{"id":2342603,"date":"2026-03-23T19:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2342603"},"modified":"2026-03-23T19:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:47:08","slug":"prince-williams-plans-to-give-this-royal-more-responsibility-once-he-and-princess-kate-are-crowned-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-williams-plans-to-give-this-royal-more-responsibility-once-he-and-princess-kate-are-crowned-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Williams Plans to Give This Royal \u2018More Responsibility\u2019 Once He and Princess Kate Are Crowned (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sources say <strong>Prince Edward<\/strong>\u2019s wife <strong>Sophie Wessex<\/strong> is being primed for a much bigger role once <strong>Prince William<\/strong> and <strong>Princess Kate<\/strong> take over the throne from <strong>King Charles III<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWilliam has huge respect for Sophie and he\u2019s leaning on her more and more these days,\u201d an insider says of the future king, 43. \u201cShe was someone the late <strong>Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong> trusted completely and William says he can totally understand why.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite marrying into the royal family, \u201cshe takes her role very seriously,\u201d <em>Examiner<\/em>\u2019s insider notes, \u201cmore seriously than a lot of the family members born in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It also helps that, unlike <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/ex-prince-andrew-plotting-escape-172522427.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Andrew Mountbatten Windsor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Andrew Mountbatten Windsor&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><strong>Andrew Mountbatten Windsor<\/strong><\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/sarah-fergie-ferguson-could-docket-192332695.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sarah \u201cFergie\u201d Ferguson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sarah \u201cFergie\u201d Ferguson&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><strong>Sarah \u201cFergie\u201d Ferguson<\/strong><\/a>, the Duchess of Edinburgh, 61, \u201cnever causes drama\u201d for the royals, the insider adds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhen William thinks about what the monarchy will look like when he and Kate eventually take over, Sophie is front and center,\u201d says the insider. \u201cHe sees her as an ally and so does Kate. She fully supports giving [Sophie] more responsibility and letting her take some of the weight.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 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 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-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> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Not everyone in the royal family feels that way, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">William\u2019s decision to expand Sophie\u2019s role has raised the hackles of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/queen-camilla-wants-assurance-she-171247021.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Queen Camilla;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Queen Camilla&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><strong>Queen Camilla<\/strong><\/a>, reveals the insider. \u201cShe feels very threatened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s also caused yet more upheaval between the Queen Consort, 78, and Kate, 44.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As <em>Examiner<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/queen-camilla-openly-combative-towards-180311096.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:previously reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;previously reported&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">previously reported<\/a>, they have never gotten along but Camilla is being openly combative now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe has fought hard to secure her place and doesn\u2019t appreciate the idea of Sophie being groomed to push her out,\u201d says the insider, \u201cand she\u2019s blaming Kate for it as much as William.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/prince-williams-plans-to-give-this-royal-more-responsibility-once-he-and-princess-kate-are-crowned-exclusive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Williams Plans to Give This Royal \u2018More Responsibility\u2019 Once He and Princess Kate Are Crowned (Exclusive);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Prince Williams Plans to Give This Royal \u2018More Responsibility\u2019 Once He and Princess Kate Are Crowned (Exclusive)&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Prince Williams Plans to Give This Royal \u2018More Responsibility\u2019 Once He and Princess Kate Are Crowned (Exclusive)<\/a> first appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Examiner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;National Examiner&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><i>National Examiner<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>National Examiner<\/i> as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\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.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sources say Prince Edward\u2019s wife Sophie Wessex is being primed for a much bigger role once Prince William and Princess Kate take over the throne from King Charles III. \u201cWilliam has huge respect for Sophie and he\u2019s leaning on her more and more these days,\u201d an insider says of the future king, 43. \u201cShe was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2342604,"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":[403835,395222,37258,23068,129422,49174,412724],"class_list":["post-2342603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-andrew-mountbatten-windsor","tag-national-examiner","tag-prince-edward","tag-prince-william","tag-princess-kate","tag-queen-camilla","tag-sophie-wessex"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prince-Williams-Plans-to-Give-This-Royal-\u2018More-Responsibility-Once.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342603","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=2342603"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2342605,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342603\/revisions\/2342605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}