{"id":2211162,"date":"2025-12-24T17:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T17:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2211162"},"modified":"2025-12-24T17:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T17:09:14","slug":"prince-william-kate-middleton-are-quietly-shrinking-the-royal-family-less-people-less-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-kate-middleton-are-quietly-shrinking-the-royal-family-less-people-less-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William &#038; Kate Middleton Are Quietly Shrinking the Royal Family: &#8216;Less People, Less Drama&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prince William and Kate Middleton aren\u2019t the King and Queen of England just yet, but they are making plans for when that day arrives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s what a palace source is describing as a \u201cnew monarchy\u201d to <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/inside-prince-william-and-kate-middletons-growing-influence-as-king-charles-continues-treatment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Us Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Us Weekly<\/a><\/em>. The royal couple is expected to \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/prince-william-kate-middleton-reportedly-175943832.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:completely modernize;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">completely modernize<\/a>\u201d the palace structure. \u201cThere will be changes in terms of how The Firm is run, and antiquated rules will change. There will be more freedom,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">William has already shared with the press about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/prince-williams-future-royal-plans-144529674.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:what the future looks like;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">what the future looks like<\/a> during his November 2023 trip to Singapore. \u201cYou have to remain focused; if you spread yourself too thin, you just can\u2019t manage it, and you won\u2019t deliver the impact or the change that you really want to happen,\u201d he told the print media about his patronage plans, via Roya Nikkhah, Royal Editor of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoyaNikkhah\/status\/1722169600656241060\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sunday Times on X.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Sunday Time<\/em>s on X.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Kate Middleton, Prince William<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Prince of Wales will continue to support environmental causes like his pet project, the Earthshot Prize awards, as well as mental health and homelessness. Kate will stay focused on her early childhood education mission. But, they also hope to have a more boring reign by ending <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/biggest-royal-family-scandals-past-214804152.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the royal scandals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">the royal scandals<\/a> that have plagued the palace over the last several decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe idea is: less people, less drama,\u201d the <em>Us Weekly <\/em>source added. They hope to thin out the royal ranks as much as possible, so there are less headlines to go around. That might be difficult with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s ongoing Jeffrey Epstein controversy. He\u2019s been stripped of his titles and still can\u2019t stay out of the headlines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">William may have his eyes on issuing royal executive orders to strip some of his other family members of their titles. <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theroyalist.substack.com\/p\/king-william-v-to-strip-prince-andrew\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Royalist;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Royalist <\/a><\/em>Substack believes that the titles of \u201cBeatrice, Eugenie, Harry, Archie, and Lilibet\u201d could all be <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/prince-williams-dramatic-overhaul-could-192702725.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:on the chopping block;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">on the chopping block<\/a> once he\u2019s king. An insider suggested in October that the Prince of Wales might go one step further with Harry and Meghan Markle. They believe the Sussexes \u201cwill also see their dukedoms and HRHs formally revoked by the new king.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams agreed with that possible scenario. \u201cWilliam\u2019s style is totally different from Charles\u2019,\u201d he told <em>Us Weekly<\/em>. \u201cHe will undoubtedly reassess the use of palaces and the monarchy\u2019s property portfolio. Cost is always an issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s going to be a significant time of change at the palace, but William is signaling that is exactly what is on his royal agenda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More on the royal family:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><strong>Before you go, click <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/kate-middleton-prince-william-changed-205753635.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">here<\/a> to see more photos of Prince William &amp; Kate Middleton through the years.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/kate-middleton-prince-william-changed-205753635.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"693\" height=\"390\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/twYkpgbQwTbzIaSmZlY_CQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/sheknows_79\/832f28950005e009e0c598aea71ace55\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.sheknows.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SheKnows' Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SheKnows&#8217; Newsletter<\/a>. 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It\u2019s what a palace source is describing as a \u201cnew monarchy\u201d to Us Weekly. The royal couple is expected to \u201ccompletely modernize\u201d the palace structure. \u201cThere will be changes in terms [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2211163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[23651,23068,239417,351085],"class_list":["post-2211162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-kate-middleton","tag-prince-william","tag-sheknows","tag-us-weekly"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prince-William-Kate-Middleton-Are-Quietly-Shrinking-the-Royal.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2211162"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2211164,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211162\/revisions\/2211164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2211163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2211162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2211162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2211162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}