{"id":2060604,"date":"2025-09-30T21:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T21:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2060604"},"modified":"2025-09-30T21:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T21:46:21","slug":"prince-william-is-absolutely-ready-to-step-up-and-become-king-early-if-needed-royal-expert-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-is-absolutely-ready-to-step-up-and-become-king-early-if-needed-royal-expert-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William Is &#8220;Absolutely Ready\u201d to Step Up and Become King Early If Needed, Royal Expert Explains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"2535ed93-e87a-495c-b33b-235e17a5a31e\">The process of preparing <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-reaction-to-awkward-moment-with-prince-andrew-viral-clip\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-reaction-to-awkward-moment-with-prince-andrew-viral-clip\/\">Prince William<\/a> for his eventual job as King started when the Prince of Wales was a young boy, but in recent years, he&#8217;s been taking on more and more of a leadership role in the monarchy.<\/p>\n<p>William has taken on an increasingly hands-on role in The Firm in recent years, particularly since the death of his grandmother, the late Queen <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/queen-elizabeth-ii\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/queen-elizabeth-ii\/\">Elizabeth II<\/a>, and he was recently referred to as his father&#8217;s &#8220;right-hand man&#8221; in a new Channel 5 documentary called <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/channel\/tvs.sbd.4000?at=1001l369U&amp;ct=marieclaireus-us-6569043425877812321&amp;itscg=30200&amp;itsct=Future_TV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/gb\/show\/william-the-king-like-father-like-son\/umc.cmc.7cp3ahlv3ra8bhg8wrq9vq8j4\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/channel\/tvs.sbd.4000?at=1001l369U&amp;ct=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;itscg=30200&amp;itsct=Future_TV\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"Apple TV+\" data-merchant-id=\"189410\" data-merchant-network=\"Generic\" data-merchant-url=\"tv.apple.com\"><em>William and The King: Like Father, Like Son<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"2535ed93-e87a-495c-b33b-235e17a5a31e-2\">In the documentary, several royal experts were asked to weigh in on both <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-playfully-teased-king-charles-while-introducing-donald-trump-state-visit\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-playfully-teased-king-charles-while-introducing-donald-trump-state-visit\/\">William&#8217;s current role in the royal famil<\/a>y <em>and<\/em> how prepared he is for his future role as King.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>According to <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/ive-known-william-years-how-35990909\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/ive-known-william-years-how-35990909\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><em>The Mirror<\/em><\/a>, royal experts in the documentary pointed to Will&#8217;s hands-on role in meetings with other world leaders, including <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Emmanuel Macron, as a sign of just how much <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/king-charles-clashing-with-prince-william-because-he-longs-to-re-embrace-harry\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/king-charles-clashing-with-prince-william-because-he-longs-to-re-embrace-harry\/\">King Charles values and trusts him, not just as a son<\/a>, but as a representative of the monarchy.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to William&#8217;s recent meetings with Trump, who praised the Prince of Wales after his second state visit to the U.K., journalist and royal commentator Afua Hagan pointed out that making visiting politicians and world leaders feel welcome is part of the job as a representative of the monarchy, regardless of what William&#8217;s personal feelings about the person might be.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\">Prince William<\/a> has to play up to that role,&#8221; Hagan said. &#8220;Donald Trump likes him, he may or may not like Donald Trump, we will never know, but it is really up to Prince William to ensure that Donald Trump leaves the United Kingdom feeling valued and having had a wonderful time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As royal author and expert Katie Nicholl explained in the documentary (per <em>The Mirror<\/em>), the fact that <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/why-prince-william-and-kate-middleton-were-the-first-royals-to-greet-donald-and-melania-trump-during-state-visit\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/why-prince-william-and-kate-middleton-were-the-first-royals-to-greet-donald-and-melania-trump-during-state-visit\/\">William is tasked with entertaining people like Trump<\/a> and Macron speaks volumes about how much the King trusts him.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-WCtd2fKMiigEXdRZUNd2B8\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-WCtd2fKMiigEXdRZUNd2B8 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends, hot-off-the-press celebrity news, and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;He wouldn&#8217;t have William handling these important meetings, with Trump, Macron, or other world leaders, if Charles didn&#8217;t believe he was absolutely capable,&#8221; Nicholl explained. &#8220;William has proven himself to be a very capable international statesman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being &#8220;absolutely capable&#8221; as an international statesman, <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-kind-gesture-to-elderly-woman-at-2016-gala-was-classic-diana-move-royal-author\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-kind-gesture-to-elderly-woman-at-2016-gala-was-classic-diana-move-royal-author\/\">William is also &#8220;absolutely ready&#8221;<\/a> to step into the role of King, Nicholl insisted in the documentary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I asked an aide if William is ready should his time as King come sooner than expected,&#8221; Nicholl said. &#8220;Their response was immediate. This person has known William for decades and said, &#8216;He&#8217;s absolutely ready.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for what William&#8217;s reign as King will look like, royal biographer Ingrid Seward predicts he will &#8220;keep the pomp and circumstance&#8221; associated with the royal family, even as he modernizes the monarchy and shifts toward a &#8220;slimmed-down monarchy, a more empathetic and in touch with the people monarchy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"block\" id=\"articleTag\" data-component-name=\"PostArticleLinks\">\n<p>TOPICS<\/p>\n<nav class=\"py-2.5 flex gap-2.5 flex-wrap\" data-analytics-id=\"article-tag\">\n<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"flex-none p-2.5 text-white bg-neutral-950 hover:bg-neutral-500 hover:underline hover:underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/tag\/prince-william\"><br \/>\nPrince William<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"flex-none p-2.5 text-white bg-neutral-950 hover:bg-neutral-500 hover:underline hover:underline-offset-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/king-charles\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"\/tag\/king-charles\"><br \/>\nKing Charles<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.marieclaire.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process of preparing Prince William for his eventual job as King started when the Prince of Wales was a young boy, but in recent years, he&#8217;s been taking on more and more of a leadership role in the monarchy. 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