The recent royal tour of William And Kate Middleton in the Caribbean it was not easy. Between protests related to colonialism, requests for compensation and demonstrations in which people invited princes and princesses to return to fairy tales, William and Kate found themselves having to face harsh criticisms. But apparently they have treasured those criticisms. Aware of the fact that the British Crown can only survive if it adapts to the modernity of the times, according to the l Mirror they would have decided to rejuvenate the protocol, eliminating some obsolete rules. «As soon as they returned to London», reveals an insider, «William and Kate called the collaborators to report. And by reviewing everything, they pinpointed what went wrong: the tour seemed anachronistic, out of touch with reality, too formal and old-fashioned “. But the dukes “want to keep up with the times”: “They have decided to be more accessible, less formal, less antiquated”. That is why they are implementing changes that aim to modernize the face of the monarchy. First, says the Mirror, they would like people to reach out to them by calling them by name and not using titles. Also they would be thinking of abolish bows, symbol par excellence of formality.
One time members of the British royal family they were distant from mere mortals. Inaccessible. But times have changed, and the Dukes of Cambridge certainly didn’t need the controversial royal tour in the Caribbean to realize this. Last March for example they didn’t flinch when during their visit to Wales a cheese seller, overwhelmed by emotion, violated royal protocol: she called them not by their titles but, simply, “Will and Kate”. It is not the only example. In 2018 the Cambridge had lunch at the Centrepoint charity headquarters. The other guests had been given a laminated card with a quick rundown on how to interact with the royal couple. Among other things, the guidelines explained to address William and Kate as “Your Royal Highness” (and then “Ma’am” and “Sir”) and to greet them with a bow. One of the guests, Ms. Chelsea Jenkins, said that William seeing that note burst out laughing and said: «It should be updated“. Now, it seems, the prince and his wife have decided to go from words to deeds. Eliminating titles and bows. A step towards modernity with which they hope to save the Crown.
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Source: Vanity Fair
