Princess Charlotte has begun to stand out not just as a familiar face at royal events, but also as a young royal steadily growing in confidence, an expert has claimed. Known primarily for her little waves from palace balconies and carefully guided steps beside her parents, Charlotte now appears increasingly comfortable when appearing in public.
Royal historian, Justin Vovk, said: “We are seeing signs of [Charlotte] becoming more independent, but also reminders that she is still, certainly in the eyes of her parents and her family, just supposed to be a normal 10-year-old girl.”
They added: “It’s clear that they feel this is very important to their children in giving them stability for their futures, and it is something that helps them connect with the general public in the way that previous generations of Royals have struggled with.”
Judith Rowbotham, a visiting research professor at the University of Plymouth, noted Charlotte is gradually letting go of her mother’s hand.
Speaking of Prince William and Princess Catherine to CBC, Ms Rowbotham said: “They have understood there is considerable press interest in them, in their children, in the Royal Family in general, and that keeping the children entirely out of the public eye is not sensible.”
Along the way, Charlotte has developed “sufficient confidence in her own right, very possibly more self-confidence than her older brother,” she added.
“If she’s holding anybody’s hand, it’s likely to be Louis’. There is a definite big sister dynamic between that pair, and she very clearly takes her big sister responsibility seriously to tell her younger brother off for inappropriate behaviour.”
Changes in 2013 abolished primogeniture in the succession, meaning a younger son would no longer displace an elder daughter. In other words, Louis does not bump Charlotte down the line of succession.
King Charles’s younger sister, Princess Anne was also a spare for a few years before the birth of Andrew in 1960, and Rowbotham says it’s likely that Anne has offered William and Catherine some advice on being a spare.
Ms Rowbotham added: “I think they’re very carefully taking the same approach, trying to make sure that Charlotte has a sense that she can grow up to be pretty much who she wants to be.”
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