In recent weeks, Prince William<\/a><\/strong>, 43, has been signaling a shift in priorities when he accedes the throne \u2014 a reality that doesn\u2019t seem so distant in the wake of Charles<\/strong>\u2019 2024 cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n On Oct. 3, the future king rode a scooter to meet comedy star Eugene Levy<\/strong> for a casual interview on the Apple TV+ series The Reluctant Traveler<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s safe to say that change is on my agenda \u2014 change for good,\u201d he promised during the decidedly unstuffy chat. And an Oct. 10 video marking<\/a> World Mental Health Day made headlines as the heir tearfully connected with a woman who lost her husband to suicide following their baby\u2019s death \u2014 no stiff upper lip in sight. Both were in contrast to his father\u2019s and William\u2019s own aloof image.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s on fast forward,\u201d explained former Vanity Fair<\/em> editor and royal author Tina Brown<\/strong> told The New York Times<\/em><\/a>. \u201cHis father had 50 years to tell the world who he was before becoming king. It\u2019s essential for William to show the human side of himself before his image gets set in stone as the stoic foil to Harry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging.starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/two_william_2144512242.JPG_master.jpg\")