Prince William<\/a><\/strong> is ready to overhaul the monarchy. <\/p>\n One expert believes the future king of England, who’s preparing to take over from King Charles III<\/strong>, will do away with a particular royal custom once he’s in charge.<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0Follow Wonderwall on celebrity.land for more top news<\/a><\/p>\n According to journalist David Dimbleby<\/strong>, the Prince of Wales will likely end the tradition of bowing and curtseying before high-ranking members of the royal family. The action is seen as a sign of respect for a person of a superior social or political rank.<\/p>\n “I don’t understand why people, particularly with late Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong>, were so flummoxed when they met her,” Dimbleby said in the three-part BBC documentary What’s the Monarchy For?<\/em><\/p>\n “Men curtseying, people forgetting what to say and all that. 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,” Dimbleby continued.<\/p>\n “The bowing and scraping element is quite out of date and ridiculous and the pomposity of the court, which still exists a bit, is absurd,” he added.<\/p>\n Many British citizens criticize the monarchy for being ostentatious while lacking the power to make legislative changes.<\/p>\n “I’m pro-monarchy if it suits the spirit of the times. I’m not pro-flamboyant monarchy of the Disneyland type,” Dimbleby told The Telegraph<\/a><\/em>. “I’m not pro the argument that it brings in American tourists, that’s one of the worst arguments of all.”<\/p>\n “There is a ‘growing tide’ of people, particularly young people, who are no longer in favor of a monarchy,” he continued. “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 Prince Harry<\/strong> emphasized in his 2023 memoir Spare<\/em> that curtseying to his late grandmother was so vital, Sarah Ferguson<\/strong> stepped in to teach his future wife<\/a>, Meghan Markle<\/strong>, how to do it before she first met Elizabeth.<\/p>\n “Fergie came out, a little emotional and asked, ‘Can you curtsy?’ Meg shook her head. Fergie then demonstrated and Meg imitated her,” he recalled.<\/p>\n William and his father are already trying to enact change within The Firm. Charles made the significant step of stripping Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/strong> of his royal titles and evicting him from Royal Lodge over his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The 77-year-old also reportedly wants non-working members of the royal family to become financially independent with their living arrangements.<\/p>\n “The king isn’t running a housing association for distant relatives,” a source told Daily Express<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n
\n James Whatling \/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com<\/span>\n <\/div><\/div>\nWilliam could end curtseying<\/h2>\n
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\n MD\/EXPRESS SYNDICATION \/ MEGA<\/span>\n <\/div><\/div>\nDo citizens support the monarchy? <\/h2>\n
Meghan’s curtseying learning curve<\/h2>\n
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\n MEGA TheMegaAgency.com<\/span>\n <\/div><\/div>\nChange for the monarchy <\/h2>\n
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