A royal author claims that Prince William will “remain isolated” as he gets nearer to the throne.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, royal author and Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell, who wrote The Royal Insider: My Life with the Queen, the King, and the Princess, claims William’s inner circle will shrink as he prepares to take on the top role in the royal family.
This may include shutting down any further talk of reconciliation with his brother, Prince Harry. The brothers have been estranged since 2020.
“I think William has distanced himself from Harry a lot more than people realize,” Burrell claimed. “Because William’s path is very different from Harry’s.”
“As he gets nearer and nearer to the throne, which will be in a few years, he has to remain isolated. He has to be in a world that is very tight and protected.”
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Burrell was once close to the Prince of Wales when he worked for his mother for a decade. He claimed, “He can’t let things leak out. He doesn’t want to live in a world with a leaky sieve.”
“He doesn’t want to live in a world that can’t be controlled because, to be a monarch, you have to control the environment. You have to look after the crown.”
William’s late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth. tried to maintain the royal family’s integrity by always putting the crown first throughout her remarkable 70-year reign. However, William is said to be planning a different strategy for his reign.
“Our dear late queen put the crown first,” Burrell shared. “It was the most important thing in her life — her crown, her people, her Commonwealth of countries. William sees it differently. He puts his family first, his wife [Kate Middleton] and children, then comes the crown.”
The former royal butler concluded, “That thousand years of royal history has to be protected, and that will be in William’s hands. He can’t afford to let it break while he’s in control of it.”
“So, William is very mindful, and his world is very, very protected. His little bubble of himself, [his wife] Catherine, and the children are isolated in a way. But he has to do that to keep it safe.”
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson told the news outlet, “We don’t comment on such books.”
