Q
Aretheroyalmen,ledbytheDukeofCambridgeandthe
DukeofSussex,succeedingintheirwishto balance being
hands-on fathers with their royal duties?
Agree:
46%
Don’tknow:
7%
Disagree: 4% Strongly disagree:
2%
Stronglyagree:
41%
PrincesWilliamandHarry
(holdingArchie,topleft)have
impressedourreadersby
embracingfatherhood
alongside official duties
RobertJobson,best-sellingroyal
author.HislatestbookCharles:Our
FutureKing(publishedbyBonnier
BooksUK)is outin paperbacksoon
T
his comprehensive poll for hello!
shows thatthenextgenerationofroyalsis
certainly making a positive impact on
modern society.
Itisinterestingthat,inthesepolitically
turbulent times,mostpeople thinkthat
CharlesandCamillaandhissonsandtheirfamiliesaremakinga
realdifferencewhenit comesto“softpower”diplomacyforthe
UKontheiroverseastours.
I amnotsurprisedbythispositivity.I thinkthePrinceofWales
hasinstilledtheimportanceofhardworkandduty– whichhe
wastaughtbyhisparents– intohisownsons,WilliamandHarry.
Thereis nodoubtthatthecharitableworkthePrincehas
doneformorethanhalfa centuryhasinfluencedhissonsand
theyhaveevolvedintodrivencharitableentrepreneurslikehim.
Theyhaveofcoursebeenheavilyinfluencedbytheirmuch
admiredmother,Diana,PrincessofWales,andarenowably
assistedbytheirwivesCatherineandMeghan.
I thinkthepollshowsthattheroyalfamilyis ina strong
position.Thisis notdowntosomeformofcelebrity,buthard
workand engagingwithcommunitiesandcausesbothathome
and abroad.
BothCatherineandMeghanhaveaddedglamourtothe
brand,butI stillbelievethegeneralpublicwantsmuchmore
thancelebrityfromtheirroyals;theywantthemtobegame-
changersandreallyaddsomethingtosociety.
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