Prince William: Private Secretary Simon Case leaves – and the reason is valid

Prince William voluntarily renounces one of his closest collaborators. What's behind it.

For two years, Prince William, 38, relied on Simon Case, 41, as his right-hand man. In his role as private secretary, Case was responsible for scheduling, correspondence management and travel preparations, among other things. Now the ways of the men part.

Prince William loses an employee

Case has been working for the UK government since the beginning of the year to help fight the corona pandemic. This arrangement should really only be temporary. However, Case proved itself and now has a full-time position at No. Downing Street. 10 as confirmed on Tuesday (September 2nd). After a cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 56, Case was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary and Head of Public Service. A big and important task. Prince William also knows this and has allegedly given his employee his blessing for the new position.

Simon Case leaves with royal approval

"Boris Johnson had to call Prince William personally last week to ask if he could get his husband as the new cabinet secretary," tweeted Times Radio host Tom Newton Dunn a day before the official announcement of Case's new job. According to an insider, William was happy to give his consent and justified this with the words: "How can someone not be supportive in view of the extent of the coming (Corona) challenge?" A truly statesmanlike attitude. Apart from that, Prince William and Boris Johnson are said to have a good relationship. A circumstance that could have had a positive effect on the Prime Minister's request.

That's what Simon Case says

Simon Case made a statement saying that he was honored to have received the new position in the government. "While working on the Covid Response for the past few months, I've seen the hard work the public service is putting in to support the government and our country in unprecedented times. It's a privilege to play that role (.. ) ".

Sources used: twitter.com, hellomagazine.com, bbc.com

This article originally appeared on Gala.de.

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