Prince William excited to bring about 'change' as king
Prince William is "excited" to bring about "change" when he is king and won't follow traditions for the sake of it.
Prince William is "excited" to bring about "change" when he is king.
The Prince of Wales is first in line to the throne and will eventually be succeeded by his eldest son, 12-year-old Prince George, and he has vowed to do "everything [he] can" to ensure the monarchy evolves in the modern world so his kids don't have to grow up with "some of the practices" he did.
Speaking to Eugene Levy on his Apple TV+ series The Reluctant Traveler, William said when asked his feelings on George becoming king one day: "It’s an interesting question, and it’s a big question, that one. Because there’s lots of things to think about with that.
"Obviously, 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. That is caveated with, I hope we don’t go back to some of the practices in the past, that Harry and I had to grow up with — and I’ll do everything I can to make sure we don’t regress in that situation.
"I think it’s safe to say that change is on my agenda. Change for good. 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."
Although the 43-year-old royal - who also has Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven, with wife Catherine, Princess of Wales - thinks "tradition" is very important for the monarchy, he still plans to "question" things and not to keep following certain processes just because that's the way things have always been done.
He said: "If you’re not careful, history can be a real weight and an anchor around you, and you can feel suffocated by it and restricted by it too much. And I think it’s important to live, for the here and now.
“I want to question things more. I think it’s very important that tradition stays, and tradition has a huge part in all of this, but there’s also points where you look at tradition and go, 'Is that still fit for purpose today? Is that still the right thing to do? Are we still doing and having the most impact we could be having?' So, I like to question things is what I’m really getting at.”
