Prince William preferred to listen to his heart than follow etiquette while on official business. It is the meeting of a man who turned the protocol upside down.
Having royal responsibilities requires observing a very strict protocol. Prince William grew up with these obligations and as a member of the royal family he is very involved in his role as a prince. With his wife Kate Middleton, Prince William is involved in many causes, such as ecology, to which he is very attached, but also the protection of children or even vulnerable audiences.
As part of their royal duties, the couple visited one of the sites of the Wheatley Group, an organization that cares for disadvantaged people, including homeless people. There Prince William met his namesake, a moment of great emotion. It is William Burns, a 66-year-old man who was devastated to meet the royal couple. The man let his tears flow when he saw Prince William. The latter did not hesitate to embrace this visibly moved gentleman.
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A gesture formally prohibited by royal etiquette
Members of the royal family are not supposed to have physical contact with outsiders. It does not matter the social function of the person. By making this gesture, Prince William has clearly broken one of the most important codes of royalty. It is precisely this embrace that has touched the British, yet attached to royal traditions. The tenderness of Prince William positively surprised. With this gesture, the prince became a normal person and moved the crowd.
Prince William and Kate Middleton try to be closer to the public during their official outings. They do not hesitate to make arrangements with protocol to make themselves more accessible to their interlocutors. This is what earned them the enormous sympathy of the British.
Prince William does not hesitate to share pieces of his intimacy, in particular by telling the daily life of his children or by joking about his wife. In December 2021, he confided in the podcast at length Prince William: Time to Walk. We learned that his daughter, Princess Charlotte was a fan of Shakira. Or that his mother Lady Di often listened to Tina Turner. “When I listen to it now, it takes me back to those car trips and brings back a lot of memories of my mother”he confided.
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