{"id":2181233,"date":"2025-11-29T21:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T21:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2181233"},"modified":"2025-11-29T21:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T21:27:09","slug":"prince-william-hates-royal-tradition-and-may-axe-it-says-expert-celebrity-news-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-hates-royal-tradition-and-may-axe-it-says-expert-celebrity-news-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William ‘hates’ royal tradition and may axe it, says expert – Celebrity News – Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A seasoned broadcaster claims Prince William “hates” a particular Royal tradition and plans to implement significant reforms once he ascends to the throne.<\/p>\n

David Dimbleby, 87, shared his insights before his three-part BBC documentary debuts. Dimbleby has reported on numerous Royal occasions, including Princess Diana<\/a>‘s funeral in 1997 and Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>‘s in 2022, and his forthcoming program is titled ‘What’s the Monarchy For?’. The veteran journalist discussed aspects of Royal protocol that have become outdated, reports the Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He said “I don’t understand why people, particularly with the late Queen, were so flummoxed when they met her \u2014 men curtseying, people forgetting what to say and all that<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I don’t like the obsequiousness. I don’t like that at all. Incidentally, a view which I think William shares, from what I hear. The bowing and scraping element is quite out of date and ridiculous, and the pomposity of the court, which still exists a bit, is absurd.”<\/p>\n

He told the Telegraph: “I’m pro-monarchy if it suits the spirit of the times. I’m not pro-flamboyant monarchy of the Disneyland type. I’m not pro the argument that it brings in American tourists, that’s one of the worst arguments of all.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He also claimed, “There is a ‘growing tide’ of people, particularly young people, who are no longer in favor of a monarchy.”<\/p>\n

The broadcaster explained: “I don’t think we’re going to be a republic any time soon, but I’m not saying that I think a republic would be worse than a monarchy. I think if it could be devised in a way that was acceptable, it might be as good.”<\/p>\n

Overall, he believes that a “carefully constructed form of monarchy” led by King William represents “the likely option, and a perfectly good option if it works.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Dimbleby also took aim at the Royal Family’s “antiquated” privileges, including their legal exemption from paying tax.<\/p>\n

William has recently acknowledged that he has significant plans for when his turn comes to assume the throne.<\/p>\n

Prince William recently spoke with actor Eugene Levy, host of Apple TV+’s The Reluctant Traveler, regarding his vision to modernize the monarchy upon becoming King.<\/p>\n

In conversation with Eugene, William said: “I think it’s safe to say that change is on my agenda. Change for good.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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William, however, did not go into detail about the changes he has planned.<\/p>\n

The BBC program arrives amid polling data indicating that public backing for the Royal Family has declined somewhat following the most recent developments concerning Andrew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.the-express.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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