The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are “setting the perfect example” for Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, a royal expert has claimed.
Prince Edward and his wife Sophie received their new titles in March 2023 to mark the duke’s 59th birthday and have stepped up their royal duties in the wake of King Charles’ cancer treatment.
Over the weekend, Prince Edward officially became a Colonel in the Scots Guards following the Duke of Kent’s final commitment to the role.
Last week, the royal couple attended a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on behalf of the King to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale.
speaking to OK!Royal expert Jennie Bond said Edward and Sophie are setting the “perfect example” for Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis of how to succeed in the Royal Family as a “substitute.”
Pictured: The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attending the Easter service at Windsor Castle in March.
Describing how the duke and duchess have been “quietly devoted” to their causes over the years, the former BBC royal correspondent said: “As the king asks them to take a more prominent role, Edward and Sofía are showing that they are very willing to do it.” to the task.
‘They are also serving as excellent role models for their great-nephews and niece, proving that you can be a “understudy” or even a “surplus understudy” and achieve real success working as a valued member of the Royal Family. ‘
What’s more, the royal expert said the Prince and Princess of Wales, who have taken a step back from public life while the mother of three undergoes cancer treatment, are “well aware” of the problems facing they can face the real “spare parts”.
As a result, Jennie says the couple will “do everything they can to make Charlotte and Louis feel as special, loved and valued as George.”
Prince Harry called his January 2023 memoir ‘Spare’ and dropped a series of bombshells on the Royal Family.
speaking to The Telegraph Shortly after the book’s publication, Prince Harry revealed that he had expressed concern about the future of other ‘spares’ in the family.
The Duke of Sussex said he hopes his efforts to highlight his own pain will pay dividends for the next generation.
She explained: “Although William and I have talked about it once or twice and he has made it very clear to me that his children are not my responsibility, I still feel a responsibility.”
Pictured: Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis hold hands as they arrive at the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla in May 2023.
Pictured: The Prince and Princess of Wales with their three children after attending a church service at Sandringham in December 2022.
‘Of those three children, at least one will end up like me, the spare. And that hurts, that worries me.’
After abandoning his Royal Marine training and venturing into show business, notably appearing on ITV’s It’s Knock Out with members of his family, Prince Edward had not always been the most popular among the royals. .
But in recent years, he and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, have become increasingly popular and hard-working members of The Firm.
And what’s more, a former Balmoral gamekeeper considered him “a really tough guy”, leading the Telegraph to suggest he should be better known for “having an inner steel”.
Prince Edward takes part in a badminton match during a match at the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham
The Duke of Edinburgh (pictured left) holds the heavy punching bag for 11-year-old Lacey Douglas (pictured right) against junior national champion Amy Nolan at the Right Stuff Amateur Boxing Club.
The gamekeeper, called ‘Massacre Masson’ by Prince Philip because of the number of deer he killed annually during sacrifice, declared Edward his favorite among the royal brothers, saying: ‘Edward was easily the toughest of all the princes. Nothing was too much for him.
Now that the most senior men, the King and Prince William, have had to reduce their duties, Edward is the senior man carrying out the most engagements.
He’s been busy in recent weeks: he recently turned 60. In a rare television interview to mark his milestone in an interview with Alan Titchmarsh, he revealed that he felt a “weight of expectation” when he assumed the title of Duke of Edinburgh from his father last year.
“It was a great privilege, but also a lot of expectations,” said Edward, celebrating his 60th birthday.
“I mean, there’s a lot of legacy that came with that title and everything my father had done, especially when you don’t inherit it; this is a choice.” Getting used to his new title, Edward said, “It’s just the strangest, strangest feeling.”