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3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How Prince William Plans to 'Do a Diana Reboot' When He Becomes King
Someday, when Prince William becomes King, he has expressed a desire to do it his own way. That said, a royal author predicted that his leadership will be a mixture of his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth, and his mother, the late Princess Diana. Edward White, who wrote the book Dianaworld: An Obsession released last month, said that the Prince of Wales is 'trying to do a Diana reboot of the monarchy.'Prince William has said himself that he intends to do it his own way when he takes the throne someday—and his approach to being King will, of course, in many ways mirror his father King Charles, but his leadership will also have touches of his late mother, Princess Diana. Edward White, author of the newly released Dianaworld: An Obsession (which hit shelves April 29), said that William is aiming for a 'Diana reboot of the monarchy' when he takes the top job, with White adding (via Marie Claire) that William's style will likely be a blend of Diana and the late Queen Elizabeth, William's grandmother. White told The Mirror that Diana raised William in a way that would keep the monarchy relevant: 'Diana said that she was trying to raise a future king that would ensure the monarchy survived into the 21st century—and William is trying to do a Diana reboot of the monarchy, combining the best of his mother and his grandmother,' White said. William's approach mirrors Diana's in many ways—he is empathetic, action-oriented, and people-focused. William also inherited a passion for some of Diana's chief causes during her royal work, like eradicating homelessness; William launched an initiative, Homewards, in 2023 that seeks to do just that in the U.K., and last year released the ITV documentary Prince William: We Can End Homelessness, about his efforts in the space. In the documentary, the Prince of Wales shared about his mother taking him to shelters as a boy, and that now as an adult, he struggles with 'not doing more.' 'I've spent enough time learning and listening to what people have been through that I feel almost guilty every time I leave,' William said. Of parallels to Diana—who died in 1997, when William was 15 years old—'She seemed to think that if she wasn't taking the most extreme course of action to remedy a problem, then she wasn't actually taking any action at all,' White told The Mirror. While in Cape Town, South Africa last November for the fourth iteration of his Earthshot Prize Awards, William explained his philosophy as Prince of Wales (and, someday, King) when he said, 'I can only describe what I'm trying to do, and that's trying to do it differently—and I'm trying to do it for my generation. I'm doing it with maybe a smaller 'r' in the royal, if you like—that's maybe a better way of saying it.' 'It's a reinvention,' Jason Knauf—a former aide who is now CEO of the Earthshot Prize—told The Times recently. 'How do you communicate to the generation that you serve? And it has to be different. It's not change for change's sake, but a question of how you're going to cut through a world where people are consuming things much more in terms of images than anything else.' Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told The Times, 'A question that gets asked when you're in the public eye is: what are they like behind the scenes? What are they like in real life? And to the extent that I'm able to see Prince William in 'real life,' I would say he's exactly the same person. The areas that he's interested in and that he works in, he's very genuinely motivated by.' Ardern—who met William in 2019—said the future king has 'a very collaborative way of working. There is humility there, which is an extraordinary thing when you're born into a role of this nature.' That humility, no doubt, has Princess Diana's fingerprints all over it. 'It's difficult to meet anybody who met her and had a bad word to say about her,' White told The Mirror. 'People just instantly liked her. She had amazingly good social skills, she seemed to be very, very likeable, and I think sincerely cared about people. So there's a huge amount to like about her.' Read the original article on InStyle
Edinburgh Live
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Prince William nods to ex-Hibs star during Edinburgh visit to back homeless charity
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info The Prince of Wales has kicked off a partnership with a Scottish football charity and hinted that an Aston Villa favourite could join him for the next visit. William joined a practice session run by Street Soccer Scotland, being backed by his Royal Foundation, which will fund a range of initiatives at the charity's branch in Leith. The financial support from the foundation's Community Impact Project will also help the charity create Leith United - a collaboration with Leith Community Centre and YMCA Edinburgh. The prince met YMCA user Shaniah Gilgun, aged 10, and learnt about her efforts with other youngsters to improve housing conditions in the area, but the conversation turned to football when he spotted a poster of Aston Villa. Villa fan William mentioned the club's captain, who also leads the Scottish national side, telling Shaniah: "Maybe I should bring John have to wait till he retires - we'll put it in the pipeline." Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sentstraight to your messages. He added: "He promised me he would come up and show me around." After asking a group of children about their football teams during his visit to the community centre, he said of son Prince Louis: "My youngest supports five different teams now." (Image: Chris Jackson/pool/AFP/Getty) Shaniah later mentioned William's praise for her housing campaign: "He said it was a really good thing and that we should keep doing it and only good will come out of it. "When he mentioned John McGinn, I said, 'That's a deal'." Street Soccer Scotland was founded by David Duke in Leith in 2009 before he opened centres across Scotland to deliver free football-themed training and personal development programmes to support people experiencing issues like poor mental health, addiction, homelessness and isolation. (Image: Chris Jackson/PA Wire) The charity will use the Royal Foundation grant to renovate Leith Community Centre, enhance sports-based initiatives at the site, enable outreach work in the community and fund an impact manager over three years to co-ordinate grassroots leaders and local partnerships. During the visit William saw a range of groups who use the centre, from flamenco and kung fu classes to a group of amateur paintings who impressed the prince. Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox Mr Duke, who is an official supporter of William's Homewards homeless initiative, said after the visit: "So obviously to have the support of the Royal Foundation is fantastic. "Their vision is to try and create community impact and they're looking at places and spaces where they can create that." He added: "It's about the long-term support from the wider Royal Foundation team, they can help us create almost a blueprint for change and they've already started working with us on a kind of theory of change, in terms of how we can use this space and the partnerships to make a difference."
Leader Live
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
William shows off football skills in partnership with Street Soccer Scotland
William joined a practice session run by Street Soccer Scotland, being backed by his Royal Foundation, which will fund a range of initiatives at the charity's branch in Leith, near Edinburgh. The financial support from the foundation's Community Impact Project will also help the charity create Leith United – a collaboration with Leith Community Centre and YMCA Edinburgh. The prince met YMCA user Shaniah Gilgun, aged 10, and learnt about her efforts with other youngsters to improve housing conditions in the area, but the conversation turned to football when he spotted a poster of Aston Villa. Villa fan William mentioned the club's captain, who also leads the Scottish national side, telling Shaniah: 'Maybe I should bring John McGinn… might have to wait till he retires – we'll put it in the pipeline.' He added: 'He promised me he would come up and show me around.' After asking a group of children about their football teams during his visit to the community centre, he said of son Prince Louis: 'My youngest supports five different teams now.' Shaniah later mentioned William's praise for her housing campaign: 'He said it was a really good thing and that we should keep doing it and only good will come out of it. 'When he mentioned John McGinn, I said, 'That's a deal'.' Street Soccer Scotland was founded by David Duke in Leith in 2009 before he opened centres across Scotland to deliver free football-themed training and personal development programmes to support people experiencing issues like poor mental health, addiction, homelessness and isolation. The charity will use the Royal Foundation grant to renovate Leith Community Centre, enhance sports-based initiatives at the site, enable outreach work in the community and fund an impact manager over three years to co-ordinate grassroots leaders and local partnerships. During the visit William saw a range of groups who use the centre, from flamenco and kung fu classes to a group of amateur paintings who impressed the prince. Mr Duke, who is an official supporter of William's Homewards homeless initiative, said after the visit: 'So obviously to have the support of the Royal Foundation is fantastic. 'Their vision is to try and create community impact and they're looking at places and spaces where they can create that.' He added: 'It's about the long-term support from the wider Royal Foundation team, they can help us create almost a blueprint for change and they've already started working with us on a kind of theory of change, in terms of how we can use this space and the partnerships to make a difference.'
South Wales Guardian
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
William shows off football skills in partnership with Street Soccer Scotland
William joined a practice session run by Street Soccer Scotland, being backed by his Royal Foundation, which will fund a range of initiatives at the charity's branch in Leith, near Edinburgh. The financial support from the foundation's Community Impact Project will also help the charity create Leith United – a collaboration with Leith Community Centre and YMCA Edinburgh. The prince met YMCA user Shaniah Gilgun, aged 10, and learnt about her efforts with other youngsters to improve housing conditions in the area, but the conversation turned to football when he spotted a poster of Aston Villa. Villa fan William mentioned the club's captain, who also leads the Scottish national side, telling Shaniah: 'Maybe I should bring John McGinn… might have to wait till he retires – we'll put it in the pipeline.' He added: 'He promised me he would come up and show me around.' After asking a group of children about their football teams during his visit to the community centre, he said of son Prince Louis: 'My youngest supports five different teams now.' Shaniah later mentioned William's praise for her housing campaign: 'He said it was a really good thing and that we should keep doing it and only good will come out of it. 'When he mentioned John McGinn, I said, 'That's a deal'.' Street Soccer Scotland was founded by David Duke in Leith in 2009 before he opened centres across Scotland to deliver free football-themed training and personal development programmes to support people experiencing issues like poor mental health, addiction, homelessness and isolation. The charity will use the Royal Foundation grant to renovate Leith Community Centre, enhance sports-based initiatives at the site, enable outreach work in the community and fund an impact manager over three years to co-ordinate grassroots leaders and local partnerships. During the visit William saw a range of groups who use the centre, from flamenco and kung fu classes to a group of amateur paintings who impressed the prince. Mr Duke, who is an official supporter of William's Homewards homeless initiative, said after the visit: 'So obviously to have the support of the Royal Foundation is fantastic. 'Their vision is to try and create community impact and they're looking at places and spaces where they can create that.' He added: 'It's about the long-term support from the wider Royal Foundation team, they can help us create almost a blueprint for change and they've already started working with us on a kind of theory of change, in terms of how we can use this space and the partnerships to make a difference.'
Daily Mirror
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Princess Kate makes unexpected nod to Harry and Meghan with surprise detail
The Princess of Wales attended her first Buckingham Palace garden party in a recycled dress in butter yellow - the shade of the season - but another part of her outfit had a connection to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle The Princess of Wales made an unexpected nod to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with a surprise detail on her latest outing. Kate surprised guests by joining husband Prince William, at a Buckingham Palace garden party - her first one in two years. The princess, who is in remission from cancer, missed the whole of the 2024 garden party season while undergoing treatment during what William described as a 'brutal' year. Kate, whose attendance was not announced in advance as is the custom for garden parties, was dressed in a butter yellow Emilia Wickstead dress and hat by Philip Treacy. Both pieces she had worn before - and it turns out the hat has a connection to her estranged brother-in-law Harry and his wife Meghan. That's because the hat, complete with yellow flowers, is exactly the same as the one she wore to the Sussexes' wedding. It also comes just days after Harry and Meghan celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary, with Meghan marking the day with a selection of personal family photos on Instagram. Kate also wore the same hat at Trooping the Colour in 2019. Meanwhile, Kate's dress yesterday, which was in a colour dubbed the shade of the season, was also a repeat. She last wore it to a service at St Paul's Cathedral during the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Her diamond earrings had also been seen before, as she opted to wear a pair from Robinson Pelham that she had worn on her wedding day in 2011 after receiving them as a gift from her parents. During yesterday's party, William and Kate met guests from a number of their patronages, military affiliations and passion projects, including Homewards, Action for Children and Ty Hafan, as well as Duchy of Cornwall tenants. Among them was the family of aspiring photographer Liz Hatton, who died in November from an aggressive cancer called desmoplastic small round cell tumour. The 17-year-old, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, was pictured being hugged by Kate at Windsor Castle just weeks before she died after being invited to take pictures of William at an investiture. Also at the event were William's cousins, Princess Eugenie and Zara Tindall, with Kensington Palace saying the prince and princess had specially invited the younger generation of the royal family to accompany them. Other attendees included Holocaust survivor Steven Frank, who was photographed by Kate in 2020 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust, and fundraising youngster Tony Hudgell. Ten-year-old Tony, who is a double amputee and previously met Kate at the Evelina London Children's Day Surgery Unit, missed a garden party last year after getting stuck in traffic on his way there, prompting another invitation from the Palace this year. Kate last appeared at a royal garden party in May 2023, just days after the King's Coronation, when the social event was staged in celebration of the historic occasion. Some 7,500 guests mingled in the spring sunshine on the neatly manicured lawn of the royal residence on Tuesday, as William, Kate, and other members of the royal family stood on the West Terrace for the National Anthem. The official engagement marks another step in Kate's gradual return to post-cancer public duties.
