grevinnan
Heir Presumptive
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You are making a comparison between William and Felipe, Haakon, Victoria when there is none IMO.
Although they are roughly in the same age category (30 to 40') you must remember that technically speaking.....William is the heir's heir. So technically, his peers as ridiculous as it sounds.... are Lenor, Ingrid Alexandra, Estelle, Christian, etc. Charles is the peer of Felipe, Haakon, and Victoria.
The BRF is in a unique position of being particularly deep as it relates to heirs. The last time they had to deal with 4 immediate successors was the birth of the future Edward VIII. At that time both Queen Victoria, and the future Edward VII, George V and Edward VIII were waiting in the wings.
You make an important point. Prince William is not the next heir. He and Catherine must walk a fine line and not upstage the Prince of Wales. A young and popular couple will get more attention but the last thing the royal family needs is a public push for William to take over when the next throne shift takes place. The reigning monarch have children that are closer to her than the Cambridges and they are still rightfully involved in supporting the Queen. William and Catherine's time will come.