Prince Louis celebrated his sixth birthday this year, as the young prince is growing up quickly. He is also a fan favourite among the royal family fans. After Queen Elizabeth II passed away, Prince Louis became fourth in succession line.
Since Prince Harry published his book “Spare,” being “spare to the heir” has a meaning now. Harry even claimed in his book that his father, King Charles uttered the word, when Prince Harry was born.
And now, Prince William and Kate Middleton are afraid that their younger children Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis might feel like a “spare,” as Prince Harry did.
“Though William and I have talked about it once or twice, and he has made it very clear to me that his kids are not my responsibility, I still feel a responsibility knowing that out of those three children, at least one will end up like me, the spare,” Harry said. “And that hurts, that worries me.” Prince Harry shared his worries about his niece and nephew.
“I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy, I was summoned to provide backup, distraction, diversion and, if necessary, a spare part. Kidney, perhaps. Blood transfusion. Speck of bone marrow. This was all made explicitly clear to me from the start of life’s journey and regularly reinforced thereafter.”
Royal author and Majesty Magazine editor Ingrid Seward talked about the matter as, “Harry should lay off Prince William’s children. In fact, he should lay off everybody and button it now. It is a very dangerous road to go down, to start talking about other people’s children.”
“And what he says Prince William said to him is absolutely right – they are William’s responsibility and not his, so he should keep out of it. It is none of Harry’s business. But Harry has become dangerous to his family, and to himself, because he can lob in his little asides whenever he wants.”
The royal parents are trying to avoid this “spare curse” for their children.
“They have already shown that they have a different and modern attitude to bringing up royal children and I’m sure they will do everything to make Charlotte and Louis feel every bit as special, loved and valued as George,” royal expert Jennie Bond shared.
“I imagine they will encourage Louis to explore life outside the royal fold… it could be the military, but it could also be working in the charity world or whatever he finds appealing after his education is finished. I’m sure they will encourage him to go to University, which they both enjoyed and where, of course, they found love.”
“And from there they will want him to find a life that is meaningful to him as well as appropriate for the son of a future King. They will try to ensure that he feels he is living a life of value, irrespective of his place in the line of succession and that will probably involve service of some kind as they have emphasised from the start that they want their children to understand that having empathy with others is not only a kindness, but is rewarding as well.” Royal expert Bond continued.
Royal expert and associate editor at The Telegraph Camilla Tominey also shared her own thoughts about the situation that royal parents will encourage their children to “have their own careers” if they want to.
“[William & Kate] don’t want history to repeat itself and Prince Louis seem like a royal hanger-on and go down the Duke of York path,” royal expert said.
“A lot of the more minor royals have got careers of their own so they aren’t really being tax payer funded. The extent to which the Cambridges have tried to normalise the lives of their children very much points in the direction of – yes, Prince George has his destiny mapped out but Princess Charlotte and Louis’ having their own careers?’”
“They’ve got to get the balance right of what their own children want to do with their lives and their royal commitments. We might be seeing fewer royals in the future than we’re used to. But the question is, are there going to be enough royals to go around?”
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