PetticoatLane
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Many of us were spoiled with all the media coverage of Diana and many would prefer to see William or Catherine more in the media spotlight that of Charles or Camilla.
But we are not the ones who makes the decisions as to when and where the Cambridges appear.
Furthermore, it was my understanding that Charles was not happy with the more entertainment type of media coverage of the Cambridges. He wanted more serious activities which is why he took over his sons' PR/media.
Charles and Diana, when they got married, were already the the next in line. It was entirely normal that they should be full-time working royals from the get-go. William and Catherine are in a different position. Not only are they not next in line, but they have 2 uncles and 2 aunts who are, among others, full time working royals. There is no shortage of royals available to cover the necessary workload.
From what I understand, Charles has always been in charge of his sons' PR/media. Clarence House has always dealt with that side of things for them, even when they moved their offices to St James's Palace. He funds their offices anyhow, so he has more than a little say in terms of how things work.
I suppose now that there's a unified press office for BP and CH, all the RF's press is co-ordinated in one place anyhow.