Prince William should not be given the ‘burden’ of taking over from Prince Charles and needs to ‘enjoy and learn from’ his current role, royal historian claims

• Prince William was warned not to ‘try and take over’ from his father King Charles
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Prince William was warned not to ‘try and take over’ from his father King Charles too soon by a royal historian. 

Marlene Koenig claimed Princess Diana’s son needs time to ‘enjoy’ his new role as Prince of Wales and ‘learn’ what it means to be King before taking over as monarch.

Her comments come after a substantial 41 per cent of people said it should have been the Prince of Wales, 41, who took over as King one year ago, rather than Charles – a sharp rise from the 35 per cent who took that view six months earlier.

Only 43 per cent are sticking with Charles, which means his lead on the question has plunged from 15 percentage points to just two, according to MailOnline’s exclusive royal poll released last month.

Speaking to Express.co.uk the author of Queen Victoria’s Descendants said: ‘William can’t be King, because Charles is already a great King. Who would want to put such a burden on his son, when he’s only just starting to feel comfortable in his new role?’

Prince William was warned not to ‘try and take over’ from his father King Charles too soon by a royal historian

The royal historian went on to say that the William along with his wife, the Princess of Wales, have been doing a great job during their recent royal engagements.

She added: ‘People need to let them enjoy their current roles and learn their future ones as King and Queen.’

Meanwhile, nearly two thirds of the public want Charles and Camilla to start handing over power and responsibility to William and Catherine. 

It’s seen not so much as a sign of dissatisfaction with the King’s first year on the throne, but rather a huge vote of confidence for his son and heir.

Yet with the King’s 75th birthday approaching this autumn, it is inevitable that some are starting to look to a future beyond Charles – a future with King William and Queen Catherine in charge.

Their developing profile is no accident. The Waleses have employed a skilled media strategy using, for example, an in-house videographer to broadcast web-friendly clips as they tour the country.

And it appears William has taken the baton from his father and become a more vocal advocate about pollution and climate change. 

The prince told young readers ‘we must think big and dream bigger’ if we are to protect the earth, in a foreword to a children’s Earthshot Prize book yesterday.

Marlene Koenig revealed she wanted the royal to ‘feel comfortable’ in his new role as Prince of Wales before taking over as monarch

A substantial 41 per cent of people said it should have been the Prince of Wales, 41, who took over as King one year ago (Pictured The King’s Coronation Ceremony)

In his introduction, William wrote that when he was a child some people ‘refused’ to believe climate change was happening.

‘But while denying it was happening then was scary’, giving up hope that environmental problems can be fixed now, was ‘an even scarier thought’, he said.

The future king launched his Earthshot Prize in 2021 to discover and scale-up ground-breaking solutions to repair the planet, with the winners in five categories – also known as Earthshots – receiving £1 million each to help develop their ideas.

The new children’s book, The Earthshot Prize: A Handbook For Dreamers And Thinkers: Solutions To Repair Our Planet, is co-authored by Jonnie Hughes and Colin Butfield, and aims to inspire young people to develop their own ideas to help the Earth.

Published on October 12, the book contains practical things young readers can do or make to help save the planet, as well as big ideas and contributions from around the world, including from broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.

The royal historian went on to say that the William along with his wife, the Princess of Wales , have been doing a great job during their recent royal engagements (The royal couple during a visit to Kings Pitt Farm in Hereford)

The Prince and Princess of Wales during a visit to Fitzalan High School in Cardiff to hear from pupils about the work they have been doing around black history

Speaking about the Earth, William says in his foreword: ‘She is the only home we have and we must think big and dream bigger if we are to protect her.’

He also writes: ‘We now live in a world where seaweed can replace plastic and whole countries team together to protect rainforests, and our goal with The Earthshot Prize Handbook For Dreamers And Thinkers is simple: to encourage you to think about how you can become one of these amazing people contributing to the mission to repair our planet.

‘From pulling carbon dioxide from the air and locking it away in rocks, to making leather from flowers instead of animals, and from sustainable concrete to bubble barriers that remove plastic from our rivers, the Earthshots you’ll read about in these pages are the stories of possibility and potential, and it is my hope that they will leave you feeling inspired and optimistic.

‘Because if we put our minds to it, the urgency we need, with the optimism we must hold on to, will equal the action we need to repair our planet.’

Singapore will host the third Earthshot Prize awards in November, after ceremonies were staged in Boston last year and London’s Alexandra Palace in 2021.

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