Duc_et_Pair
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What Charles and I think William now don't seem to have taken into account is that to do their jobs properly in 2021, they HAVE to undertake at least some travel in Britain and in the Commonwealth. They have to be seen to be interested and involved. That then can see them labelled as hypocrites when they lecture others about ecological footprints etc. This is exactly why they shouldn't be doing this AT ALL! The royal family supports, it is not there to lecture.
It is a mistake that a (future) monarch has to be neutral.
The (future) monarch needs to be aligned with formal Government policy, as said Government is accountable for actions and words by the (future) monarch.
As long as Diana's pleas for a ban on land mines, Charles' pleas for artisanal and organic farming, William's pleas for more eco-sustainability are not conflicting with Government policy, they can (could) go ahead.
It would be conflicting when the Government would -for an example- build three new nuclear energy plants and a (future) monarch would publicly advocate against nuclear energy.
As the adagium is: The King Can Do No Wrong, with such a public position the (future) monarch brings the Government in problems. That will never happen. But it is absolutely not true a (future) monarch has to be neutral. Especially in the colloque singulier between monarch and minister, he/she can be open, in the knowledge all what is said remains confidential.
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