This has probably come up lots earlier in the thread but I think Charles has more to do with the level of public engagements performed by William and Kate (and Harry) than the Queen.
Charles not only gives William and Harry yearly allowances from his Duchy money but pays for most of Kate's official wardrobe plus expenses like their Royal Protection Officers. This comes out of Duchy of Cornwall money.
It cost Charles (the Duchy) about a million pounds last financial year to subsidise the Cambridges and Harry in their royal duties, including the Aus/NZ tour. Therefore it became known, quietly, that Charles wasn't willing for that rate of expenditure to continue, year after year.
I believe that William is not terribly enthusiastic about his destiny (though he seems to have embraced it) or royal duties particularly. So his father's reluctance to put his hand in his pocket too much probably coincides with William's wish to live a 'normal' life. Or what he fondly imagines resembles a normal life.
I think the Cambridges could be doing a lot more for their charities than they are doing at present without it impacting on their private family time, William's study time etc, but that is neither here nor there.
Charles has expressed his frustration that the media aren't taking as much notice of his charities as he feels they should. (His Press Officer has recently departed.) Charles also wants Camilla's popularity to increase in the run-up to the next reign.
Richard Palmer, Royal Correspondent of the Express newspaper, has stated
several times that at the moment the only royal practically guaranteed media coverage on engagements within Britain is the Duchess of Cambridge.
Charles should be happy with the media covering his and Camilla's tour of Columbia and Mexico. However, I don't think it would be too much of a stretch to imagine that, if Kate is taking a back seat in royal engagements within Britain, that Charles might wish for some media attention to alight on
himself and his wife, for a change.
Charles not only gives William and Harry yearly allowances from his Duchy money but pays for most of Kate's official wardrobe plus expenses like their Royal Protection Officers. This comes out of Duchy of Cornwall money.
It cost Charles (the Duchy) about a million pounds last financial year to subsidise the Cambridges and Harry in their royal duties, including the Aus/NZ tour. Therefore it became known, quietly, that Charles wasn't willing for that rate of expenditure to continue, year after year.
I believe that William is not terribly enthusiastic about his destiny (though he seems to have embraced it) or royal duties particularly. So his father's reluctance to put his hand in his pocket too much probably coincides with William's wish to live a 'normal' life. Or what he fondly imagines resembles a normal life.
I think the Cambridges could be doing a lot more for their charities than they are doing at present without it impacting on their private family time, William's study time etc, but that is neither here nor there.
Charles has expressed his frustration that the media aren't taking as much notice of his charities as he feels they should. (His Press Officer has recently departed.) Charles also wants Camilla's popularity to increase in the run-up to the next reign.
Richard Palmer, Royal Correspondent of the Express newspaper, has stated
several times that at the moment the only royal practically guaranteed media coverage on engagements within Britain is the Duchess of Cambridge.
Charles should be happy with the media covering his and Camilla's tour of Columbia and Mexico. However, I don't think it would be too much of a stretch to imagine that, if Kate is taking a back seat in royal engagements within Britain, that Charles might wish for some media attention to alight on
himself and his wife, for a change.