William the Quiet Disruptor - Future of the Monarchy

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I just read this Sky News article “My Week with Prince William: The Quiet Disruptor” and found it really interesting.

The article paints a picture of someone who’s trying to do things differently, more of a “quiet disruptor” than a traditional royal. He seems to want to modernise the monarchy, focusing less on ribbon-cutting and more on community projects and real social impact. It might not be flashy, but it feels more in touch with what people care about today. He wants to be seen as a trustworthy global leader who uses his influence for good in a time when there is a lot of distrust in leadership worldwide.

It talks about how, although some still label him “work-shy” because he schedules his engagements around his children, most of the people interviewed actually saw that as a positive. They praised him for putting his family first and being a present dad.

It acknowledges that not everyone will be happy with this new version of monarchy, and some people will criticise the change in ethos.

I suppose time will tell whether this new approach will change anything long term. Charles also said he wanted to modernise, so let’s see it sticks this time. But it’s an interesting read if you’re curious about how William’s trying to shape his role.

William the Quiet Disruptor

can’t work full time, can’t speak Welsh, as the Prince of Wales, can’t cut ribbons, what can he do?

Personally, I’d like him to investigate the RF taking Government money in rent for the land Dartmoor Prisonbis built on, from charities for RNLI slipways, from the NHS for parking spaces…..

When William's 'work' is discussed on here it always reminds me of the way the WFH posts go on MN.

A lot of people have jobs which are 'presence' based jobs tracked by the hour. For those types of jobs you have to be at your computer logged on and working from start time to end time. You cannot do the school run, walk the dog, go to the gym or for a massage etc. You might be able to throw a load in the washer on your 30 minute lunch break.

But a lot of the original work from home jobs developed because they were results based - you get your deliverable done by 4pm on Friday and no one cares whether you are working at midnight or 2pm. These jobs and how people choose to use their time while doing them always seems to make a lot of people mad.

As the heir William has a position not a job, and in any way that it compares to a job at all it is a results based one. His deliverables are:

Produce an heir - preferably with a backup or two.
Learn about the duties of the monarch, the government, the constitution, the country, the commonwealth, international diplomacy, estate management.
A period of military service (traditionally just the male heirs but now female heirs too are following this route - see Spain and Belgium)
Support the monarch with whatever duties they decide to delegate.
Do his government 'red box' work.

It's not a part time job - it's a full time position and will be until he dies.

It would be a very short investigation, since it is mandated by Act of Parliament that the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster charge commercial rents for the use of their lands, and Treasury is required to ensure that they do.

Always know when things aren’t going well for the Sussexes when the anti William posts start.

Yes I noticed that @NewAgeNewMe

I do agree there on type of job. My own is one of those as long as the work is done then work don’t care if it’s 2am or 2pm if it takes me 30 minutes or 3 hours. Rather than just being seen for 8 hours a day at a desk just to see me.

Actually it seems the other way around particularly in the UK media.

Nah. Some of us are just republicans and think William and co are work shy wasters.

Royal security is provided by the Met but in any case I'm sure they could have doubled up had W insisted on breaking into his me-time.

As the late Queen said about the RF ‘we need to be seen to be believed’.
I think it’s great PW wants to be a hands on dad but now Kate’s health is improving he needs to consider his position going forward.

TBF W isn't doing a great job at convincing the public he has a work ethic or even trying to.

Never heard of any of them. The Princes Trustbus as part of normal knowledge as the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme.

he’s prioritising his own lifestyle. Fair enough on an individual level - but then he should dissolve the monarchy

Im not a royalist btw. Used to be a republican but err now on the side of constitutional monarchy.

Not quite true. Local police have to liaise with special protection in areas such as routes and traffic control as the Met will not have local knowledge, so yes this would place an extra burden on an already busy force. Interestingly, one of Republic’s arguments against the RF is that local police have to bear the cost of a royal visit. I don’t personally think that any member of the RF would have visited Liverpool so quickly, if at all, had Anne not already been there. Terrible as the events were, nobody died. The royals didn’t visit Southport until some time after so as not to distract from the enquiry or intrude on the tragedy. I don’t think this is a stick to beat William with

The biggest joke about this is its not even what 'disruptor' means. Interesting that this was the best they could come up with, and let's face it they're both at home, kids are at school, and they have lots of help how much could he really be doing

Gosh you really have been brainwashed. It's the opposite, H&M are always used as a distraction. Shocked you can't see that!

Bloody hell I’d love a full time job like this 😄

Interesting you use WFH as an example @wordlerit's one of those things when someone goes on leave for a few weeks and someone else does the job and wonders what did that person do all day or when you have someone else doing the same job and they don't seem to get much done. I smell BS 😅 Fundamentally the royals need to be loved and stay relevant which means being in the spotlight, he's quite arrogant if he thinks people aren't going to notice (and they already are hence the PR). People who WFH and are never seen are also usually forgotten about.

It’s definitely unique and super privileged.

You get to be part of the fabric of the nation’s history.

I can’t imagine how it feels to live in palaces and castles that have housed thousands of years of Kings and Queens.

then

You have to share some of your worst moments on the world stage. I know we all anticipate the pain of a parent passing and the pain we’ll cause leaving our own children behind but death of a parent is such a big part of this whole set up.

I wonder if you tend to worry more about coping with your own grief or what it will be like for your child.

Not specifically about the heir’s job but there are jobs for regular people that have intense moments and lots of downtime in between.

I had one for a year where you were on shift from 10am to 8pm but during that time there were three intense hours spaced out with seven hours of mostly down time.

Might look lazy to someone who is on their feet for a ten hour shift but the intense bits were extreme.

I don’t have insider knowledge but I imagine a lot of political, diplomatic and royal duty work is a bit like that.

I guess his Grandmother managed into her 90s and days before her death so he looks a bit spoilt and pathetic by comparison. Time will tell if his way pays off or not and it will be interesting to watch it unfold. I think he underestimates how it takes work to remain popular, the Queen and her Father, knew this well.

Super privileged it definitely is - and if he doesn’t want to “work” (I mean none of the royals graft so let’s not pretend otherwise!) then he could give it up. Let’s modernise the royals by not paying for them - they’re staggeringly wealthy, they can fund themselves.

I think William maybe heading towards a European model. Small family, less work and maybe less public funding. Sadly he can’t have the penny and the bun.

I’ve seen their behaviour with my own eyes. The Sussexes appeared on Oprah, NF. They are the ones who went to Nigeria. Harry wrote Spare. Harry gave an interview to the BBC. They are certainly trying to be a distraction to the RF.