Unique Challenges Ahead for Prince William as Future King

When it comes to carrying out responsibilities within Britain’s royal family, it truly takes a village. With the respective cancer diagnoses of King Charles and Princess Catherine, “the firm” has lost two key players. Meanwhile, with septuagenarian Princess Anne unlikely to continue with her current workload and Prince Andrew’s toxicity relegating him to the sidelines permanently, the number of working royals has dwindled significantly.

If Prince William were to ascend to the throne in the coming years, he would be supported by a surprisingly small number of royals. With Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan stepping back from royal duties, William would have to depend on a limited set of senior royals. As of now, there are only four working royals under the age of 70: William, his wife, and Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.

However, a royal family with fewer working royals may be exactly what William has in mind. “When the older members of the family retire, His Royal Highness won’t be inviting anyone else to become working royals,” a source told Richard Eden, editor of the Daily Mail. “It remains to be seen if he will even want his two younger children to be working royals.” According to Eden’s source, William aims to streamline the monarchy. “He sees the small European monarchies as the model for the future,” the source stated.