what he plans to do when he succeeds his father, King Charles III. The Prince of Wales wants to bring about change while respecting traditions.
Prince William reveals more about himself and his future role as monarch. On the Apple TV+ show "The Reluctant Traveller," the heir to the British throne gives actor Eugene Levy a tour of Windsor Castle. It is on this occasion that the Prince of Wales declared that there will be “change” when the time comes for him to succeed his father.
"The idea of being able to bring about a little change excites me."
"We can clearly say that there will be change. The idea of being able to bring about a little change excites me. Not a revolution, but adjustments that I find necessary," he declared. But these changes within the monarchy will not go against tradition.
"Tradition has an important place, but sometimes you have to ask yourself: is it still appropriate for our time? Is it still the right thing to do?" The Prince of Wales is seeking more authenticity: "Being true, being myself, that's what guides me," affirms the future King of England.
"2024 is the worst year of my life." Prince William also reflected on the trials that affected the British royal family during 2024 with the cancer diagnoses of his wife, Princess Kate, and his father, King Charles III. A year that remains "the worst of [his] life."
Trials that have shattered the balance of his family. He speaks of how his children, George, Charlotte, and Louis, experienced their mother's illness: "We're a very open family, so we talk about things that bother us and things that trouble us, but you never really know the side effects it can have. So it's important to be there for each other and reassure the children that everything is going to be alright."
The Prince of Wales wants to protect his children from media pressure, something he had to endure in his childhood with his brother, Harry: "They wanted every possible detail, they were everywhere, they knew everything. And if you let that seep into your life, the damage it can do to your family life is something I vowed never to let happen to mine."
